Use a commercial database to examine IBMs first footnote in its financial statements for 2012. Compare and

Question:

Use a commercial database to examine IBM’s first footnote in its for 2012. Compare and contrast the advantages or disadvantages in assessing IBM from a commercial database as compared to using the SEC website with its EDGAR database.

Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...