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ISBN: 9781260216141

Author: SPICELAND

Publisher: MCG CUSTOM

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Chapter 18, Problem 18.18Q

When a corporation acquires its own shares, those shares assume the same status as authorized but unissued shares, as if they never had been issued. Explain how this is reflected in the accounting records if the shares are formally retired.

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