Unit 9 Project: The U.S. Should Not Abandon U.S. GAAP to Adopt to IFRS Amethyst McMillian Kaplan University CM220-42 Professor Manning October 1‚ 2013 U.S. Adopting IFRS The United States is coarsely going through a big dilemma. It is deciding whether to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ or to stay with the current U.S Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Since this is such a serious decision‚ now would be an opportune time to take
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Department of Accounting and Finance‚ Western Delta University‚ Oghara‚ and Pat Donwa Department of Accounting‚ University of Benin‚ Benin City E-mail: anthonygaruba@yahoo.com Abstract Nigeria is going to adopt International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) from 1st January 2012. Globalization and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has reduced the world to a global village. This has given rise to the continuous integration of the world economy and capital markets which has in turn given rise
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American Greetings Corporation IFRS Implementation Property‚ Plant‚ and Equipment is the largest asset account for American Greetings‚ with a 2011 net balance of $241‚649‚000. American Greetings carries its property‚ plant and equipment at cost. Depreciation and amortization of buildings‚ equipment and fixtures are computed principally by the straight-line method over the useful lives of the various assets. The cost of buildings is depreciated over 40 years; computer hardware and software over
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IFRS vs. GAAP W2 Accounting 561 In the past‚ each country developed its own respective accounting standards and implemented them on a national scale. As the global economy emerged‚ markets converged and accounting systems became more dynamic and were made consubstantial in order to support off-shore business operations and alliances with foreign brands. In recent history‚ the US has made its accounting principles more congruent with that of the IFRS. One of the outstanding differences between
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John McCormack June 19‚ 2012 Globalization: The Game Changer for GAAP and IFRS Globalization‚ from a business aspect‚ is the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. Countries have long been involved in business; however‚ there is a concern regarding the lack of consistency in standards that businesses are to follow. The rapid advancement of technology and conducting business from country to country has
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In order for us to understand this research paper‚ we would first need to understand the IFRS and U.S. GAAP. We will first describe U.S. GAAP and IFRS by investments through property‚ associates equity method‚ and investments in joint ventures. Our research paper will compose of the nature of accounting issues‚ historical background of accounting rules in U.S. and IFRS‚ recognition and measurement rules‚ presentation and disclosure rules‚ and development along with the harmonization efforts of FASB
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GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY Department of Law‚ Economics‚ Accountancy & Risk BA (Hons) Accountancy Honours Dissertation – Year 2012/2013 Author: David Mcconnell Title: ‘A critical analysis into the convergence of IFRS and US GAAP in the United States’ “I declare that this dissertation is my own original work and has not been submitted elsewhere‚ wholly or partly‚ in the fulfilment of the requirements of this or any other award. Academic citation standards have been maintained and
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Differences Between GAAP and IFRS The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) are working together to eliminate a variety of difference between the United States generally accepted accounting procedures (U.S. GAAP or GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This convergence project grew out of an agreement reached by the two boards in 2002 (Deloitte‚ 2004). On February 24‚ the SEC unanimously agreed to publish a statement
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IFRS vs U.S. GAAP Victoria Harris American Public University Acct 610 There are two sets of accounting standards that are used worldwide. One is the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). There is a huge desire for there to one set of accounting standards worldwide with the increase of companies performing business in many different countries and global expansion. The International Financial Reporting Standards are issued
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accountable entities will cease to report under Canadian GAAP and instead use IFRS. This paper discusses three accounting topics to compare Canadian GAAP with IFRS. The three topics cover (1) conceptual framework‚ (2) property‚ plant and equipment‚ and (3) financial statement presentation. Conceptual Framework Both IFRS and Canadian GAAP are based on similar conceptual frameworks. Many of the basic concepts in IFRS (e.g.‚ the going concern assumption‚ accrual accounting) are similar to Canadian
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