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Businesses regularly put out financial statements such as the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows. When these financial statements are released, they can have large impacts on ...

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Accountants in public practice who prepare financial statements for clients will find significant changes in new standards for accounting and review services that were issued in October. Statement on ...