Financial Accounting Standards Board

noun (abbreviation FASB) ACCOUNTING, FINANCE

Definition

› an independent organization in the US that develops rules about financial accounting: The Financial Accounting Standards Board is the highest authority in establishing generally accepted accounting principles. → Compare the Accounting Standards Board, GAAP

(Definition of Financial Accounting Standards Board noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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