Accounting Standards Boards University of Phoenix Accounting Theory and Research ACC541 The history of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are currently working together on a short-term international convergence project to remove a variety of individual differences between United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ( U.S. GAAP)
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Introduction‚ Review of Accounting Process and Financial Statements Abstract This paper explains different types of accounting phrases and how they directly affect the accounting field. Phrases which are included and defined in the paper are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles‚ Contra-Asset Accounts‚ Historical Cost‚ Accrual Basis vs. Cash Basis Accounting‚ and Accounting Standards Codification. Definitions and examples of these terms are included as well as explanations of how they are
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relationship between Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) I realized that both play an important role in the accounting field. There are different objectives for each board and I will explain the similarities and differences. I will describe the role of government regulation in the application of accounting standards and reporting requirements. Finally‚ I will present a situation in a governmental accounting environment in which FASB standards
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CHAPTER 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS Multiple Choice—Conceptual Answer No. Description d 1. Users of financial reports. d 2. Identify the major financial statements. a 3. Financial reporting entity. d 4. Efficient use of resources. d 5. Capital allocation process. c 6. Financial statement information. c 7. Objectives of financial reporting. b 8. Common set of standards and procedures. c 9. Role of SEC. c 10. Powers of the SEC. d 11. SEC enforcement
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THE EFFECTS OF ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT 5.1 ENTITY CONCEPT The first accounting concept is entity concept. These concept shows accounts are kept for entities and not the people who own or run the company. Even in proprietorships and partnerships‚ the accounts for the business must be kept separate from those of the owners. This is because what whatever amount the company owes to others is not the liabilities of the owners. The maximum amount that the owner is going to lose
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What is a theory? In this book we consider various theories of financial accounting. Perhaps‚ there¬fore‚ we should start by considering what we mean by a ’theory’. There are various perspectives of what constitutes a theory. The Oxford English Dictionary provides various definitions‚ including: A scheme or system of ideas or statements held as an explanation or account (description) of a group of facts or phenomena. Explanation or Account (description) of a group
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MEANING OF ACCOUNTING: Accounting is the process of recording‚ classifying‚ summarizing‚ analyzing and interpreting the financial transactions of the business for the benefit of management and those parties who are interested in business such as shareholders‚ creditors‚ bankers‚ customers‚ employees and government. Thus‚ it is concerned with financial reporting and decision making aspects of the business. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Committee on Terminology proposed in
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Evaluating Concepts-Based vs. Rules-Based Approaches to Standard Setting INTRODUCTION In its new project on Codification and Simplification‚ the FASB indicates its intent to evaluate the feasibility of issuing concepts-based standards rather than issuing detailed‚ rule-based standards with exceptions and alternatives.[ 1] Related to this project‚ members of the FASB board and staff asked the Financial Accounting Standards Committee of the American Accounting Association (hereafter‚ the Committee)
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Accounting Basics: Introduction Accounting is a glorious but misunderstood field. The popular view is that it’s mostly mind-numbing number-crunching; it certainly has some of that‚ but it’s also a rich intellectual pursuit with an abundance of compelling and controversial issues. Accountants are often stereotyped as soulless drones laboring listlessly in the bowels of corporate bureaucracies. But many accountants will tell you that it’s people skills‚ not technical knowledge‚ that are crucial to
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Business Entity Concept Money Measurement Concept Going concern concept Accrual basis concept Consistency Concept Materiality and aggregation concept Concept on Prudence Matching Principle Dual Aspect Relevance Concept Introduction Financial accounting has a number of conservative laws which have been considered over the years and all the possible identifiable rules are: Business Entity Concept‚ Money Measurement Concept‚ Going concern Concept‚ Accrual basis of accounting concept‚ Consistency
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