Understanding Financial Accounting: Principles, Methods & Importance

Learn the principles of financial accounting, its importance, and how it functions to provide a clear picture of a company's financial health and compliance.
Houston Chronicle

Objectives of Accounting Principles

Financial accounting principles shape the recording of nearly every business transaction in the business world. The creation of these principles is no small task and can sometimes seem nearly ...
NerdWallet

GAAP: What Are ‘Generally Accepted Accounting Principles’?

Knowing GAAP accounting principles will help you understand why your accountant does the things they do. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...
Houston Chronicle

Basic Accounting Principles and Full Disclosure

Basic accounting principles form guidelines that govern the preparation of financial reports. These guidelines provide a comprehensive framework for classifying, recording, presenting and interpreting ...
Business Wire

Carbon Measures and International Chamber of Commerce Launch Technical Expert Panel on Carbon Accounting

Carbon Measures and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today announced the formation of a Technical Expert Panel on ...
Accounting Today

IFAC opens doors to accounting with new principles

The International Federation of Accountants has released a set of principles with the goal of widening access to the ...

Exxon-backed carbon accounting group to appoint independent panel, CEO says

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Carbon Measures, a new carbon accounting initiative backed by a number of big energy and ...

Exxon-backed Carbon Measures launches global initiative for standardised carbon accounting

Carbon Measures, a new carbon accounting initiative, will establish an independent guiding panel. The initiative is supported by several major energy and multinational corporations, according to ...
The Daily Universe

Is BYU's high-ranked accounting program as hard as people say?

According to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report, BYU’s accounting program is ranked third nationwide.
Accounting Today

Accounting Principals releases 2022 salary guide for accountants

Accounting Principals has issued its annual salary guide for accounting and finance professionals as the labor shortage that’s been hitting so many industries this year has also driven demand for ...
Law

Chancery Rejects Proposition That Accounting Principles Must Be Consistently Applied During True-Up Process

The Delaware Court of Chancery rejected a purchaser's efforts to prevent a seller from adopting a method of calculating the post-closing purchase price adjustment that was inconsistent with the seller ...
TechRepublic

What Are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)?

What Are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)? Your email has been sent Understanding GAAP is essential for anyone involved in finance or accounting. Learn the key principles and their ...