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    Jun 10, 2011, 11:37 AM
    Retirement of corporate bonds
    Are gain/losses ordinary or extraordinary?
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    Jun 10, 2011, 01:59 PM

    Extraordinary, as they are from one-time or non-recurring events or activities which are outside of the core business of the firm.
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    Jun 10, 2011, 04:13 PM
    Thank you just looking that was my understanding however In reading and reviewing a Powerpoint presentation from a text book publisher one line indicated the gains/losses are no longer considered extradinary which to me would have meant they were either no longer considered unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence! I think the Publisher if Full of Crap! On the same Powerpoint presentation I have found at least five if not six other errors! The publisher is terrible on the providing accurate supplements for this chapter at a minimum although I have found multiple other errors in this $280 text!

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