The Similarity and Difference between FASB & GASB Financial Reporting Saintania Bien-Aime Governmental/ Institutional Accounting: ACG4501 Keiser University April 15‚ 2012 Abstract The accounting and financial reporting standards are one of the source that profit businesses and governmental not-for-profit organizations‚ which has been created by the Accounting standards Board (FASB). However‚ accounting and financial reporting standards that apply for state and local governments in America
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Home Computer‚ Inc. Home Computer‚ Inc. (“Home Computer”) is a publicly held manufacturer and retailer of computer equipment. The company operates five manufacturing facilities and 221 retail stores in 32 states. Home Computer operates in three business segments: (1) computer manufacturing‚ (2) printer manufacturing‚ and (3) retail store distribution. In January 2002‚ Home Computer announced a plan to restructure its operations (the “Plan”). The Plan was approved by the Board of Directors at
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The IASB/FASB joint review conceptual framework states that there are two fundamental characteristics which are relevance and faithful representation and in addition there are four enhancing characteristics which are timeliness‚ verifiable‚ comparable and understandability which enhance the decision usefulness of financial information. For information content to be relevant it must have the ability to influence the economic decisions of users and help users to evaluate or assess past‚ present or
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Public policy issues FASB and GASB have changed their rules on Pension Standards‚ which was supposed to help people understand better and their pension system work efficiently. It seems to be achieved for the first part that people now understand the pension system better. For the second part‚ however‚ there are always fights between governments and the public‚ because some governments attempt to cut pension payment in order to balance the budget that the government need in the year. One of the
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Running Head: GASB and FASB Analysis Paper GASB and FASB Analysis Paper Henry Holden Course: ACC/460 Government and Non-Profit Accounting University of Phoenix Instructor: Aisha Meeks Due Date: June 12‚ 2009 GASB and FASB Analysis Paper Since 1973‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has been the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards of financial accounting. Those standards govern the preparation of financial statements. They are officially
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Unit Lease Research - FASB Steve J Accounting Theory and Research ACC/541 March 10‚ 2000 Professor Cecil L Regarding the potential new investing opportunities with your customer‚ our group has spent a significant portion of time exploring the nature of the leasing relationships available for this type of transaction. One initial observation we see is the significant increase in the current fleet available to the business. Because of the percentage increase in the
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Group Case – FASB Comment Letters Dell Company FASB wants to institute a new regulation on the financial statements about the share-based payment‚ and for these procedure the organization releases on its webite an exposure draft on the subject. One of the reasons for sharing this information is to enhance the proposed techniques through collaboration of companies and / or individuals in the accounting area. Dell‚ an IT company that registered $2‚37 billion net income in 2013‚ was one of the companies
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FASB/GASB Comparison For-profit business is driven by profit earnings. Financial statements provide information in relation to that performance. For-profit businesses will prepare reports based on the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Not-for-profit businesses are not driven by the same motivations and are hold to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Three distinctions set GASB organizations apart. 1) Receipt of significant recourses that are not expecting proportionate
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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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