Links and Acronyms

Accounting Standard Setters

• Australia - Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)
• Australia - Urgent Issues Group (UIG) ~ a board of the AASB, now disbanded
• Australia - Australian Accounting Research Foundation (AARF)
• Australia - Accounting Standards Review Board (ASRB) ~ became the AASB
• Canada - Accounting Standards Board (AcSB)
• France - Autorite des Normes Comptables (ANC)
• Germany - German Accounting Standards Committee (DRSC)
• Hong Kong - Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
• International - International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) 
• International - International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) ~ became the IASB 
• International - IFRS Intepretations Committee (formerly the IFRIC)
• International - International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
• International - International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB)
• Japan - Accounting Standards Board (ASBJ)
• Malaysia - Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB)
• New Zealand - New Zealand External Reporting Board (XRB)
• South Africa - Accounting Standards Board (ASB)
• United Kingdom - Accounting Standards Board (ASB)
• United States - Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
• United States - Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)

A comprehensive list of professional accountancy organisations and accounting standard-setting bodies worldwide may be found here: http://www.iasplus.com/links/links.htm.

Other Links 

• AAA - American Accounting Association
• AAPB - Australian Association of Professional Bookkeepers Ltd
• 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
• AOSSG - Asian-Oceanian Standard-Setters Group
• APESB - Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board Ltd
• APRA - Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
• ASIC - Australian Securities and Investments Commission
• ASX - Australian Securities Exchange
• AUASB - Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (Australia)
• CAANZ - Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
• CICA - Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
• CPA Australia - Certified Practising Accountants Australia
• FINSIA - Financial Services Institute of Australasia
• FRC - Financial Reporting Council (Australia)
• FRC - Financial Reporting Council (UK)
• FRRP - Financial Reporting Review Panel (UK)
• G4+1 - Group of 4+1 ~ International standard setters group. Comprised Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Representatives of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) attended as observers. (Disbanded in Feb 2001.) 
• IAASB - International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board 
• IFRS - International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation ~ (formerly the IASC)
• ICAEW - Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• ICAS - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
• ICB - The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (Australia) 
• IIA - Institute of Internal Auditors
• IMA - Institute of Management Accountants
• IOSCO - International Organization of Securities Commissions
• IPA - Institute of Public Accountants
• LIASB - Life Insurance Actuarial Standards Board (Australia)
• LRB - Legislation Review Board (a board of AARF ~ now disbanded)
• NAN - Nordic Accounting Network
• 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

Abbreviations

Publications

• AAG - Accounting Guidance Release
• AAS - Australian Accounting Standard
• AB - Accounting Bulletin
• 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