The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures that companies use to compile their financial statements. GAAP are a combination of authoritative standards (set by policy boards) and simply the commonly accepted ways of recording and reporting accounting information.
Share. Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of the larger cities in Western Europe. Many hail the city of Edinburgh as the cultural center of Scotland (though others might make a case for Glasgow).
EDINBURGH , a city , the seat of a university , and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland , situated in longitude 3Â° 10 ' 30  ( W. ) , and latitude 55Â° 57 ' 29  ( N. ) , about a mile ( S . by W. ) from Leith , 40 miles ( S.S.W. ) from Dundee , 42 ( E . by N. ) from Glasgow , 44 ( S. by E. ) from Perth , 55 ( W . by N. ) from Berwick-upon-Tweed ...