general objective of financial reporting is to provide useful information to present and potential investors‚ creditors‚ and others to help them make investment‚ credit‚ and other decisions. The purpose of this paper is to find out whether there is an existing gap concerning the importance of accounting information qualitative characteristics from investors` and external auditors` perspective as they represent the independent part responsible for the fairness of financial reports. To achieve the
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Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Analysis Paper Mandy Diaz University of Phoenix Marie Romero ACC 460 / Government and Non-Profit Accounting March 30‚ 2010 Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Financial Accounting Standards Board This paper will be aimed at comparing and contrasting governmental (GASB) which is Governmental Accounting Standards Board and proprietary (FASB) which is Financial Accounting Standards Board accounting
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CHAPTER 1 FINANGIAL ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS OVERVIEW Accounting is the language of business. As such‚ accountants collect and communicate economic information about business enterprises or other entities to a wide variety of persons. To be useful‚ financial statements must be clearly understandable and comparable so that users may compare the performance of one business with the performance of the same business for a prior period or with the performance of another similar business
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speaking Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB)’s primary purpose is to develop General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). GAAP might not concern the whole areas of accounting criteria‚ FASB look up and adjust accounting standard to make sure standards have been updated to follow current situation. On July 31‚ 2012‚ FASB issued an Invitation to Comment‚ which reviewed key areas of the Private Company Decision-Making Framework - A Framework for Evaluating Financial Accounting and Reporting Guidance
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Accounting Standards System‚ that are basically in line with IASB (International Accounting Standards Board)norms. But‚ there is far more at stake than improving accounting practices at China’s listed firms. Chinese companiesare increasingly looking overseas for funds and acquisitions. Adopting international standards will make this easier byincreasing their transparency and credibility.From above deliberations‚ it can be believed at this moment that‚ the IOSCO’s endorsement of the IASC standards has paved
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History of IFRS During Second World War‚ international accounting standards began to grow due to the lack of knowledge in recording accounting and the increases of cross boarder capital flows in the market. Several accounting board had been formed for the purpose of development of accounting standards to make it readable‚ understandable and record in a proper way. All of these accounting boards and committee are using the same way to convergence which is harmonization instead of standardization
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2011 Delphine L. Agnor Wolsker The Relationship Between FASB and IASB Introduction The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) was created after the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to establish a single set of accounting procedures and standards for both boards. The process has not always been an easy one‚ but the goal of merging the accounting standards globally overrides the disagreements. Overcoming impediments‚ such as language‚ culture‚ economic and political environments
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INTRODUCTION The movement toward global acceptance of IFRS has generated considerable attention and debate.Proponents maintain that requiring U.S. firms to report under IFRS will enhance the comparability of financial reports across countries and will bring greater efficiency to firms reporting across multiple jurisdictions (Covrig et al.‚ 2007; Kim et al.‚ 2007; Turley‚ 2007; Barth et al.‚ 2008). Furthermore‚ some proponents also maintain that since IFRS relies on a principles-based system‚ it is
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Questions The financial statements most frequently provided include all of the following except the: statement of retained earnings An effective process of capital allocation is critical to a healthy economy‚ which: promotes productivity‚ encourages innovation‚ provides an efficient and liquid market for buying and selling securities Challenges facing financial accounting include all of the following except: financial measurements All of the following are objectives of financial reporting except
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Scott‚ Financial Accounting Theory‚ 7th Edition Instructor’s Solutions Manual Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Objective of This Book 1.2 Some Historical Perspective 1.3 The 2007-2008 Market Meltdowns 1.4 Efficient Contracting 1.5 A Note on Ethical Behaviour 1.6 Rules-Based v. Principles-Based Accounting Standards 1.7 The Complexity of Information in Financial Accounting and Reporting 1.8 The Role of Accounting Research 1.9 The Importance of Information Asymmetry 1.10
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