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''Financial reporting - accounting principles.''
1.  ''Financial reporting - accounting principles.''


Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
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Sometimes, Generally Accepted Accounting ''Practice''.
Sometimes, Generally Accepted Accounting ''Practice''.
2.  ''Financial reporting - accounting principles - United States.''
United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP).
Especially when contrasted with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).




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* [[Financial Reporting Standard]]  (FRS)
* [[Financial Reporting Standard]]  (FRS)
* [[Frozen GAAP]]
* [[Frozen GAAP]]
* [[Generally accepted accounting principles]]  (GAAP)
* [[Generally accepted accounting principles]]   
* [[International GAAP]]
* [[International GAAP]]
* [[International Accounting Standards]]  (IAS)
* [[International Accounting Standards]]  (IAS)

Latest revision as of 17:51, 12 February 2023

1. Financial reporting - accounting principles.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Pronounced 'gap'.


Sometimes, Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.


2. Financial reporting - accounting principles - United States.

United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP).

Especially when contrasted with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).


See also