Canadian evidence on the constructive capitalization of operating leases

Accounting Perspectives

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-256

  Durocher, Sylvain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Constructive capitalization; Lease accounting; Operating leases

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349153591     PISSN: 1911382X     EISSN: 19113838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/ap.7.3.2     Document Type: Article

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