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When you read financial statements, you may see GAAP vs. non-GAAP figures reported. All public companies in the U.S. are required to use generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Financial ...

All publicly traded companies must annually disclose their financial performance to the public: GAAP audits ensure that these disclosures are valid. Every year, independent accountants review a ...

When a public company issues a financial statement, everything needs to be clear and well-understood by everyone reading it. To ensure this, it’s paramount to have a baseline for reporting. That’s ...

If you run a small business, you may not know much about the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). After all, GAAP standards apply mainly to publicly traded companies, so these rules don’t ...

It looks like Google’s Q3 earnings have been released early with The Wall Street Journal reporting Google posted revenue of $14.1 billion and a net of $2.18 billion. A summary of the company’s ...