Reporting accounting changes and fundamental errors: A teaching note

Accounting Education

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 367-388

  Mautz, R David ^a   Shoulders, Craig D ^b   Smith, Margaret C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accounting changes; comparative reporting; fundamental errors; international accounting standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 85065365676     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639289600000033     Document Type: Article

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