Accounting for Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
17th Edition
ISBN: 9780078025822
Author: Jacqueline L. Reck James E. Rooks Distinguished Professor, Suzanne Lowensohn, Earl R Wilson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 4Q
Explain how the financial reporting of fiduciary funds differs from that of governmental funds.
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Accounting for Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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