What is GAAP ?

Answer Posted / sreedhaam

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles it is a standard
framework of guidelines for financial accounting used in
any given jurisdiction; generally known as accounting
standards. GAAP includes the standards, conventions, and
rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing, and
in the preparation of financial statements.

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