Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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Chapter 11, Problem 5Q
To determine
List the sources of accounting principles that have the most authority for state government, local government, federal government entities, and non-government entities, under the hierarchy of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
To determine
Indicate the accounting literature the accountants should refer to, when the accounting treatment of a particular item is not described in the hierarchy of GAAP.
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