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"Accounting for Pension Plans" Defend the current GAAP rules for pension accounting reporting on the balance...

"Accounting for Pension Plans"

  • Defend the current GAAP rules for pension accounting reporting on the balance sheet and the income statement. Recommend a change you would make to the current pension accounting to more accurately reflect the future obligations of a company.

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