Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781259917059
Author: RECK, Jacqueline L., Lowensohn, Suzanne L., NEELY, Daniel G.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 11, Problem 19.8EP
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Find the correct option, the option that indicates the programs that must be audited by the auditor as the major programs.
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Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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