Financial & Managerial Accounting
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Author: Jan Williams, Susan Haka, Mark S Bettner, Joseph V Carcello
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Explain the roles played by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in establishing generally accepted accounting principles and also identify through which of these organizations financial information about publicly owned companies can be easily obtained.
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Financial & Managerial Accounting
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Generally Accepted Accounting...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5ECh. 1 - Prob. 6ECh. 1 - Prob. 7ECh. 1 - Prob. 8ECh. 1 - Prob. 9ECh. 1 - EXERCISE 1.10
Management Accounting...Ch. 1 - Prob. 11ECh. 1 - Prob. 12ECh. 1 - Prob. 13ECh. 1 - Prob. 14ECh. 1 - Prob. 15ECh. 1 - Prob. 16ECh. 1 - Prob. 1CTCCh. 1 - CASE 1.2
Objectives of Financial Accounting
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