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Re: negative numbers in financial documents

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From: Pratik Patel
Date: Apr 4, 2013 10:06AM

Trafford, Logan Wrote:
Quick question. What is the best method (or accepted method) of indicating
negative numbers in financial reports (e.g. Word and/or web).

The standard accounting practice is to but brackets around negative values,
but how is this interpreted through screen readers. Are the brackets
ignored? Is there a better way??
PP: Screen readers can identify punctuations including - (minus sign) or
brackets.



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