Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781118953808
Author: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 2, Problem 12Q

(a)

To determine

Accounting Standards: For uniformity and transparency, all the companies and business entities are required to maintain their accounting records under the frame work of rules and guidelines set by the Accounting standards setting bodies in consultation with the professional accountants and the business.

To Explain: The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

(b)

To determine

To Identify: The body that provides authoritative support to GAAP.

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Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition