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Financial Reporting and Standards

Section landing for GAAP, IFRS, disclosures, presentation rules, and reporting-framework language.

Financial reporting and standards pages explain the rule frameworks behind reported numbers. This section covers major reporting frameworks, disclosure expectations, and the places where recognition or presentation rules differ.

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IFRS
International financial-reporting framework used in many jurisdictions outside the United States.
U.S. GAAP
Primary financial-reporting framework used in the United States for recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure.