If you run a small business, you may not know much about the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). After all, GAAP standards apply mainly to publicly traded companies, so these rules don’t ...

A landmark research study by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board has provided one of the most detailed examinations to date of how state and local governments in the United States use GAAP.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has released a report from its Private Company Financial Reporting Task Force recommending changes to the Generally Accepted Accounting ...

GAAP guidelines standardize how and what organizations report so that interested parties such as investors, lenders, or potential donors can better understand and utilize an organization's financial ...

April 30, 2007 was an important day for U.S. investors. On that day, President George W. Bush, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso agreed to “promote ...

Non-GAAP financial measures are financial metrics that are not based on standard accounting principles but are presented by a company to provide additional insight into its performance. These measures ...

Take a look at almost any earnings press release and you’ll see that standard accounting numbers—for net income, earnings per share, and even revenue—are buried under an avalanche of alternative takes ...

As a result of the year-end reporting update, the company's annual financial presentation differs from the quarterly reporting structure previously filed. This filing has been issued to provide a ...