ADOPTION OF IFRS: IT`S BENEFITS AND IMPACTS ON FIRMS AND COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD The IASB was established in 2001 and since have assumed the responsibility of the standard setting from its predecessor body‚ the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) and began issuing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). IFRS has recently been dominating the regulatory changes in accounting for listed companies around the world. Through the years‚ over 100 countries have adopted IFRS reporting
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Same as other developing countries‚ there is no doubt that China has to adopt IFRS. However‚ it is not easy for such a centralized communist country to fully obtain the standards. This case study is going to explain the difficulties of obtain the IFRS‚ and the major reasons of adopting IFRS also will be discussed. According to Ramanna and Sletten (2010)‚ more powerful countries are less likely to harmonized IFRS‚ due to powerful countries’ unwillingness to forgo their standard-setting power to
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2011. Pp.125 - 136 IFRS Implementation in India: Opportunities and Challenges Pawan Jain1 One of the foremost requirements to operate a Business successfully is to have a good financial reporting system in place. Keeping this in mind‚ Accounting Professionals and Accounting Bodies across the globe‚ during last decade‚ had tried to put a financial reporting system in place which is harmonized‚ robust and have extensive applicability. IASB (formerly IASC) came out with IFRS which were adopted
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on a continuum between fully converging or partially converging with the international financial reporting standards (IFRS) with their “Made in Canada” (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants [CICA]‚ 2006) generally accepted accounting practice (GAAP)‚ Canada would lie very close‚ if not on the line of convergence. Over the past few years‚ before the consideration of IFRS and leading up to the full convergence of it‚ Canada’s GAAP has been a ‘no mans land’ (Martin‚ 2009). It was becoming
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Ernst & Young IFRS Core Tools October 2011 IFRS Update for ÔfYf[aYd q]Yj ]f\af_ +) JK ) af l`] Õjkl q]Yj g^ Yhhda[Ylagf& To achieve this‚ the transitional provisions in IFRS 7 were amended to clarify that the disclosures need not be provided for: Annual or interim periods‚ including any statement of ÕfYf[aYd hgkalagf$ hj]k]fl]\ oal` Yf YffmYd [gehYjYlan] h]jag\ ]f\af_ Z]^gj] +) JA; )1 oadd j]kmdl af Y _Yaf j][g_fak]\ af hjgÕl or loss as the fair value of the equity issued will often
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...................................................................................... 2 Introduction to IFRS for SMEs ....................................................................................................... 2 Public Accountability...................................................................................................................... 2 Major areas covered in IFRS for SMEs.......................................................................................... 3 Small
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Dick’s Sporting Goods IFRS Conversion Introduction Dick’s Sporting Goods is a sporting goods retailer headquartered in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. Dick’s has 451 stores nationwide and 81 Golf Galaxy stores. Dick’s Sporting Goods was founded by Richard Stack in the early 1960s. This paper is focused on the notes of the consolidated financial statements which are changed from U.S. GAAP to the IFRS standards. Financial Statement Presentation First‚ on the 2011 Annual Report of Dick’s Sporting
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report is about the evaluation of the convergence project to form a global standardized financial statement. IFRS is a set of international accounting standards stated how particular types of transactions should be reported in financial statements. However‚ U.S GAAP is a common set of accounting principles‚ standards and procedures that companies use to compile their financial statement. IFRS is issued by the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) whereas U.S GAAP is issued by the Financial
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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resource International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 6‚ The exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources‚ is defined as “The search for mineral resources including minerals‚ oil‚ natural gas and similar non-regenerative resources after the entity has obtained legal rights to explore in a specific area‚ as well as the determination of the technical feasibility and commercial viability of
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IS FIAT MONEY EXTINCT? | Can Our Financial System Survive On E-Money Alone? | | Charnita E. Grandison | February 8‚ 2010 | | MGT 5014 | Dr. Bice | IS FIAT MONEY EXTINCT? Introduction There are many purchase transactions previously handled by getting in the car‚ driving to a place of business‚ and conducting business personally with a representative of the company i.e. a cashier‚ an account manager‚ a teller‚ etc. Today‚ in this ever-evolving world of technology‚ this form of
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