Is the Difference in Accounting Treatment of Post-Retirement Benefits under IFRS Beneficial or Detrimental to the Financial Position of a Company Currently Reporting Under US GAAP? Megan N. Cook‚ CPA‚ CFE Accountancy 521 Professor Lawrence March 9‚ 2009 The first pension plan offered by an American employer was that of American Express in the year 1875. Amex’s plan did not resemble the plans that we see in today’s time; the first “modern” defined benefit plan was created
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is a standard guidelines and accounting rules that companies used to prepare‚ present‚ and report financial information. By following this framework‚ companies can ensure that any financial information presented is uniformly consistent‚ relevant‚ feasible and objective. Through this standardization‚ corporate financial information can more readily be reviewed and interpreted by investors‚ stockholders‚ banks and other potential creditors and also promotes
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venture on distribution to investors. U.S GAAP defines income tax as all domestic federal‚ state and local taxes based on income‚ including foreign income taxes from an entity’s operations that are consolidated‚ combined or accounted for under the equity method‚ both foreign and domestic. In IFRS‚ the guidance about accounting for income taxes is in International Accounting Standard (IAS) 12. The guidance about accounting for income taxes in U.S GAAP is in the Financial Accounting Standards Board
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The impact of changing from Chinese GAAP to IFRS Name: Si Chen H00121138 Module: Coursework Assessment Abstract In the 21st century‚ economic globalization has become an investible trend. With the rapid growth of economic globalization and the growth of international capital markets‚ international accounting convergence has become an irreversibly realistic issue for countries
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Similarities and Differences A comparison of IFRS and US GAAP October 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers’ IFRS and corporate governance publications and tools 2007 IFRS technical publications IFRS Manual of Accounting 2008 Provides expert practical guidance on how groups should prepare their consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS. Comprehensive publication including hundreds of worked examples‚ extracts from company reports and model financial statements. IFRS News Monthly
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IFRS vs GAAP – Equity Accounts In discussing Equity Accounting standards of GAAP and IFRS we specifically look at Stockholders’ equity in regard to corporations. Of course there are many differences in language; however‚ we will review some major differences in accounting standards with respect to Equity accounts. There is a glaring difference in the two methods with regards to Distributions to Owners. Under US GAAP‚ disregarding dividends paid on unallocated shares (Employee Stock Ownership
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Long-Term Debt U.S. GAAP vs. IFRS Scott Bailey Acc 311 Debruine Every company in the world must raise funds in order to finance its operations and expansion. The most common form of this funding is through the use of long-term debt. Depending on where the company does business and who uses their financial statements‚ there are different ways of recording this debt through the use of United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards
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expenses. U.S. GAAP and IFRS requirements for the presentation of income statements are similar‚ with some important differences. *Other than separating revenues from expenses‚ U.S. GAAP provides little guidance about which items the firm must separately display or their order. IFRS requires‚ at a minimum‚ the separate display of revenues‚ financing costs (for example‚ interest expense)‚ income tax expense‚ profit or loss for the period‚ and certain other items.3 *Both U.S. GAAP and IFRS require
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Accounting Principals (GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (Squadroni‚ 2010). Today majority of countries in the world follow International Financial Reporting Standards guidelines; however‚ the United States still uses Generally Accepted Accounting Principals. There have been discussions to adopt IFRS fully in the near future. The United States accounting system will undergo drastic changes in 2010 when this occurs. There are many similarities between US GAAP and IFRS but I
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IFRS and GAAP Convergence Paper Intermediate Accounting II January 2‚ 2011 IFRS and GAAP Convergence Introduction Company’s need an accurate and reliable financial accounting systems not matter if globally or in the United States. Companies should report income‚ liability‚ equity‚ and assets. Many people (stockholders‚ investors‚ etc.) who have a stake in the company want to know this information before providing a service. In this paper‚ International Financial Reporting Standards
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