Appendix F — Abbreviations
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Abbreviation
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Description
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|---|---|
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AETR
|
annual effective tax rate
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AICPA
|
American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants
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APB
|
Accounting Principles Board
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APIC
|
additional paid-in capital
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ASC
|
FASB Accounting Standards Codification
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ASR
|
SEC Accounting Series Release
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ASU
|
FASB Accounting Standards Update
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AWMV
|
aggregate worldwide market value
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CAE
|
critical accounting estimate
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CAM
|
critical audit matter
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CAQ
|
Center for Audit Quality
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CEO
|
chief executive officer
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CFO
|
chief financial officer
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CIMA
|
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
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CODM
|
chief operating decision maker
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C&DI
|
SEC Compliance and Disclosure
Interpretation
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DCP
|
disclosure control and procedure
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DLOM
|
discount for lack of marketability
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|
Dodd-Frank Act or Dodd-Frank
|
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
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DTA
|
deferred tax asset
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DTL
|
deferred tax liability
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EBITDA
|
earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation, and amortization
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EDGAR
|
SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis,
and Retrieval system
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EGC
|
emerging growth company
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EITF
|
Emerging Issues Task Force
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EMI
|
equity method investee
|
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EPS
|
earnings per share
|
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ESPP
|
employee stock purchase plan
|
|
Exchange Act or 1934 Act
|
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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FAQ
|
frequently asked question
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FASB
|
Financial Accounting Standards Board
|
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FAST Act
|
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
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FPI
|
foreign private issuer
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FRM
|
SEC Division of Corporation Finance’s
Financial Reporting Manual
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GAAP
|
generally accepted accounting principles
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GAAS
|
generally accepted auditing standards
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GHG
|
greenhouse gas
|
|
HTML
|
HyperText Markup Language
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|
ICFR
|
internal control over financial
reporting
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IESBA
|
International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants
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IFRS
|
International Financial Reporting Standard
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IPO
|
initial public offering
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IRC
|
Internal Revenue Code
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IRR
|
internal rate of return
|
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IRS
|
Internal Revenue Service
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ISO
|
incentive stock option
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|
JOBS Act
|
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
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KPI
|
key performance indicator
|
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LLC
|
limited liability company
|
|
MD&A
|
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
|
|
Nasdaq
|
National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotations
|
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NQSO or NSO
|
nonqualified stock option
|
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NYSE
|
New York Stock Exchange
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OCA
|
SEC Office of the Chief Accountant
|
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OECD
|
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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PBE
|
public business entity
|
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PCAOB
|
Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board
|
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PCC
|
Private Company Council
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PIPE
|
private investment in public equity
|
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REC
|
renewable energy certificate
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REIT
|
real estate investment trust
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SAB
|
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin
|
|
Sarbanes-Oxley Act or Sarbanes-Oxley
|
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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SAS
|
AICPA Statement on Auditing Standard
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S&P
|
Standard & Poor’s
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SEC
|
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
|
|
Securities Act or 1933 Act
|
Securities Act of 1933
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SPAC
|
special-purpose acquisition company
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SRC
|
smaller reporting company
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Tax Act
|
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
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TRA
|
tax receivable agreement
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XBRL
|
eXtensible Business Reporting Language
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XML
|
eXtensible Markup Language
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