Generally Accepted Accounting Principles September 2‚ 2013 NUR/571 Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) is the term “used to describe the body of and requirements that shape the preparation of the four primary financial statements (Cleverley & Cameron‚ 2007).” These statements include the balance sheet‚ the statement of revenues and expenses‚ statement of cash flow‚ and statement in changes of net assets (Cleverley & Cameron‚ 2007). These statements track financial information and
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Running head: Accounting Assumptions‚ Principles and Constraints Accounting Assumptions‚ Principles and Constraints Axia College Basic assumptions accounting consists of four assumptions; monetary unit assumption‚ economic entity assumption‚ time period assumption‚ and going concern assumptions. The monetary unit assumption states that only transaction data that can be expressed in terms of money be included in the accounting records. Economic entity assumption is the activities of the
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“Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the methods‚ rules‚ practices and other procedures that have evolved to govern the preparation of financial statements” Justify the statement with suitable examples. Accounting is the language of business and it is used to communicate financial information. In order for that information to make sense‚ accounting is based on some fundamental concepts. Transactions are recorded in accounts‚ following certain fundamentals concepts and conventions
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GAAP for Health Care The mutual set of accounting criteria used to develop medical centers financial statements are known as generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). GAAP are a mixture of respected criteria created by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and accountants. The SEC has authority granted by The Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934‚ to determine reporting and disclosure requirements. Oversight is the general functions of the SEC‚ granting
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SUBJECT: ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT TOPIC: ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES ACCOUNTING Generally Accepted Accounting Principles refer to the 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. Financial Accounting is information that must be assembled and reported
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Accounting Principles i Running head: GENERAL ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES General Accepted Accounting Principles Accounting Principles ii Abstract My paper is about the GAAP (General Acceptance of Accounting Principles) which were created by the Accounting Principles Board (APB). The board was created by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in 1959. APB issued 31 Opinions from 1959 to 1973 and those Opinions created GAAP. I think GAAP is interesting
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Accounting Principles and Concepts http://misscpa.com/basic-accounting-principles-and-concepts/ Accounting is called the language of business that which communicates the financial condition and performance of a business to interested users‚ also referred to as stakeholders. In order to become effective in carrying out the accounting procedure‚ as well as in communicating the financial information of the business‚ there is a widely accepted set of rules‚ concepts and principles that governs
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Accountants use generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to guide them in recording and reporting financial information. GAAP comprises a broad set of principles that have been developed by the accounting profession and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Two laws‚ the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934‚ give the SEC authority to establish reporting and disclosure requirements. However‚ the SEC usually operates in an oversight capacity‚ allowing the FASB
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles HCS/571 July 11‚ 2011 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Generally Accepted Accounting Principles‚ or GAAP‚ is an accounting language of business used in health care facilities that have specific policies they must abide by when making choices for the direction of the institution. The Financial Accounting Standards Board‚ also known as FASB‚ developed these rules to guide them in recording and reporting financial information. Organizations use
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Accounting Assumptions‚ Principles‚ and Constraints The basic assumptions of accounting provide a foundation for recording the transactions and preparing the financial statements. There are two main assumptions of accounting: Monetary unit assumption and Economic entity assumption (Weygandt‚ J. J.‚ Kimmel‚ P. D.‚ & Kieso‚ D. E. (2008)). The monetary unit assumption requires a company to include accounting records that show transaction data. Next‚ is the Economic entity assumption. It requires
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