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- AAA - American Accounting Association
- AAPB - Australian Association of Professional Bookkeepers Ltd
- AARF - Australian Accounting Research Foundation
- ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- ACUA - Association of College and University Auditors
- AFAANZ - Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
- AGA - Association of Government Accountants
- AICPA - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- APESB - Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board Ltd
- APRA - Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
- ASB - Accounting Standards Board (UK). Also links to the FRC and the FRRP
- ASIC - Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- ASRB - Accounting Standards Review Board (Australia) ~ became the AASB
- ASX - Australian Securities Exchange
- AUASB - Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
- CICA - Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
- CPA Australia - Certified Practising Accountants
- FASB - Financial Accounting Standards Board (USA)
- FRC - Financial Reporting Council (Australia)
- FRC - Financial Reporting Council (UK)
- FRRP - Financial Reporting Review Panel (UK)
- FRSB - Financial Reporting Standards Board (NZ)
- G4+1 - Group of 4+1 ~ International standard setters group. Comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Representatives of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) attend as observers. (Disbanded in Feb 2001.)
- GASB - Governmental Accounting Standards Board (USA)
- HKICPA - Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- IAN - International Accounting Network
- IAASB - International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
- IASB - International Accounting Standards Board
- IASC - International Accounting Standards Committee
- ICAA - The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
- ICAS - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
- ICAEW - Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- ICB - The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (Australia)
- IFAC - International Federation of Accountants
- IFRIC - International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
- IIA - Institute of Internal Auditors
- IMA - Institute of Management Accountants
- IOSCO - International Organization of Securities Commissions
- IPSASB - International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board
- LIASB - Life Insurance Actuarial Standards Board (Australia)
- LRB - Legislation Review Board (a board of AARF ~ now disbanded)
- MASB - Malaysian Accounting Standards Board
- NAN - Nordic Accounting Network
- NIA - National Institute of Accountants (Australia)
- NZICA - New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants
- RIB - Research and Innovation Board (a board of AARF ~ now disbanded)
- SAICA - South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
- UIG - Urgent Issues Group (a board of the AASB ~ now disbanded)
National Standard Setters
A comprehensive list of professional accountancy organisations and accounting standard-setting bodies worldwide may be found here: http://www.iasplus.com/links/links.htm.
Abbreviations
Publications
- AAG - Accounting Guidance Release
- AAS - Australian Accounting Standard
- AB - Accounting Bulletins
- CP - Consultation Paper
- DP - Discussion Paper
- ED - Exposure Draft
- GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- GFS - Government Finance Statistics
- ITC - Invitation to Comment
- SAC - Statement of Accounting Concepts
Other
- BOO - Build - Own - Operate (service concession arrangements)
- BOOT - Build - Own - Operate - Transfer (service concession arrangements)
- SGARA - Self-Generating and Regenerating Asset
Useful
- auspage.com - an Australian business directory of companies, products, services, and resources
- SmartPros - online business serving the accounting, legal, financial services and human resources professions