about FASB and IASB | 3 | Similarity and differences between FASB and IASB‚ Efforts to resolve differences in the standard between FASB and IASB‚ | 4 | Convergence of FASB and IASB | 5 | Issues | 6 | The needs of harmonization of internal accounting standards | 7 | Obstacles of harmonization of accounting standards‚ discussion and evaluation on whether it will be accepted by all users | 8 | Conclusion | 9 | Reference List | 10-11 | FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
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Introduction & Intent of Project The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have undertaken a joint revenue recognition project that clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue that can be applied consistently across various transactions‚ industries‚ and capital markets. This project will apply to all contracts with customers except leases‚ financial instruments and insurance contracts. The joint project will attempt to remove
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Dr. Steven Hall Accounting 5312 29 June 2014 The Merger of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board The proliferation and evolution of international trading and commerce have not only opened the gateway to international markets for many of the world’s emerging economies‚ but they have also fostered an unprecedented growth in the number of multinational corporations. Spurred by trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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Accounting Standards Board (FASB) started in 1973 to provide standards for private sector companies to prepare their financial statements. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recognizes the standards given by the FASB as authoritative as long as the FASB fully acts in public interest. FASB standards are used by companies in the United States and IASB standards are used for companies in other areas of the world (Schroeder‚ Clark‚ & Cathey‚ 2011). The International Accounting Standards Board
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The Relationship Between FASB and IASB Jennifer Purvis ACC 541 March 14‚ 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
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Relationship Between IASB and FASB In 1973‚ the private sector International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) was formed. The IASB is a natural extension of a global market that has been evolving over the last three decades. The IASB formulates and publishes accounting standards to be observed when presenting financial statements and promote their global acceptance. As an overarching mission‚ the IASB works to improve and harmonize accounting standards‚ regulations‚ and procedures as it relates
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convergence projects between FASB and IASB? What are their major problems? What are their major achievements? The Norwalk Agreement‚ first announced on September of 2002‚ was a paramount step towards a unified global accounting standard. In this document‚ both U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Boards (IASB) (the Boards) “each acknowledge their commitments to the development of high quality‚ compatible accounting standards that could be used for
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IASB and FASB Convergence Project To compete in a global economy with the emergence of multinational corporations financial reporting requires operators to understand the accounting practices used by the company‚ the language of the country in which the company exists‚ and the currency utilized by the corporation to prepare its financial statements and in turn to attract investors and creditors to invest in or lend money to companies. To harmonize accounting standards among countries‚ The International
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an independent‚ private sector organization‚ established the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for nongovernmental entities. FASB has been the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards of financial accounting that governs the preparation of financial reports by nongovernmental entities. The standards officially recognized as authoritative by the Securities and Exchange Commission are
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Both sets of standards have a five step guide that is used to achieve their sole purpose. They are to identify the contract with the customer‚ identify performance obligations in the contract‚ determine the transaction price‚ allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract‚ and recognize the revenue when‚ or as‚ the entity satisfies a performance obligation . In identifying a contract with a customer‚ both the FASB and the IASB require approval and commitment of the
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