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The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures.  
The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures.  


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


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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Accounting Council]]
* [[Accounting]]
* [[Accounting standards]]
* [[Accounting standards]]
* [[Corporate Reporting Council]]
* [[Covenant]]
* [[Covenant]]
* [[FASB]]
* [[Financial Accounting Standards Board]] (FASB)
* [[Financial Reporting Council]] (FRC)
* [[Financial statements]]
* [[Financial statements]]
* [[International Accounting Standards Board]]
* [[International Accounting Standards Board]]
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* [[Pensions Research Accountants Group]]
* [[Pensions Research Accountants Group]]
* [[US GAAP]]
* [[US GAAP]]
* [[FRC]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]

Latest revision as of 23:51, 6 July 2022

(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