Accounting Principles Board

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The Accounting Principles Board was a former U.S. standard-setting body responsible for issuing authoritative accounting guidelines before being succeeded by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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instanceOf accounting standard-setting body
defunct organization
abbreviation APB NERFINISHED
appliesTo U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles NERFINISHED
composition part-time members
primarily practicing certified public accountants
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolutionReason criticisms over independence and effectiveness
field accounting standards
financial accounting
industry accounting
financial reporting
influenced Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
language English
legacy many APB Opinions were later incorporated into FASB standards
locationCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
natureOfAuthority authoritative but not statutory
objective to improve the quality and consistency of financial reporting
to narrow areas of difference in accounting practice
oversightBy American Institute of Certified Public Accountants NERFINISHED
parentOrganization American Institute of Certified Public Accountants NERFINISHED
predecessor Committee on Accounting Procedure NERFINISHED
product APB Opinions NERFINISHED
accounting standards
interpretive releases
regulatoryDomain private-sector standard setting
replaced Committee on Accounting Procedure NERFINISHED
replacedBy Financial Accounting Standards Board NERFINISHED
role developed accounting principles for financial reporting
issued authoritative accounting guidelines in the United States
scope financial reporting by business enterprises
status defunct
successor Financial Accounting Standards Board NERFINISHED

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Financial Accounting Standards Board replaced Accounting Principles Board
Accounting Research Bulletins influenced Accounting Principles Board
this entity surface form: Accounting Principles Board Opinions
APB Opinions issuedBy Accounting Principles Board
APB Opinions abbreviationFor Accounting Principles Board
this entity surface form: Accounting Principles Board Opinions