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GAAP is Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (less common).

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MFOA is Municipal Finance Officers Association.

BILLS PURCHASED, in trade finance, allows a seller to obtain financing and receive immediate funds in exchange for a sales document not drawn under a letter of credit. The bank will send the sales documents to the buyers bank on behalf of the seller.

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