Auditing And Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9780134897431
Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Explain the conduct of an audit for a medium-sized company that are being affected by a company’s large conglomerate and thus, compared with a separate entity.
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