Comments on the FASB's proposals on consolidating special-purpose entities and related standard-setting issues

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-173

  Maines, Laureen A ^a   Bartov, Eli ^a   Beatty, Anne L ^a   Botosan, Christine A ^a   Fairfield, Patricia M ^a   Hirst, D Eric ^a   Iannaconi, Teresa E ^a   Mallett, Russell ^a   Venkatachalam, Mohan ^a   Vincent, Linda ^a  

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EID: 77249179663     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch.2003.17.2.161     Document Type: Note

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