| Abbreviation | What It Stands For | More Information |
| AASB | Australian Accounting Standards Board | Website |
| AcSEC | US Accounting Standards Executive Committee | Website |
| APB | Accounting Principles Board (Predecessor to FASB) | FASB Website |
| ARC | Accounting Regulatory Committee (of the European Commission) | Website |
| ARG | Analyst Representative Group | Info |
| ASB | Accounting Standards Board (United Kingdom) | Website |
| ASBJ | Accounting Standards Board of Japan | Website |
| CESR | Committee of European Securities Regulators | Info |
| CFSS | Consultative Forum of Standard Setters of Europe | Info |
| CICA | Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants | Website |
| DP | Discussion Paper | |
| DSOP | Draft Statement of Principles | Published by old IASC |
| DTT | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | Website |
| EC | European Commission | Info and Website |
| ED | Exposure Draft | |
| EFRAG | European Financial Reporting Advisory Group | Info and Website |
| EITF | Emerging Issues Task Force (of FASB) | Website |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board (United States) | Info and Website |
| G4+1 | Group of Four Plus One (Accounting Standard Setters) | Info |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
In United Kingdom and several other countries, GAAP stands for Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. | |
| GASB | Governmental Accounting Standards Board (United States) | Website |
| IAASB | International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board | Website |
| IAESB | International Accounting Education Standards Board | Website |
| IAS | International Accounting Standard(s) | Standards issued by IASC |
| IASB | International Accounting Standards Board | Info and Website |
| IASC | International Accounting Standards Committee | Info |
| IASCF | International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation | Info and Website |
| IESBA | International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants | Website |
| IFAC | International Federation of Accountants | Info and Website |
| IFRIC | International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee | Info |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standard(s) | Standards issued by IASB |
| IOSCO | International Organization of Securities Commissions | Info and Website |
| IPSAS | International Public Sector Accounting Standards (issued by IPSASB) | Info and Website |
| IPSASB | International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (of IFAC) formerly known as Public Sector Committee (PSC) | Info and Website |
| ISA | International Standard on Auditing (issued by IAASB) | Website |
| IVSC | International Valuation Standards Committee | Info |
| JWG | Joint Working Group on Financial Instruments | Info |
| NPAE | Non-Publicly Accountable Entity (also called SME) | Info |
| PAAinE | Pro-active Accounting in Europe | Info |
| PCAOB | Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) | Info and Website |
| PDF | Portable Document Format (Adobe Systems Inc.) | Website |
| PIOB | Public Interest Oversight Board (of IFAC) | Info and Website |
| SAC | Standards Advisory Council (SAC) | Info |
| SARG | Standards Advice Review Group (of the European Commission) | Info |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission (United States) | Info and Website |
| SFAS | Statement of Financial Accounting Standards | FASB pronouncements |
| SIC | Standing Interpretations Committee | Info |
| SME | Small or Medium-sized Entity (see also NPAE) | Info |
| XBRL | eXtensible Business Reporting Language | Info and Website |