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  • 31generally accepted accounting principles — GAAP In the USA, the rules, accounting standards, and accounting concepts followed by accountants in measuring, recording, and reporting transactions. There is a requirement to state whether financial statements conform with GAAP. In the UK the… …

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  • 32Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — GAAP Rules, guidance, and concepts for accounting practices and the content of *financial statements. GAAP covers the Recognition, *measurement, Reporting, and *disclosure of accounting items, and it is derived from several sources: *financial… …

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  • 33Generally Accepted Auditing Standards — GAAS Rules and guidance for the conduct of external auditing. GAAS is derived from several sources, including legislation, custom, industry specific conventions, and academic and professional literature. However, the announcements of professional …

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  • 34Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards — GAGAS An alternative term for *Government Auditing Standards …

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  • 35Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — /ˌdʒen(ə)rəli ək septɪd ə kaυntɪŋ prɪnsɪp(ə)lz/ plural noun US rules applied to accounting practice in the US. Abbreviation GAAP …

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  • 36generally — [jen′ər əl ē, jen′rə lē, jen′ər lē] adv. 1. to or by most people; widely; popularly; extensively [a generally accepted usage] 2. in most instances; usually; as a rule 3. in a general way or sense; without reference to details or individual cases; …

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  • 37generally — gen|er|al|ly W1S1 [ˈdʒenərəli] adv 1.) considering or relating to the whole of a thing or group, rather than to details or specific cases or parts = ↑broadly ▪ It was generally a positive conversation. ▪ She s not really ill, just generally run… …

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  • 38generally — gen|er|al|ly [ dʒen(ə)rəli ] adverb *** 1. ) used for saying what is usually true or typical: She was generally an early riser. 2. ) used for describing something as a whole, without considering details: His attitude to me was generally… …

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  • 39generally */*/*/ — UK [ˈdʒen(ə)rəlɪ] / US adverb 1) by most people, or in most instances Government analysts generally believe that the recession is over. generally accepted/regarded/considered: He is generally accepted as the world s greatest expert in the field.… …

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  • 40accepted — ac|cept|ed [əkˈseptıd] adj considered right or suitable by most people ▪ Having more than one wife is a normal and accepted practice in some countries. generally/widely/universally etc accepted ▪ generally accepted principles of fairness and… …

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