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Since the 1970s, the regulation of financial reporting and accounting by limited companies in the UK has increased considerably. Not only have successive Companies Acts required greater disclosure of information, but accounting standards have proliferated since the establishment of a standard-setting body in 1970.
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Collis, J., Dugdale, D., Jarvis, R. (2001). Deregulation of Small Company Financial Reporting in the UK. In: McLeay, S., Riccaboni, A. (eds) Contemporary Issues in Accounting Regulation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4589-7_10
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