Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780133791129
Author: Jane L. Reimers
Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed
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Explain the purpose of having a statement of comprehensive income statement instead of a simple income statement.

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The purpose of having a statement of comprehensive income statement instead of a simple income statement is that the FASB wants to make the changes to stockholders’ equity that does not affect net income more obvious to financial statement users.

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