Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134725987
Author: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.
Publisher: PEARSON
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To indicate: The internal control which alerts TR, the manager for the discrepancy
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Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
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