Accounting Glossary

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Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP)

GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, is the set of accounting standards and rules. The GAAP principles are used to compile, prepare, present and report financial statements and findings.

The GAAP is used to standardise the financial information for presentation to stakeholders in a company.