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United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Sometimes abbreviated to "GAAP", especially in the United States.


Compared with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), US GAAP is generally considered to be a relatively more rules based system, compared with the relatively more principles based approach of the IFRS regime.

However, even IFRS comprises a large number of detailed accounting rules.


Over time, differences between US GAAP and IFRS are being reduced.


== See also ==
* [[Financial Accounting Standard]]  (FAS)
* [[Generally accepted accounting principles]]  (GAAP)
* [[Harmonisation]]
* [[International Financial Reporting Standards]]  (IFRS)
* [[Principle]]
* [[Principles based]]
* [[Rule]]
* [[Rules based]]
* [[Standard Setting Body]]
* [[UK GAAP]]

[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]