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GAAP: What It Is and Why Your Investors Expect It

inDinero Accounting

Accrual Accounting is a vital component of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Understanding the principles of GAAP accrual accounting can be challenging and daunting; however, with the right guidance, it can be achieved. What are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)?

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The Role Of An Accountant: A Guide To Today’s Accountant’s Roles, Duties, And Responsibilities

Snyder

Forensic accountant Forensic accounting usually involves dealing with financial data that is hard to get, so it implies a lot of investigation to collect or reconstruct the data. From early Mesopotamian records of goods sold and bought around 7,000 years ago to the first bookkeepers recording barters of goods around 2000 B.C.