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AICPA American Institute of Certified Public Accountants SEC Securities & Exchange Commission FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board. FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board. GAAP Generally Accepted accounting principles. Three types of Businesses. Cost Principle.
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AICPAAmerican Institute of Certified Public AccountantsSECSecurities & Exchange CommissionFASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board
Principle that requires the assumption that the entity will remain in operation for the foreseeable future
Each entity is an organization that stands apart as a separate economic unit. We do this to not confuse the affairs with those of other entities.
Accounting guidelines, formulated by FASB, that govern how accountants measure, process, and communicate financial information
Principle that requires an item to be recorded at the price actually paid