As significant new standards related to revenue recognition and leases among others become effective for private entities many are looking for alternatives to US GAAP compliant financial statements. There are widely-used alternatives to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) which are collectively referred to in the authoritative literature as special purpose frameworks. These other frameworks (collectively referred to as other comprehensive bases of accounting or OCBOA include:
Cash Basis: A basis of accounting that the entity uses to