Bundle: Intermediate Accounting 16e Binder Ready Version + WileyPLUS Access Code
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ISBN: 9781119231554
Author: Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: Wiley (WileyPLUS Products)
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Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP): A set of accounting principles, practices and regulations that companies follow to prepare or make a financial statement for a specific period of time are termed as generally accepted accounting principles. This improves the intelligibility of communication of monetary information of the company.
To determine the economic significances and political domination of GAAP.
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