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GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

What Does Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - GAAP Mean?
The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures that companies use to compile their financial statements. GAAP are a combination of authoritative standards (set by policy boards) and simply the commonly accepted ways of recording and reporting accounting information.



Financial Dictionary - G - GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles