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Journal of Accountancy Volume 54 Issue 3 Article 9 9-1932 Journal of Accountancy, September 1932 Vol. 54 Issue 3 [whole issue] American Institute of Accountants Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/jofa Part of the Accounting Commons Recommended Citation American Institute of Accountants (1932) "Journal of Accountancy, September 1932 Vol. 54 Issue 3 [whole issue]," Journal of Accountancy: Vol. 54 : Iss. 3 , Article 9. Available at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/jofa/vol54/iss3/9 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Archival Digital Accounting Collection at eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Accountancy by an authorized editor of eGrove. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 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