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Annual reports are formal financial statements that are published yearly and sent to company stockholders and various other interested parties. The reports assess the year’s operations and discuss the ...

Income statements provide company owners, shareholders and other interested parties with information regarding the source of a company's income. Typically, the majority of a company's yearly income ...

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