Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
USA
Rules and procedures generally accepted within the accounting profession. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is the body primarily responsible for developing rules governing US generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
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Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms.
www.practicallaw.com.
2010.
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Webster's New World Law Dictionary.
Susan Ellis Wild.
2000.
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Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law.
2005.
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The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — (GAAP) is the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting. It includes the standards, conventions, and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing transactions, and in the preparation of financial… … Wikipedia
generally accepted accounting principles — See UK GAAP and US GAAP. Related links + Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) USA Rules and procedures generally accepted wit … Law dictionary
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — ( GAAP) Accounting treatments that fully conform to established rules from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ( AICPA). For all nongovernment entities in the United States, GAAP is primarily determined by the Financial… … Financial and business terms
generally accepted accounting principles — ( GAAP) Accounting treatments that fully conform to established rules from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ( AICPA). For all nongovernment entities in the United States, GAAP is primarily determined by the Financial… … Financial and business terms
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — (GAAP). The conventions, rules and procedures necessary to define accepted accounting practices at a particular time; includes both broad and specific guidelines. The source of such principles is the Financial Accounting Standards Board … Black's law dictionary
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — (GAAP). The conventions, rules and procedures necessary to define accepted accounting practices at a particular time; includes both broad and specific guidelines. The source of such principles is the Financial Accounting Standards Board … Black's law dictionary
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (UK) — The Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in the UK, or UK GAAP, are the overall body of regulation establishing how company accounts must be prepared in the United Kingdom. This includes not only accounting standards, but also UK company… … Wikipedia
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Canada) — Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of Canada provides the framework of broad guidelines, conventions, rules and procedures of accounting.In Canada, professional development paralleled that of the United States. In 1936, the… … Wikipedia
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (United States) — In the U.S., generally accepted accounting principles, commonly abbreviated as US GAAP or simply GAAP, are accounting rules used to prepare, present, and report financial statements for a wide variety of entities, including publicly traded and… … Wikipedia
generally accepted accounting principles — noun a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures • Syn: ↑GAAP • Hypernyms: ↑collection, ↑aggregation, ↑accumulation, ↑assemblage • Member… … Useful english dictionary
