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Revision as of 16:11, 17 January 2016

(GAAP).

The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures.

They are a combination of published authoritative standards (set by policy boards such as the FASB in the US and the FRC in the UK) and the accepted ways of doing accounting.


Sometimes also known as Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.


See also