ABP #20 - The Fast Close (Part 5)

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ABP #20 - The Fast Close (Part 5)

FromAccounting Best Practices with Steve Bragg

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6 minutes

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Sep 25, 2006

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Steve discusses how to restructure the financial statements in order to improve the speed of the closing process.

Released:

Sep 25, 2006

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ABP #20 - The Fast Close (Part 5)

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