ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES BOARD (APB) OPINIONS Definition

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES BOARD (APB) OPINIONS were published by the Accounting Principles Board (APB). The APB was created by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in 1959; replaced by Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in 1973. The APB mission was to develop an overall conceptual framework of US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP). APB was the main organization setting the US GAAP and its opinions are still an important part of it.

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CHURNING, in securities, is the frequent trading of an account in order to generate commissions.

LESSEE is the party to whom the possession of specified property has been conveyed for a period of time in return for rental payments.

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