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| Accounting term: | Generally Accepted Auditing Standarts |
| Acronym: | GAAS |
| Definition: | Generally Accepted Auditing Standarts, in the US, are the broad rules and guidelines set down by the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). In carrying out work for a client, a certified public accountant would apply the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); if they fail to do so, they can be held to be in violation of the AICPA's code of professional ethics. |
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