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Explain the steps required to correct an error in accounting for property, plant, and equipment and intangible assets that is discovered in a year subsequent to the year the error was made.

Century 21 Accounting Multicolumn Journal

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ISBN:9781337679503

Author:Gilbertson

Publisher:Gilbertson

Chapter19: Accounting For Plant Assets, Depreciation, And Intangible Assets

Section19.4: Disposing Of Plant Assets

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