How does GAAP accounting differ from tax accounting?
- Tax accounting uses accrual and GAAP uses cash basis
- GAAP reports to investors under accrual rules; tax accounting follows IRS rules, and the differences create deferred taxes
- They are required to be identical
- GAAP is only used for tax returns
- There are never any differences between them
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