Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
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Author: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
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Describe whether the GAAP specifies the minimum amount that a company should pay into its pension fund year and state the manner in which this amount would be computed if is not pay into its pension fund.
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