Is the Difference in Accounting Treatment of Post-Retirement Benefits under IFRS Beneficial or Detrimental to the Financial Position of a Company Currently Reporting Under US GAAP? Megan N. Cook‚ CPA‚ CFE Accountancy 521 Professor Lawrence March 9‚ 2009 The first pension plan offered by an American employer was that of American Express in the year 1875. Amex’s plan did not resemble the plans that we see in today’s time; the first “modern” defined benefit plan was created
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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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ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS) IN BANGLADESH CHALLENGES AND OPPERTUNITIES Research Methods for Managers in an International Context MOD 001105 Prepared by MD MONIRUL ISLAM ARIF Student ID: 1230634 Academic Year: 2013/2014 1 Table of content INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Statement of Problem………………………………………………………………………………...4 Research Questions…………………………………………………………………………………..4 Research Objectives…………………………………………………………………………………
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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Hence‚ our recent booklist requires the IFRS editions (Volumes 1 and 2) below. It is recognized that some students may have borrowed or bought copies of either the 12th or 13th edition of the original text previously used. It does not appear to matter; both texts seem not to have material differences. Thus‚ you can use: Kieso‚ D.‚ Weygandt‚ J.‚ & Warfield‚ T. (2011): Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition. 1st Edition. Wiley: NJ. Volumes
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Report: Where does the US stand on the adoption of IFRS? - 2012 Abstract The globalization of markets over the past 50 years has led to the demand for increasingly comparable financial statements across countries. In response to this demand‚ the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) was formed with the purpose of developing a set of high quality global accounting standards. Although a majority of developed markets have adopted the international standards‚ the United States has not.
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make their own decisions pertaining to the illness. Brumberg claims that its popularization has shown an increase in the occurrence of the disease and made it more common among people‚ specifically adolescent females. The concepts of contagion and convergence‚ which are discussed in Brumberg’s article‚ are examples of how easily the disease can spread
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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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Solutions to Problems and Exercises TABLE OF CONTENTS * Chapter 1 1 Concepts for Analysis 1-5 1 Concepts for Analysis 1-6 2 Concepts for Analysis 1-10 3 Concepts for Analysis 1-11 3 * Chapter 2 4 Brief Exercise 2-3 4 Brief Exercise 2-4 4 Brief Exercise 2-5 4 Exercise 2-3 5 * Chapter 3 6 Exercise 3-6 6 Exercise 3-9 6 Exercise 3-11 8 Exercise 3-14 10 Exercise 3-15 10 Exercise 3-16 10 * chapter 4 12 Exercise 4-2 12 Exercise 4-4 13 Exercise 4-5 16 Exercise 4-12 17
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Standards (IFRS)‚ or to stay with the current U.S Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Since this is such a major decision‚ now would be an opportune time to take a look at what the pros and cons would be of switching to this new way of financial reporting‚ and in doing so‚ show why I believe the costs (both financial and otherwise) are too high to adopt a new set of reporting standards. Purpose and Scope The purpose of this report is to look at the advantages and disadvantages that would
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