sector accounting standards corresponds with the establishment of two major accountancy bodies. The first body relates to Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The second body relates to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). In this respect, the SEC plays an oversight role pertaining to the development and improvement of accounting standards in the private sector. The following statement demonstrates this point: “……………..“it continues to believe that the initiative for
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Concepts and Business Structures Generally Accepted Accounting Principles The sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements are prepared by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The standard categorizes the major sources of GAAP as being FASB Standards, Interpretations and Staff Positions; APB Opinions; and AICPA Accounting Research Bulletins (Kiesco, Weygandt, & Warfield, Chap. 1, 2007)
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the “generally accepted accounting principles” are a set of standards that are accepted and practiced within the financial community. In order to fully understand the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) we must first look at the sources that the principles originated from. Historically, there are four organizations that have contributed to the development of the GAAP in the United States. They are the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), the AICPA (American Institute of Certified
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accounting principles (GAAP). “They are the guidelines, procedures and practices that companies are required to use in recording and reporting accounting information in its audited financial statements. GAAP defines accepted accounting practices and provides a standard by which to report financial results” (Nikolai, et.al. 2010, p. 9). It took several policy-making bodies to write all the accounting standards. These bodies include Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Accounting Principles Board
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Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), created with authoritative support, are principles, rules and guidelines required to follow by accountants when preparing financial statements. The Hierarchy of GAAP is a structure consists of four different categories of well- developed accounting principles. The categories are from A to D with category A containing principles with the most authoritative support and category D having the lease. Major sources of The Hierarchy of GAAP are FASB Standard
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accepted accounting principles are accounting rules set out for companies to follow to ensure all companies are on the same page business wise. Qualities of accounting are important in the decision making process of accounting. Accrual and cash bias methods are different ways to count revenue and will be discussed. The final area of review is the different types of business structures. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Generally accepted accounting principles are a set of standards
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ACC 537 Basic Accounting Concepts Sources of GAAP There are four bodies who take part in the creation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The first of which is the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Companies that go public must file financial statements with the SEC. The SEC creates a standard of financial statements that the companies must file. The SEC works with the private sector as well by encouraging resolving reporting problems and may also reject standard proposals
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Explaining Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures ACT/537 March 12, 2012 Del Roberts Explaining Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures The three most authoritative sources of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) include FASB Standards, Interpretations, and Staff Positions; APB Opinions; and AICAP Accounting Research Bulletins (ARP) (Kieso, Weygandt, & Warfield, Chapter 1, Pg. 12, 2007). The FASB Standards, Interpretation, and Staff Positions issued
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(Accounting Principles Board Opinion 28, Interim Financial Reporting) • ASC 330, Inventory (Accounting Research Bulletin 43, Restatement and Revision of Accounting Research Bulletins (ARB 43) as amended by FASB Statement No. 151, Inventory Cost. and Emerging Issues Task Force 86-13, Recognition of Inventory Declines at Interim Reporting Dates (EITF 86-13)) • ASC 905, Agriculture (Statement of Position 85-3, Accounting by Agricultural Producers and Agricultural Cooperatives (SOP 85-3) AICPA Audit
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structures. These basic accounting concepts include but are not limited to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, the qualities of effective accounting information, and the differences between accrual based accounting and cash based accounting. The different types of business structure are also an important concept in understanding the basics of accounting. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: Sources and Hierarchy The stock market crash of 1929, which led to the Great Depression, resulted
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