Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781618531650
Author: Thomas Dyckman
Publisher: Cambridge Business Publishers
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Explain internal control and their purpose and explain the reason why it is felt to be an important area to monitor and report.

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