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Profit and Loss account.
(GAAP).
 
The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures.
 
 
They are a combination of:
* Law
* Published authoritative standards (set by policy boards including the International Accounting Standards Board, the FASB in the US, the FRC in the UK and other national accounting boards) and
* The accepted ways of doing accounting.
 
 
Sometimes also known as Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Balance sheet]] (BS)
* [[Accounting]]
* [[Profit and Loss account]]
* [[Accounting standards]]
* [[Covenant]]
* [[Financial Accounting Standards Board]] (FASB)
* [[Financial Reporting Council]] (FRC)
* [[Financial statements]]
* [[International Accounting Standards Board]]
* [[International GAAP]]
* [[Pension cost]]
* [[Pensions Research Accountants Group]]
* [[US GAAP]]
 
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]

Latest revision as of 21:42, 29 May 2024

(GAAP).

The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures.


They are a combination of:

  • Law
  • Published authoritative standards (set by policy boards including the International Accounting Standards Board, the FASB in the US, the FRC in the UK and other national accounting boards) and
  • The accepted ways of doing accounting.


Sometimes also known as Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.


See also