Q. What do you understand by Yellow Book?

Yellow Book - Written by GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE, yellow book sets forth standards to be followed in auditing FINANCIAL STATEMENTS of entities which receive federal financial assistance. ‘Yellow Book' is the name given to ‘Government Auditing Standards' issued by Comptroller General of the United States that comprises standards for audits of government organizations, functions, activities andprograms and of government assistance received bynon-profit organizations, contractors and other nongovernment organizations.