Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 15, Problem 16RQ
In the audit of a small corporation that issues paper stock certificates and does not utilize the services of an independent stock registrar and stock transfer agent, what use is made of the stock certificate book by the auditors?
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