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'''Available for sale''' (AFS) is an accounting [[term]] used to classify financial assets.
 
AFS is one of the three general classifications, along with '''held for trading''' and '''held to maturity''', under [[U.S. generally accepted accounting principles|United States of America (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles]] (US GAAP), specifically, the [[FASFASB 133|FASB Statement 133]]. The [[International Financial Reporting Standards|IFRS]] also includes a fourth classification: [[loans]] and [[receivables]].
 
==US GAAP Treatment==