Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Accounting Standards
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
This chapter will help the readers to:
Understand the nature and purpose of GAAP.
Visualize the impact of important accounting principles on financial reporting.
Develop familiarity with key accounting principles.
Apply accounting principles to accounting events.
Appreciate requirements of Ind AS 8 relating to accounting policies.
Understand the role of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in setting of accounting standards.
Appreciate the need for having uniform global accounting standards.
2.1 NATURE OF GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
Accounting principles or GAAP are general rules guiding recording of accounting transactions. ...
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