## Abstract Two FASB standards have radically changed the rules for accounting for mergers and acquisitions. __Β© 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.__
Business combinations: New accounting guidance
β Scribed by Jack T. Ciesielski; Thomas R. Weirich
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 102 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1044-8136
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
βSweepingβ is the best word to describe the changes in acquisition accounting from Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 141(R). The authors present a detailed analysis of its guidelines and impact. Β© 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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