Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
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ISBN: 9781337788281
Author: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 12GI
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Describe FASB codification, the reason for its formation; the way in which it changes GAAP, and identify the types of pronouncements comprised GAAP, prior to the codification.
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Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
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