Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or GAAP is the set of standards and procedures that accountants use to record transactions, prepare financial statements, and report on a company's finances. Comprising authoritative standards set by policy boards along with commonly accepted practices, GAAP has become the most widely used system of accounting in the United States.

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