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A bad debt is an expenses to the business and must be charged in the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income as on of the expenses O True O False

Income Tax Fundamentals 2020

38th Edition

ISBN:9780357391129

Author:WHITTENBURG

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Chapter3: Business Income And Expenses

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A bad debt is an expenses to the
business and must be charged in the
Statement of Profit or Loss and Other
Comprehensive Income as on of the
expenses
O True
O False

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