Intermediate Accounting, 10 Ed
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ISBN: 9781260310177
Author: Mark W. Nelson, Wayne B. Thomas J. David Spiceland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.11Q
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FASB Accounting Standards Codification is the source through which the users can access the authoritative U.S GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).
To explain: The manner in which F reports the change.
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