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Why should the responsibility for maintaining the accounting records be separated from the responsibility for operations? Explain.

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Financial Accounting

14th Edition
Carl Warren + 2 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305088436
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Financial Accounting

14th Edition
Carl Warren + 2 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305088436

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