Accounting Principles Board (APB)

Accounting Principles Board (APB) definition - business

Accounting Principles Board (APB)

A group of accountants appointed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to determine accounting principles for financial record keeping. The APB was terminated in 1973 with the founding of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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