GENERALLY ACCEPTED
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST UPDATED 2026/2027
WhatlarelthelGenerallylAcceptedlAccountinglPrinciplesl(GAAP)l?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
GAAPlislthelsetloflaccountinglruleslsetlforthlbylthelFinanciallAccountinglStandardslBoardl(FASB)lthatlU.S.lco
mpanieslarelexpectedltolfollowlwhenlputtingltogetherltheirlfinanciallstatements.
WhatlislthelgoalloflGAAPl?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
ThelultimatelgoalloflGAAPlisltolensurelthatlalcompany'slfinanciallstatementslarelcomplete,lconsistent,landlc
omparable.
WherelarelGAAPlusedl?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
GAAPlislusedlprimarilylinlthelUnitedlStates,lwhilelthelInternationallFinanciallReportinglStandardsl(IFRS)lareli
nlwiderluselinternationally.
WhylislGAAPlimportantl?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
GAAPlislimportantlbecauselitlhelpslmaintainlfaithlinlthelfinanciallmarkets.lIflnotlforlGAAP,linvestorslcouldlbel
morelreluctantltoltrustlthelinformationlpresentedltolthemlbylpubliclcompanies.lWithoutlthatltrust,lwelmigh
tlseelfewerltransactions,lpotentiallylleadingltolhigherltransactionlcostslandlallesslrobustleconomy.
WhatlarelNon-GAAPlmeasuresl?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
CompanieslarelstilllallowedltolpresentlcertainlfigureslwithoutlabidinglbylGAAPlguidelines,lprovidedlthatlthe
ylclearlylidentifylthoselfigureslaslnotlconformingltolGAAP.lCompanieslsometimesldolthatlwhenltheylbelievelt
helGAAPlruleslarelnotlflexiblelenoughltolcapturelcertainlnuanceslaboutltheirloperations.lInlsuchlsituations,lt
heylmightlprovidelspeciallyldesignedlnon-
GAAPlmetrics,linladditionltolthelotherldisclosureslrequiredlunderlGAAP.
WhatlislthelAccruallPrinciplel?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Thelaccruallprinciplelislthelconceptlthatlyoulshouldlrecordlaccountingltransactionslinlthelperiodlinlwhichlthe
ylactuallyloccur,lratherlthanlthelperiodlinlwhichlthelcashlflowslrelatedltolthemloccur.
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST UPDATED 2026/2027
WhatlarelthelGenerallylAcceptedlAccountinglPrinciplesl(GAAP)l?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
GAAPlislthelsetloflaccountinglruleslsetlforthlbylthelFinanciallAccountinglStandardslBoardl(FASB)lthatlU.S.lco
mpanieslarelexpectedltolfollowlwhenlputtingltogetherltheirlfinanciallstatements.
WhatlislthelgoalloflGAAPl?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
ThelultimatelgoalloflGAAPlisltolensurelthatlalcompany'slfinanciallstatementslarelcomplete,lconsistent,landlc
omparable.
WherelarelGAAPlusedl?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
GAAPlislusedlprimarilylinlthelUnitedlStates,lwhilelthelInternationallFinanciallReportinglStandardsl(IFRS)lareli
nlwiderluselinternationally.
WhylislGAAPlimportantl?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
GAAPlislimportantlbecauselitlhelpslmaintainlfaithlinlthelfinanciallmarkets.lIflnotlforlGAAP,linvestorslcouldlbel
morelreluctantltoltrustlthelinformationlpresentedltolthemlbylpubliclcompanies.lWithoutlthatltrust,lwelmigh
tlseelfewerltransactions,lpotentiallylleadingltolhigherltransactionlcostslandlallesslrobustleconomy.
WhatlarelNon-GAAPlmeasuresl?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
CompanieslarelstilllallowedltolpresentlcertainlfigureslwithoutlabidinglbylGAAPlguidelines,lprovidedlthatlthe
ylclearlylidentifylthoselfigureslaslnotlconformingltolGAAP.lCompanieslsometimesldolthatlwhenltheylbelievelt
helGAAPlruleslarelnotlflexiblelenoughltolcapturelcertainlnuanceslaboutltheirloperations.lInlsuchlsituations,lt
heylmightlprovidelspeciallyldesignedlnon-
GAAPlmetrics,linladditionltolthelotherldisclosureslrequiredlunderlGAAP.
WhatlislthelAccruallPrinciplel?l-lCORRECTlANSWER-
Thelaccruallprinciplelislthelconceptlthatlyoulshouldlrecordlaccountingltransactionslinlthelperiodlinlwhichlthe
ylactuallyloccur,lratherlthanlthelperiodlinlwhichlthelcashlflowslrelatedltolthemloccur.