Bundle: Accounting Information Systems, Loose-Leaf Version, 11th + MindTap Accounting, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card
Bundle: Accounting Information Systems, Loose-Leaf Version, 11th + MindTap Accounting, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card
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ISBN: 9781337587297
Author: Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To explain: The reason why XBRL is important for web-based BR.

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General ledger/business reporting process (GL/BR):

General ledger can be defined as the central data repository needed to develop the business reports. The business reports and other forms of information generation are all derived from the general ledger data repository. The GL/BR process is considered as a central activity of the accounting information systems.

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