Flashcards: Accounting organizations

International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) is the global organization for the accountancy profession.

Taxand is a global organization of tax advisory firms.

The Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB) is an independent, national body that sets out the code of ethics and professional standards with which accounting professionals who are members of CPA Australia, Institute of Chartered Accountants or Institute of Public Accountants must comply.

The American Accounting Association (AAA) promotes worldwide excellence in accounting education, research and practice.

The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) is an Australian Government agency that develops and maintains financial reporting standards applicable to entities in the private and public sectors of the Australian economy.

The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) is a United States federal advisory committee whose mission is to develop generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for federal financial reporting entities.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is a private, non-profit organization market regulator whose primary purpose is to establish and improve generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) within the United States in the public's interest.

The Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB) is an international body that oversees the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and seeks to improve the quality and public interest focus of the IFAC standards in the areas of audit, education, and ethics.

The National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA) is an accounting professional and regulatory body operating under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, the sole body to certify accountants in Tanzania.

About the Center for Audit Quality The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) is an autonomous, nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy advocacy organization based in Washington, DC.

CPAConnect is an affiliate association of CPAmerica International made up of small, independent Certified Public Accountant firms and sole practitioners with nearly 200 members in almost 40 U.

CPAmerica International is one of the largest associations of independent CPA firms in the United States.

Truth in Accounting (TIA), formerly known as the Institute for Truth in Accounting, is an American nonprofit organization whose goal is to ensure that public and private organizations provide truthful financial information useful to a wide variety of users.