South Africa and IFRS Jesse J. Case Assignment 2 November 7‚ 2014 Jones Kasonso Over the past decade there has been an increased push for the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in many countries around the world. Most countries are pushing for General Acceptance Accounting Practice (GAAP) that will be accepted internationally. At the present time over 130 countries and growing worldwide have adopted IFRS. Of that number include many countries in Africa. However‚ it
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U.S GAAP to IFRS Myechia McFadden Kaplan University I am for U.S. Gaap to change to IFRS. The main reason why I think this change should be made is because IFRS is global. The US GAAP is only good for the U.S. There are a few others reasons why I think this change should be made. U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) is useful to present to potential investors and creditors and other users in making rational investment‚ credit and other financial decisions. The U.S GAAP has
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP Fair value accounting‚ sometimes known as mark to market accounting‚ has been around for many years and has applied to many types of assets and liabilities accounts. But‚ special attention has been placed on fair value reporting due to expanding use( or misuse) of financial instruments. FASB and IASB have issued exposure drafts focused on differences between international and U.S. Generally accepted accounting principles with respect to fair value accounting. Different
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1. According to U.S. GAAP‚ revaluation is not permitted for all types of intangible assets. Under IFRS‚ revaluation to the fair value of intangible assets other than goodwill is an allowable alternative treatment. This is a good difference between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Sometimes‚ intangible assets do change rapidly over time. For example‚ a trademark may not be noteworthy at the transaction. However‚ as the company becomes larger and larger‚ the underlying value of the trademark would increase significantly
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IFRS vs. GAAP Teddrick Smith ACC/ 291 Professor Marlo October 27‚ 2014 IFRS vs. GAAP In the world of finance recording‚ reporting‚ and responsibility for both are a few of the most important standards to uphold. These ideas or standards are recognized throughout the business world as a necessity to doing business properly. There are two groups or associations that have set up an all-inclusive list of these standards. They are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the
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March 2012 International Accounting Standards Board A Guide to the IFRS for SMEs What is the IFRS for SMEs? The International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) for Small and Medium-sized Entities (SMEs) is a set of high quality financial reporting principles that is tailored for the capabilities of smaller businesses and for the needs of those who use small company financial statements. A global standard for SMEs The IFRS for SMEs is a self-contained‚ globally recognised‚ standard of 230 pages
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Comparison of reporting discrepancies between IFRS and GAAP Kaci Amon‚ Poonam Aujla‚ Daniel Aurora‚ Yuanyan Fang‚ Mark Gonzalez Accounting 306 C1 Professor Xuhong Luo August 12‚ 2012 Executive Summary The generally accepted accounting principal (GAAP) and international financial reporting standard (IFRS) are standards governing how economic events are reported. In the United States‚ the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relies on the FASB‚ the accounting standard-setting body of
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Cruz 1 Week 8 Assignment 1 IFRS and GAAP Convergence Janet Rivera Cruz Prof. Basil Jackson Accounting 304 December 2‚ 2012 Cruz 2 The purpose of this paper is to describe what accounting convergence means and assess the likelihood of the convergence being completed and implemented in the next five (5) years. IFRS is the principle based set of standards that establish standards and dictate specific treatments. IFRS has become a global standard for companies when
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP ACC/291 xxxx xxxxx Comparing IFRS to GAAP IFRS 8-1: What are some steps taken by both the FASB and IASB to move to fair value measurement for financial instruments? In what ways have some of the approaches differed? A fair value measurement gives companies an accurate portrayal of the company’s assets. Both IFRS and GAAP have requirements of specific information that needs to be reported regarding fair value measurement practices. With both systems‚ companies are required
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GAAP and IFR Convergence YOURNAME ACC 304 Winter 2012 Introduction The emergence of transnational corporations in search of money‚ not only for stimulating growth‚ but to maintain on-going activities has demanded flow of capital from all parts of the globe. This has brought millions of new investors into the capital markets whose interests are not constrained by national boundaries. Every country has its own sets of rules‚ regulations and reporting standards
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