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*Inflow / (outflow)
*Inflow / (outflow)
*Mostly positive
*Mostly positive
*B/(W)





Revision as of 15:35, 21 May 2017

In reporting and modelling, a decision about the meaning of positive and negative numbers.

Many errors and failures of understanding result from not establishing sign conventions, or not following them consistently.


Examples of sign conventions include:

  • Assets / (liabilities)
  • Income / (expense)
  • Inflow / (outflow)
  • Mostly positive
  • B/(W)


See also