Reconciling Financial Information at Varied Levels of Aggregation*
利用复式记账系统的网络流特性，提出系统方法协调不同聚合层次的财务数据，可用于审计证据与财务报表的核对，以及生成交易层面的财务比率。
Abstract Financial statements summarize a firm's fiscal position using only a limited number of accounts. Readers often interpret financial statements in conjunction with other information, some of which may be aggregated in a different way (or not at all). This paper exploits properties of the double‐entry accounting system to provide a systematic approach to reconciling diverse financial data. The key is the ability to represent the double‐entry system by network flows and, thereby, access well‐recognized network optimization techniques. Two specific uses are investigated: the reconciliation of audit evidence with management‐prepared financial statements, and the creation of transaction‐level financial ratios.