Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting
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ISBN: 9780077862237
Author: Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 32P
a.
To determine
Describe the process of recording the net pension liability in the government wide financial statement.
b.
To determine
Describe the process of recording the net pension expense in the government wide financial statement.
c.
To determine
Describe the time of recording the pension in the fund financial statement for the governmental funds.
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