Wayne Rogers, an administrator at a major university, recently said, “I’ve got some CDs in my IRA, which I set up to beat the IRS.” As elsewhere, in the world of accounting and finance, it often helps to be fluent in abbreviations and acronyms.
Instructions
Presented below is a list of common accounting acronyms. Identify the term for which each acronym stands, and provide a brief definition of each term.
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(a) AICPA |
(e) FAF |
(i) CPA |
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(b) CAP |
(f) FASAC |
(j) FASB |
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(c) ARB |
(g) SOP |
(k) SEC |
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(d) APB |
(h) GAAP |
(l) IASB |