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    international standards‚ known as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ are issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Citing the detrimental effects of accounting fraud by several large publicly owned firms‚ the subsequent passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002‚ and pressure from foreign governments and investors‚ the IASB and FASB begun work on a collaborative framework intended to merge U.S. GAAP standards with IFRS. The convergence of the two systems will eliminate

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    Introduction & Intent of Project The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have undertaken a joint revenue recognition project that clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue that can be applied consistently across various transactions‚ industries‚ and capital markets. This project will apply to all contracts with customers except leases‚ financial instruments and insurance contracts. The joint project will attempt to remove

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    International Accounting‚ Auditing and Taxation The financing of the IASB: An analysis of donor diversity Robert K. Larson a‚∗ ‚ Sara York Kenny b a b Department of Accounting‚ University of Dayton‚ Dayton‚ OH 937-229-2497‚ United States IFRS Interpretations Committee‚ and Retired‚ International Finance Corporation‚ World Bank Group‚ United States a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: International Accounting Standards Board IASB International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS Financing

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    Relationship Between IASB and FASB In 1973‚ the private sector International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) was formed. The IASB is a natural extension of a global market that has been evolving over the last three decades. The IASB formulates and publishes accounting standards to be observed when presenting financial statements and promote their global acceptance. As an overarching mission‚ the IASB works to improve and harmonize accounting standards‚ regulations‚ and procedures as it relates

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    What are the convergence projects between FASB and IASB? What are their major problems? What are their major achievements? The Norwalk Agreement‚ first announced on September of 2002‚ was a paramount step towards a unified global accounting standard. In this document‚ both U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Boards (IASB) (the Boards) “each acknowledge their commitments to the development of high quality‚ compatible accounting standards

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    IASB and FASB Convergence Project To compete in a global economy with the emergence of multinational corporations financial reporting requires operators to understand the accounting practices used by the company‚ the language of the country in which the company exists‚ and the currency utilized by the corporation to prepare its financial statements and in turn to attract investors and creditors to invest in or lend money to companies. To harmonize accounting standards among countries‚ The International

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    the IASB and FASB have been striving since 2002 to achieve convergence‚ there are still many differences between the two. These differences range from revenue recognition to the matter in which the organizations receive funding. Under the IASB‚ the accrual method is the only preferred way of recognizing revenue and expenses. While FASB accepts cash basis and accrual basis; cash basis is only accepted if cash sales are less than $5 million per year. When it comes to generating funds the IASB receives

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    International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have been joined and worked together on convergence project since 2002 for the purpose of combining US accounting standards and global standards into a single International financial reporting standards. This paper will discuss about the history and the relationship between International Accounting Standards Board and Financial Accounting Standards Board. It also evaluates the IASB equivalents of the FASB original

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    based on IASB framework and it is so useful for different types of users to evaluate the financial performance of the reporting entity and make suitable decisions. In this essay‚ the usefulness of conceptual framework in preparing of financial report will be discussed. And also‚ 2011 annual report of CLP Holdings Limited will be reviewed to further discuss how its qualitative characteristics of the information are useful for shareholders. Finally‚ one of its qualitative characteristics will be selected

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    one of the most important items in financial statements and that revenue recognition is one of the most difficult issues that standard-setters and accountants have to deal with (FASB‚ 2002). There exist a variety of reasons for the emergence of the IASB-FASB joint project on revenue recognition. The most essential reason is‚ as stated in the exposure‚ that revenue recognition requirements in US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) differ from those in International Financial Reporting Standards

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