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Basic Question 16 of 18

Which two authorities are primarily responsible for establishing generally accepted accounting principles in the United States?

A. The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Internal Revenue Service
B. The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission
C. The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

User Contributed Comments 4

User Comment
danlan Good to know both FASB and SEC's responsibility and their relationship
armanaziz What's the role of AICPA?
achu Note, it's FASB and SEC, NOT AICPA. I believe aicpa members probably overlap with FASB in many cases.
johntan1979 Nothing much... provide the credentials, sets generally accepted professional and technical standards for CPAs
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Learning Outcome Statements

describe the importance of regulatory filings, financial statement notes and supplementary information, management's commentary, and audit reports

describe information sources that analysts use in financial statement analysis besides annual and interim financial reports

CFA® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 2, Module 1.