AICPA

AICPA stands for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. It is founded in 1887. AICPA is set up in the United States and it is the national professional organization of Certified Public Accountant.

Role of AICPA

1. It set a standard of ethics for the best practice for accounting.

2. Create guidelines with the new legislation.

3. In relation to accepted accounting practice (CPA) its monitors service quality.

AICPA is designed to resolve the issue related to the audit and preparation of an audit report by the CPA. The AICPA’s provide a higher professional manner benefits to the public, employers, and clients through the resources, information, and leadership that enable them to provide valuable service.

There are more than 40,000 members in 128 countries in AICPA including government, industries, and international associates.

GAAP:

GAAP stands for generally accepted accounting principles. It is the set of accounting principles and standards.

It was issued in 1973 for US public and private companies by the financial accounting standard board for issuing a public statement.

It is the set of accounting guidelines lines and rules used by the companies for financial reporting.