Common Accounting and Related Full Forms – A, B, C
| AAA | American Accounting Association |
| AIA | Association of International Accountants |
| ACCA | Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants |
| AMEX | American Stock Exchange ( Also Used to Refer American Express) |
| ACCT | Account |
| ATM | Automated Teller Machine |
| ACH | Account Clearing House |
| ACMA | Associate Cost and Management Accountant |
| ADR | American Depository Receipt |
| AGM | Annual General Meeting |
| AICPA | American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
| AIMS | Account Information Management System |
| AIG | American International Group |
| AMA | American Management Association |
| AQB | Average Quarterly Balance |
| AP | Accounts Payable |
| APA | American Payroll Association |
| APCA | Australian Payments Clearing Association |
| APO | Automatic Payment Order |
| APR | Annual Percentage Rate |
| ASSOCHAM | Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India |
| B/F | Brought Forward |
| BSE | Bombay Stock Exchange |
| BACS | Bankers’ Automated Clearing Services |
| BARS | Budgeting Accounting And Reporting Systems |
| BBA | Bachelor of Business Administration |
| B/D | Brought Down |
| BEP | Break Even Point |
| BV | Book Value |
| BBA | Budget Balance Available |
| CA | Chartered Accountant |
| CPA | Certified Public Accountant |
| CIA | Certified Internal Auditor |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
| CFP | Certified Financial Planner |
| CASA | Current Accounts and Saving Accounts |
| CBA | Cost-Benefit Analysis |
| COGS | Cost of Goods Sold |
| CIF | Cost, Insurance & Freight |
| CAPEX | Capital Expenditure |
Common Accounting and Related Full Forms – D, E, F, G, H, I
| Dr. | Debit |
| DD | Demand Draft |
| DAO | Defense Accounting Office |
| DSO | Days Sales Outstanding |
| DPO | Days Payable Outstanding |
| DCF | Discounted Cash Flow |
| EY | Ernst & Young |
| EPS | Earnings Per Share |
| EOD | End of Day |
| EOM | End of Month |
| EMI | Equated Monthly Installment |
| EBIT | Earnings Before Interest and Taxes |
| EBIDT | Earnings Before Interest, Depreciation, and Taxes |
| EBITDA | Earnings Before Depreciation, Interest, Taxes, and Amortization |
| ESOP | Employee Stock Ownership Plan |
| F&A | Finance and Accounting |
| FA | Fixed Assets |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| FRS | Financial Reporting Standard |
| FYA | For Your Action |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| FACTS | Fast Automatic Cash Transfer System |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| FIFO | First In First Out |
| FMCG | Fast Moving Consumer Goods |
| FINRA | Financial Industry Regulatory Authority |
| FP&A | Financial Planning & Analysis |
| GL | General Ledger |
| GP | Gross Profit |
| GIT | Goods In Transit |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax |
| GIC | General Insurance Corporation of India |
| GAAR | General Anti Avoidance Rule |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
| HNI | High Net Worth Individual |
| IAS | International Accounting Standards |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
Common Accounting and Related Full Forms – I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P
| IPO | Initial Public Offering |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| ITR | Income Tax Returns |
| IIA | Institute of Internal Auditors |
| ILO | International Labor Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IASB | International Accounting Standards Board |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| ICAI | Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
| JE | Journal Entry |
| JV | Joint Venture |
| JRN | Journal |
| JIT | Just In Time |
| K | Used For Thousand (,000) |
| KPMG | Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler |
| LE | Legal Entity |
| LTV | Loan To Value |
| LOC | Line of Credit |
| LLC | Limited Liability Company |
| LIFO | Last In First Out |
| LBO | Leverage Buyout |
| LTC | Leave Travel Concession |
| MBA | Masters In Business Administration |
| MoM | Month Over Month |
| MRP | Maximum Retail Price |
| MTD | Month-To-Date |
| NSE | National Stock Exchange (India) |
| NPV | Net Present Value |
| NPAT | Net Profit After Tax |
| NYSE | New York Stock Exchange |
| OH | Overheads |
| OTC | Order To Cash |
| OCR | Optical Character Recognition |
| OPEX | Operational Expenditure |
| PF | Provident Fund |
| PV | Present Value |
| P&L | Profit and Loss Account |
| P/E | Price To Earnings Ratio |
| PAT | Profit After Tax |
| PBT | Profit Before Tax |
Common Accounting and Related Full Forms – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W
| PAN | Permanent Account Number |
| PD | Post Dated |
| PD | Per Diem |
| PDC | Post Dated Check |
| PIF | Paid/Payment In Full |
| P2P/PTP | Purchase To Pay |
| PSGL | People Soft General Ledger |
| PARS | Property Accountability Record System |
| QoQ | Quarter On Quarter |
| QTR | Quarter |
| R&D | Research & Development |
| RCA | Root Cause Analysis |
| RFP | Request For Proposal |
| RBI | Reserve Bank Of India |
| RBS | Royal Bank of Scotland |
| ROI | Return On Investment |
| ROR | Rate of Return |
| ROE | Return On Equity |
| ROCE | Return on Capital Employed |
| SAP | Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing (Eng) |
| SAS | Statistical Analysis System |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| SEC | Securities & Exchange Commission |
| SME | Small and Medium Enterprises |
| SMA | Separately Managed Account/Assets |
| SOX | Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
| SWOB | Salaries, Wages, Overhead and Benefits |
| SWOT | Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats |
| SWIFT | Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication |
| TB | Trial Balance |
| T&E | Travel & Expense or Travel & Entertainment Expenses |
| TDS | Tax Deduction at Source |
| TAN | Tax Account deduction Number |
| TIN | Tax Identification Number |
| TXN | Transaction |
| VC | Variable Cost |
| VC | Video Call |
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
| VPF | Voluntary Provident Fund |
| WC | Working Capital |
Common Accounting and Related Full Forms – W, X, Y, Z
| W/T | Wire Transfer |
| WIP | Work In Progress |
| WoW | Week over Week |
| WPI | Wholesale Price Index |
| WACC | Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
| YoY | Year On Year |
| YTD | Year To Date |
| ZB | Zero Balance |
