FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Which of the following is a true statement about International Financial Reporting
Standards?
a. They are considered to be the single strongest set of accounting standards in the world.
b. They are more exact (contain more rules) than U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles.
c. They are converging gradually with U.S. standards.
d. They are not being applied anywhere in the world yet, but soon they will be
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