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Those investment gains are part of net income under GAAP, or generally accepted accounting principles.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

That follows a different set of new disclosures required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which oversees U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Those evergreen funds have grown so quickly that the managers’ cut of the fees often have turned StepStone’s income statements into consolidated statements of loss, under generally accepted accounting principles.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

ASC 820 also permits a buyer to use a loan’s NAV as a “practical expedient” if that value was calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

From MarketWatch Apr. 27, 2026

Unlike the larger earthquakes, where scientists had a single, generally accepted theory about what was happening far below the surface, there were several theories about what caused harmonic tremors.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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