Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781259917059
Author: RECK, Jacqueline L., Lowensohn, Suzanne L., NEELY, Daniel G.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 11, Problem 19.1EP
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Find the correct option, the option that indicates the highest level of authority under hierarchy of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for a state and local governments.
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Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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