Revenue recognition is a very important component of financial accounting and reporting. The accounting principles governing revenue recognition can have a big impact on corporate accounting and the way contracts are structured with customers. As a part of ongoing discussions to converge U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ some proposals to change revenue recognition have been discussed. The following will discuss revenue
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The Benefits of Adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) In The United States by Michelle Minor Accounting 203 5/20/09 Most people believe that the conversion from each country’s GAAP to IFRS is inevitable‚ though there is nothing conclusive of how effective or successful this would be. In short‚ making the switch to IFRS is a great leap of faith by all who participate. Ideally IFRS is designed to be used by all companies worldwide‚ which is highly unlikely unless they
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Abstract The international accounting standards board (IASB) has replaced the international accounting standards committee (IASC) in 2001 and at the same time many standards of IFRS come from the International Accounting Standards which issued by IASC. After the new standards announce‚ the uptrend of globalisation has pushed more and more countries on their ways of adopting the international accounting standards. The drive for IASB is a British initiative and London is the headquarters for the IASB
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CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTING Assignment #1 On * Sukuk (in context to Pakistan) * Listing requirements by KSE * IFSB * History of Accounting Standards and Adoption of IFRS * Deloitte Pakistan/Global Deloitte (1) Sukuk (in context to Pakistan) Sukuk is the Arabic name for financial certificates‚ but commonly refers to the Islamic equivalent of bonds. Since fixed income‚ interest bearing bonds are not permissible in Islam‚ Sukuk securities are structured to comply
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Financial Reporting Practices Financial Reporting Practices Health Care Financial Accountin September 7‚ 2011 Ethical standards in financial reporting are essential. Tools have been set in place to ensure that this takes place. Some of these tools are agencies that have been established‚ elements of financial management‚ and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Several administrative agencies have been established to strive to create a more standardized and ethical standard
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the phrases “accounting standards” and “financial reporting” refer to. Accounting standards refer to the accounting methods used in an accounting system like the IFRS. Financial reporting refers to the representation of financial information‚ in order to be uniform the financial reporting must be based on a fixed set of rules‚ invole complete objectivity and no bias. The IFRS (International financial reporting standards) has indeed helped the uniformity of financial reporting. However‚ in some cases
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REGULATIONS OF FINANCIAL REPORTING IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Regulation of accounting information is aimed at ensuring that users of financial statements receive a minimum amount of information that will enable them take meaningful decisions regarding their interest in a reporting entity. The bodies responsible for these regulations are often statutory agencies such as the Financial Reporting Council‚ Securities and Exchange Commission and the
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Regulatory framework for financial reporting Introduction In the next couple of pages the author will firstly discuss the main advantages of the crossroad growing adoption of IFRS‚ and how does it particularly benefit investors and managers. The author will also be discussing the most significant challenges of the adoption and expansion of the IFRS in the future. Further more the author will‚ suggest how the IASB and its key constituents should face these challenges and overcome them. IFRS
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CHAPTER 1 THE CANADIAN FINANCIAL REPORTING ENVIRONMENT ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE Topic Brief Exercises Writing Assignments 1. Financial statements and financial reporting. 2. Capital allocation. 1 4 3. Stakeholders. 2 4 4. Objectives of financial reporting. 3 5. Management bias in financial reporting. 1 6. Importance of user needs in financial reporting. 1‚ 2‚ 7 7. Need for accounting standards. 6‚ 7 8. Parties
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for Financial Reporting The Conceptual Framework was issued by the IASB in September 2010. It superseded the Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements. © IFRS Foundation A21 Conceptual Framework CONTENTS paragraphs FOREWORD THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING INTRODUCTION Purpose and status Scope CHAPTERS 1 2 3 4 The objective of general purpose financial reporting The reporting entity to be added Qualitative characteristics of useful financial information
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