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Assessing Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Using Expert Accounting Witness Evidence and the Conceptual Framework: GAAP, Expert Evidence, and the Conceptual Framework

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Assessing Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Using Expert Accounting Witness Evidence and the Conceptual Framework : GAAP, Expert Evidence, and the Conceptual Framework. / Craig, Russell; Smieliauskas, Wally; Amernic, Joel.

In: Australian Accounting Review, Vol. 24, No. 3, 09.2014, p. 200-206.

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Harvard

Craig, R, Smieliauskas, W & Amernic, J 2014, 'Assessing Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Using Expert Accounting Witness Evidence and the Conceptual Framework: GAAP, Expert Evidence, and the Conceptual Framework', Australian Accounting Review, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/auar.12039

APA

Craig, R., Smieliauskas, W., & Amernic, J. (2014). Assessing Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Using Expert Accounting Witness Evidence and the Conceptual Framework: GAAP, Expert Evidence, and the Conceptual Framework. Australian Accounting Review, 24(3), 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/auar.12039

Vancouver

Craig R, Smieliauskas W, Amernic J. Assessing Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Using Expert Accounting Witness Evidence and the Conceptual Framework: GAAP, Expert Evidence, and the Conceptual Framework. Australian Accounting Review. 2014 Sep;24(3):200-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/auar.12039

Author

Craig, Russell ; Smieliauskas, Wally ; Amernic, Joel. / Assessing Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Using Expert Accounting Witness Evidence and the Conceptual Framework : GAAP, Expert Evidence, and the Conceptual Framework. In: Australian Accounting Review. 2014 ; Vol. 24, No. 3. pp. 200-206.

Bibtex

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