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GAAP: What It Is and Why Your Investors Expect It

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The history of GAAP dates back to 1929 when the Committee on Accounting Procedure was founded by the American Institute of Accountants and tasked with developing uniform accounting standards. The components of GAAP can be broken down into two main categories: accounting procedures and reporting standards.

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Friday Footnotes: Looking Elsewhere For Talent; MPs Talk Private Equity Concerns; The Burnout Queen | 8.25.23

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News US Accounting Board Looks Across the Ocean to Fill Hole in Rules [ Bloomberg Tax ] The flood of government aid that helped keep companies afloat during the coronavirus pandemic exposed a hole in US accounting rules: Businesses have no way to record the grants, loans, and tax breaks that bolstered their bottom lines.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Cancels Christmas; A Very Sucky PwC Report; Should We Tax Robots? | 12.23.22

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Because robots can replace jobs, the idea goes, a stiff tax on them would give firms incentive to help retain workers, while also compensating for a dropoff in payroll taxes when robots are used. Accounting Chief Fends Off Critics, Talks Up Rules for Investors [ Bloomberg Tax ].

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