ROLE OF ‘IASB’ IASB replaced the old regime of International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) in standard setting. The IASC was issuing International Accounting Standards (IAS). So far there were forty one IAS which had been issue before IASB replaced IASC in 2001. As one of the major weaknesses of IASC was that the standards it was issuing contained many objectives thereby defeating the purpose of consistency in recognition‚ measurement and presentation of transactions. IASB intends to limit
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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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framework for financial reporting Objectives 2.1 Why a conceptual framework? 2.2 IASB Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements 2.2.1 The objective of financial statements 2.2.2 Stewardship as an objective of financial statements: the current debate 2.2.3 Underlying assumptions 2.2.4 A note on the ‘going concern’ assumption 2.2.5 Qualitative characteristics of financial reporting information 2.2.6 Constraints on financial reporting 2.3 Elements of financial statements
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Institutional and Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting Week 1 Lecture Schedule of weekly topics › UoS Outline Assessment › Mid-semester test (7 Sep 2013) 40% 60% › Final exam (final exam period) ACCT2011 Financial Accounting A Dr Eagle Zhang › Please note: You must achieve at least 40% in the final exam to pass the unit AND get an overall mark of 50% or more. 1 4 Overview of ACCT 2011 1. Applying specific accounting standards: • interpreting (reading & understanding) •
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Introduction The purpose of this report is to investigate the current financial reporting environment in Sri Lanka and its impact on the companies listed on the Colombo stock exchange. Hotel SIGIRIYA PLC has been chosen to study the financial reporting requirements‚ cultural impacts and the political influences on the Sri Lankan listed companies. 1. Financial Reporting Environment in Sri Lanka 1.1. Current financial reporting requirements for publically listed companies in Sri Lanka. In August
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CPA 104 FINANCIAL REPORTING MODULE 1 THE FRAMEWORK AND ITS APPLICATION IN FINANCIAL REPORTING Part A: The role of a framework of accounting in global financial markets Objective of General Purpose Financial Reporting To provide financial information about the reporting entity that is useful to existing and potential investors‚ lenders and other creditors in making decisions about providing resources to the entity. Key factors driving the globalisation of financial markets Technological innovation
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How would International Financial Reporting Standards affect the quality of Canadian accounting information? LIMING TONG INTRODUCTION Globalization has a great impact on today’s economy. The differences of accounting regulations and practices in various countries have become a noteworthy obstacle to globalization and economic development. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) mitigates global business barriers. In order to adapt to the increasingly global business environment
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Introduction In 2002‚ the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced that Australia would adopt the accounting standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) from 2005(Baxter 2005). After the first of July 2005‚ the new standards (IFRS) start to use across national border. companies would be required to report current results under IFRS and restate recent results. They will also have to report their latest results under the old accounting standard‚ which should make comparing
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the Critical Thinking Components Superimposed: Accounting for Property‚ Plant & Equipment (IAS 16) – Standard Accounting Practise (Simon‚ 2009) Concerns have been (Kolb 1984) Kolb’s ELT with the Critical Thinking Components Superimposed: Accounting for Property‚ Plant & Equipment (IAS 16) - Variation from the Standard (Simon 2009) (Kolb 1984)
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CONVERGENCE OF FINANCIAL REPORTING Answers to Questions 1. The ultimate goal of both harmonization and convergence is to achieve international comparability in financial reporting‚ and both are processes that take place over time. However‚ while harmonization refers to the reduction of alternative accounting practices in different countries‚ convergence refers to the process of developing a set of high quality financial reporting standards for use internationally (the process of global standard setting)
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