GAAP is used to manage the financial statements of an organization. In this PPT you will learn about GAAP and its importance.

2. GAAP stands for Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles that is defined as a set of rules that encompass
the details, and legalities of business and corporate
accounting.
GAAP is used in the United States to organize, present,
and report financial statements of an Organization.

3. The main objectives of US GAAP are-
1- The information should be related to economic resources
as well as changes occurring in them.
2- It should be helpful in making financial and long-term
decisions
3- The information provided by US GAAP should be helpful in
maintaining records.
4- The information should be helpful to the creditors and
potential investors in order to evaluate the amounts, timings,
etc.

5. The main importance of US GAAP is-
1- Comparability
GAAP enhances the comparability of all the financial statements.
Through GAAP all the organizations or companies are now able to
compare their financial statements in different time periods.
GAAP also helps an organization to optimize their operations based
on the comparability of financial statements.

6. 2- Consistency
GAAP uses the same accounting principle every time that helps
in promoting consistency and usability of financial statements.
These consistency helps an organization to make their business
go with the flow. With the helps of GAAP businesses make it
easier for stakeholders to evaluate financial data.
3- Relevance
GAAP helps the organization to maintain their financial status. It
provides standards for recording recognizable transactions that
also help a user to take and make effective decisions. GAAP also
helps to make financial reporting accurate and relevant as
possible.

7. 4- Reliability
GAAP also helps to make financial reporting more reliable for
investors, owners, and stakeholders. Reliable statements also
help management to make better decisions. GAAP provides
reliability to all the Organizations.

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