Advanced Financial Accounting
Advanced Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259916977
Author: Christensen, Theodore E., COTTRELL, David M., Budd, Cassy
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Segment reporting: Diversification of business into new products and multinational markets created the need for disaggregated information about the individual segments. The information need was addressed by the Accounting Principles Board, the Security and Exchange Commission and Financial Accounting Standards Board and some other institutions.

The relationship between the FASB’s requirements for segment-based disclosures and a company’s profit centers.

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