CHAPTER 3   THEORY BASE OF ACCOUNTING , ACCOUNTING STANDARD, IFRS AND GST       Learning objectives:    *Introduction    *Meaning and Nature of Accounting    Principles    *Generally Accepted Accounting Principles(GAAP)    *Fundamental Accounting Assumptions    *Accounting Principles   *Accounting Standards *International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS)   *Goods and Services Tax (GST)          CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR MY AUDIO:     INTRODUCTION      Introduction    As discussed before, accounting is concerned with identifying, recording, classifying and summarising of financial transactions and interpreting and communicating the results thereof. So, accounting aims at providing information about the financial performance of a firm to its various users such as owners, management, investors, creditors, and help them in taking important decisions.    • For making the accounting information meaningful to its users, it is very important that such information ...