EP HORNGREN'S FINAN.+MGRL.ACCT.-ACCESS
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.1CTFC
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To determine
Introduction:
Financial statements: The financial statements of a company are prepared at the end of an accounting year to calculate the total liabilities, total assets, net profit or loss, and increase or decrease in cash during the year. The financial statements are used by various external and internal parties.
The practices that the company or auditors can adopt to detect the frauds that have been described.
2.
To determine
Introduction:
Financial statements: The financial statements of a company are prepared at the end of an accounting year to calculate the total liabilities, total assets, net profit or loss, and increase or decrease in cash during the year. The financial statements are used by various external and internal parties.
To explain: The effect of such errors on the financial statements.
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