Index

AAA, see American Accounting Association

accounting, 2–6

accrual, 8, 60, 77, 139, 140

assumptions made in, 6–7

cash basis, 60, 77, 141

definition of, 139

and external users, 3–5

GAAP for, 8–9

and internal users, 2

management, 144

managerial, 2

see also financial accounting

accounting cycles, 6

accounting policies and practices, in notes to financial statements, 34

The Accounting Review, 5

Accounting Series Releases (ASRs), 4

accounting standards

FASB’s review and establishment of, 4

groups and organizations influencing, 5

accounts payable

as current liabilities, 25, 58

definition of, 139

accounts receivable, 43

definition of, 139

requiring valuation adjustment, 79

accounts receivable turnover ratio, 99

accrual accounting, 8

cash basis ...

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