Intrnational Financial Accounting Standards
ROLE OF ‘IASB’
IASB replaced the old regime of International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) in standard setting. The IASC was issuing International Accounting Standards (IAS). So far there were forty one IAS which had been issue before IASB replaced IASC in 2001. As one of the major weaknesses of IASC was that the standards it was issuing contained many objectives thereby defeating the purpose of consistency in recognition, measurement and presentation of transactions. IASB intends to limit such choice of accounting treatments
1.) Develop, in the public interest, a single set of high quality understandable and enforceable global accounting standards that require high quality transparent and capable information in financial statements and other financial reporting to help the participants in the various capital markets of the world and other users of the information to make economic decisions.
2.) Promote the use and rigorous application of those standards.
Work actively with national standards-setters to bring convergence of national accounting standards and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to high quality solution.
3.) IFRSs are designed to apply to the general purpose financial statements and other financial reporting of all profit-oriented entities. These entities include those engaged in commercial, industrial, financial and similar activities, whether organized in corporate or other forms.
4.) The standards it IASC was issuing contained many objectives thereby defeating the purpose of consistency in recognition, measurement and presentation of transactions. IASB intends to limit such choice of accounting treatments
5.) In relation with the IASB's role in the Issue of an Interpretation when the IFRS Interpretations Committee has reached a consensus on an Interpretation, the Interpretation is put to the IASB for ratification (in a public meeting) before being issued. Approval by the IASB requires at least nine
IASB replaced the old regime of International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) in standard setting. The IASC was issuing International Accounting Standards (IAS). So far there were forty one IAS which had been issue before IASB replaced IASC in 2001. As one of the major weaknesses of IASC was that the standards it was issuing contained many objectives thereby defeating the purpose of consistency in recognition, measurement and presentation of transactions. IASB intends to limit such choice of accounting treatments
1.) Develop, in the public interest, a single set of high quality understandable and enforceable global accounting standards that require high quality transparent and capable information in financial statements and other financial reporting to help the participants in the various capital markets of the world and other users of the information to make economic decisions.
2.) Promote the use and rigorous application of those standards.
Work actively with national standards-setters to bring convergence of national accounting standards and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to high quality solution.
3.) IFRSs are designed to apply to the general purpose financial statements and other financial reporting of all profit-oriented entities. These entities include those engaged in commercial, industrial, financial and similar activities, whether organized in corporate or other forms.
4.) The standards it IASC was issuing contained many objectives thereby defeating the purpose of consistency in recognition, measurement and presentation of transactions. IASB intends to limit such choice of accounting treatments
5.) In relation with the IASB's role in the Issue of an Interpretation when the IFRS Interpretations Committee has reached a consensus on an Interpretation, the Interpretation is put to the IASB for ratification (in a public meeting) before being issued. Approval by the IASB requires at least nine