give your opinion from the financial accounting perspective. ( You may refer to an appropriate accounting principle.) .Assume a financial year from 1st January -31st Dec 2022. The accountant reflected in the books that debtors owe the firm Kshs.2,150,000. This happened despite knowing that one of the debtors had been declared bankrupt one year ago. The debtor owed the business Kshs.300,000.

give your opinion from the financial accounting perspective. ( You may refer to an appropriate accounting principle.) .Assume a financial year from 1st January -31st Dec 2022. The accountant reflected in the books that debtors owe the firm Kshs.2,150,000. This happened despite knowing that one of the debtors had been declared bankrupt one year ago. The debtor owed the business Kshs.300,000.

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Chapter4: The Balance Sheet And The Statement Of Shareholders' Equity

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