December 2010 IFRS Practice Statement Management Commentary A framework for presentation International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) The IASB is the independent standard-setting body of the IFRS Foundation 30 Cannon Street | London EC4M 6XH | United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0)20 7246 6410 | Fax: +44 (0)20 7246 6411 Email: info@ifrs.org | Web: www.ifrs.org Publications Department Telephone: +44 (0)20 7332 2730 | Fax: +44 (0)20 7332 2749 Email: publications@ifrs.org 100% Printed
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Accounting for Income Tax Under IFRS‚ Income Tax is taxes based on taxable profits‚ and taxes that are payable by a subsidiary‚ associate or joint venture on distribution to investors. U.S GAAP defines income tax as all domestic federal‚ state and local taxes based on income‚ including foreign income taxes from an entity’s operations that are consolidated‚ combined or accounted for under the equity method‚ both foreign and domestic. In IFRS‚ the guidance about accounting for income taxes
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realizable value. The IFRS accounting for inventory is generally converged with ASPE. The only difference between IFRES and ASPE in the accounting for inventory is with borrowing costs. Since some inventory products require significant manufacturing time (qualifying assets)‚ a manufacturer will finance its operating costs by borrowing money. Under ASPE we can choose to capitalize borrowing costs relating to inventory that takes substantial time to get it ready for sale. In comparison with IFRS‚ borrowing costs
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THE ROLE OF AN ACCOUNTANT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IFRS It is often said that an organization without an accountant is not a serious organization as it has no credibility. This is because the accountant is seen as the financial “gatekeeper” whose presence within an establishment underlines a commitment to sound financial principles and good business values. It is known that almost all aspect of human activities have undergone changes globally as a result of improvements in hi-tech Information and
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Case Study Analysis Case 11-4 Functional Currency Determination — IFRS 2009: Sparkle Company is a Nigerian diamond mining company. (Nigerian currency is the Naira (NGN).) Sparkle is a joint venture‚ 50 percent owned by Shine and 50 percent owned by Brighten. Both Shine and Brighten are U.S.-based companies with US$ functional currency. This year‚ Sparkle had several transactions with its joint venture owners and outside parties. The details of Sparkle’s transactions are as follows: Loans
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IFRS ADOPTION IN THE U.S; WHY THE POSTPONEMENT By Liu‚ Qun‚Hiltebeitel‚ Kenneth Monday‚ November 1 2010 Published on AllBusiness In November 2008‚ the SEC proposed a "Roadmap for Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS] by U.S. Issuers." The SEC road map detailed a process and a set of milestones by which certain larger public companies (those with a public float of at least $700 million) in the United States would
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IFRS: ITS RELEVANCE‚ CHALLENGES AND BENEFITS. Dr. J.Bordoloi‚ Associate Professor‚ Haflong Govt. College bordoloijyotish27@gmail.com Ms. B.Bordoloi‚ Assistant Professor‚ Lakhimpur Commerce College bohnisikha.bordoloi@yahoo.com Key Words: Harmonize‚ Convergence‚ Comparability‚ Reliability‚ Credibility‚ Understandability. Abstract: The accounting standards are the ideal and standardized practice of accounting which aims to harmonize the accounting language. However the
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Week Three Weekly Reflection ACC/291 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II Weekly Reflection Week Three There are many topics that are covered in week three and with the Christmas and New Year’s break the team would find it beneficial to cover all the topics. These topics include: Chapter 11 1. Identify the major characteristics of a corporation. 2. Record the issuance of common stock. 3. Explain the accounting for treasury stock. 4. Differentiate preferred stock from common stock. 5. Prepare
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under U.S. GAAP‚ include calculations‚ etc. + Pass off to Kathy/Chelsea to talk about Need space case. * Under US GAAP ASC 840-30 it would be treated as a capital lease * Lease term is> 75% of economic life * P.V. of MLP is > 90% of FMV of leased property * Record the asset and obligation at PV of MLP (ASC 840-30-30-1) * Depreciation- ASC 840-30-35-1 (a) and (b) gives guidance on how to depreciate when ownership transfers or not Under U.S. GAAP many things
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pwc.com/mx/ifrs IFRS‚ US GAAP and Mexican FRS: similarities and differences* The Summary A comparison of IFRS‚ US GAAP and Mexican FRS pwc.com/mx/ifrs PricewaterhouseCoopers México Mariano Escobedo 573‚ Col. Rincón del Bosque. C. P. 11580‚ México‚ D. F. Tel.: 5263 6000 Fax: 5263 6010 © 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers. All rights reserved. PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers Mexico‚ the network of member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited‚ each of which
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