Intermediate Accounting, 10 Ed
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781260310177
Author: Mark W. Nelson, Wayne B. Thomas J. David Spiceland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.10Q
To determine
Accounting changes:
Accounting changes are the differences in accounting principles, accounting estimates or the reporting entity.
To describe: The period(s) in which the effect of changes in accounting estimate reported.
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