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Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Accounting principles help hold a company’s financial ...

GAAP stands for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. They are the standards and procedures companies commonly use to account for their finances and compile financial statements. Sometimes an ...