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Judgment & ambiguity · When to act

It's the last day of close and two intercompany accounts won't reconcile by a difference that's small against the whole but not trivial. Do you close on time and book the difference, or hold the close to chase it — and where's your line?

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It's the last day of close and two intercompany accounts won't reconcile by a difference that's small against the whole but not trivial. Do you close on time and book the difference, or hold the close to chase it — and where's your line?

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