on a continuum between fully converging or partially converging with the international financial reporting standards (IFRS) with their “Made in Canada” (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants [CICA]‚ 2006) generally accepted accounting practice (GAAP)‚ Canada would lie very close‚ if not on the line of convergence. Over the past few years‚ before the consideration of IFRS and leading up to the full convergence of it‚ Canada’s GAAP has been a ‘no mans land’ (Martin‚ 2009). It was becoming
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IFRS Income Tax Accounting IFRS for SMEs: A less taxing standard? On July 9‚ 2009‚ the IASB published the International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (“IFRS for SMEs” or “the standard”)‚ a self-contained standard of about 230 pages designed to ease the burden of IFRS reporting for entities that do not have public accountability. Globally‚ more jurisdictions may be encouraged to replace existing local GAAP with IFRS for SMEs. As a result‚ it holds
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suggests that is lies partly in individual’s’ genetic endowment. The chances of someone having schizophrenia increases if a parent has been diagnosed with it. If a sibling has it there is a 1 in 10 chance that another sibling will also develop it. Adoption studies have been done to show that it is genetically based. Children who were the offspring of a person with schizophrenia‚ but were adopted by people who did not have the disorder‚ still had a greater risk of developing it. In conclusion‚ schizophrenia
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Task 2: Discuss the fear expressed by the chairman of SEC (USA) that there is a possibility of the world moving towards at least three versions of IFRS- namely IASB IFRS‚ EU IFRS and US IFRS. Introduction With the introduction of International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ the world is one step closer to achieving a global set of accounting standards comprehensible by different users of financial statement worldwide. The benefits of using these
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FIAT The Italian automobile company FIAT is synonomous with success‚ with brands such as Ferrari‚ Maseratti‚ Alfa Romeo and the FIAT brand‚ one usually thinks of class and success when the brand is mentioned. By and large the FIAT brand has been suuccesful for over one hundred years‚ the group’s activities were primarily focused on the industrial manufacturing of cars‚ industrial and agricultural machinery. With time the group has diversified into other fields
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Read the ’Management At Work’ case on pages 146-147 about the auto industry. Complete the Case Questions #1-3. Research Fiat and Chrysler on the Internet and write an update on current events in those companies. 1. According to a major economics consulting firm‚ Fiat’s “South American operations are the jewel in the Italian company’s global operations.”* Fiat has plants in Brazil and Argentina‚ and Brazil is its biggest market‚ well ahead of its home-country market. In 2011‚ with the Chrysler
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Case: Fiat’s Strategic Alliance with Tata. IB-Sec A &C. Please use the following questions as guideline to prepare the case: (Follow instructions in outline except those mentioned below.. 1. Given that‚ Fiat existed and operated in India for long why did it decide to form a strategic alliance with Tata? * Frequent bottlenecks with earlier smaller JV partner(premier) * felt the need for bigger player- with financial and management compatibility * Long term approach
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Background: Research has mainly focused on the father’s supportive role during childbirth rather than his personal experiences of birth. Methods: 595 new fathers living in a northern part of Sweden‚ whose partner had a normal birth‚ were included in the study. Data was collected by questionnaires. Odds Ratios with 95% confidence interval and logistic regression analysis were used. Results: The majority of fathers (82%) reported a positive birth experience. The strongest factors associated with a positive
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Ernst & Young IFRS Core Tools October 2011 IFRS Update for ÔfYf[aYd q]Yj ]f\af_ +) JK ) af l`] Õjkl q]Yj g^ Yhhda[Ylagf& To achieve this‚ the transitional provisions in IFRS 7 were amended to clarify that the disclosures need not be provided for: Annual or interim periods‚ including any statement of ÕfYf[aYd hgkalagf$ hj]k]fl]\ oal` Yf YffmYd [gehYjYlan] h]jag\ ]f\af_ Z]^gj] +) JA; )1 oadd j]kmdl af Y _Yaf j][g_fak]\ af hjgÕl or loss as the fair value of the equity issued will often
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US GAAP and IFRS Part 3 China GAAP and IFRS Part 4 Summary of Convergence Process Part 5 Pros & Cons of Convergence Part 6 The reasons for differences in accounting practice ww.ifrs.org + The International Accounting Standards Board + The International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) Foundation + Objective – a single set of global financial reporting standards + Aim – convergence between national standards and international standards + IFRS Framework + IFRS SMEs + Supported
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