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How would the stakeholders react to late financial statements, even if the infomation included in the statement was positive?

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Accounting is the means by which information about an enterprise is communicated and, thus, is sometimes called the language of business. Many different users have need for accounting information in order to make important decisions. These users include investors, creditors, management, governmental agencies, labor unions, and others. Investors and other stakeholders in the firm need regular financial information to help them monitor the firm's progress.

Thus the financial reporting should provide information that is:
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? Useful to present and potential investors ...

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