Nonprofit classification decisions in response to a change in accounting rules

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-22

  Eldenburg, Leslie ^a   Vines, Cynthia C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bad debt; Charity care; Financial ratios; Nonprofit hospitals; Reclassification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347760012     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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