Definition of genre. 1  1 : a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content a classic of the gothic novel genre. 2  2 : kind, sort. 3  3 : painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life usually realistically.
In 1973, the Accounting Principles Board was replaced by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) under the supervision of the Financial Accounting Foundation with the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council serving to advise and provide input on the accounting standards.
Effective Dates. The FASB Accounting Standards Codification â¢ is the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The FASB offers a number of learning resources to help users get the most out of the Codification.