Little to Fear in New World of Lease Accounting

By Gary Kabureck2015-12-01T13:00:00

Accounting for leases is about to undergo a profound change, thanks to a new standard adopted by accounting rulemakers in the United States and overseas. The new standard has its critics; in a special guest column this week, Gary Kabureck—former chief accounting officer of Xerox, now a member of the ...

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