established to comply with the accounting principles. However‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are the most influential standard-setters in accounting report systems. This paper will provide a brief history and the relationship between the two accounting standard boards‚ in which IASB is equivalent to the original pronouncement of FASB. Furthermore‚ this paper will explain the benefit of Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) program
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customers; this is also the case for the accounting world. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are the two main bodies that establish and communicate standards of financial accounting in their respected parts of the world. The FASB has this responsibility in the United States and the IASB has this responsibility internationally. The current IASB structure is that of 16 members. There are four from Asia/Oceania‚ four representing Europe‚
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Our Town vs. Steel Magnolias To the casual observer‚ Our Town‚ the theatrical piece by Thornton Wilder‚ is very different from the cinematic production entitled Steel Magnolias (based on Robert Harling’s original stage play). Due to their differences in setting‚ characters‚ and mood‚ it can be difficult to see the obvious parallels. A more in-depth look at both pieces reveals many similarities in different areas‚ such as daily life‚ love‚ marriage‚ and death. Despite the fact that Our Town takes
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Tim Blake Nelson’s film “O”‚ modernised the original Elizabethan play Othello into a 21st century American film to suite the values and society of the modern audiences. It becomes noticeable in the film that Hugo is always disconnected and shows his deceptiveness through manipulating Odin. Hugo’s family relationship highlights his jealousy for Odin as his own father‚ who is also the coach of the basketball team‚ devotes more time and shows only love for Odin rather than his own son. This is noticeable
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541 Shauki Smith May 24‚ 2010 History of the relationship between IASB and FASB The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) began operations in 2001. It is an organization committed to developing‚ in the public interest‚ a single set of high quality‚ global accounting standards that require transparent and comparable information in general purpose financial statements. The IASB has developed procedures that bring transparency‚ predictability‚ and consistency
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relationship between the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). At present both the IASB and FASB are working on a joint venture referred to as the convergence project in hopes of eliminating a variety of differences between International Financial Reporting Standards and U.S. GAAP. Another area covered in this paper besides a brief history of the relationship between the IASB and FASB will be how the MSA program will prepare students for the accounting
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Range (minutes) 5-10 Number C1-1 Content Pronouncements. Matching a list of descriptive statements with a list of pronouncements establishing or related to generally accepted accounting principles. Accounting Organizations. Matching of a list of descriptive statements with a list of abbreviations of accounting organizations. Identify complete name of each organization. History of Establishment of GAAP. Discuss CAP‚ APB‚ FASB‚ and related pronouncements. (AICPA adapted). Accounting Principles. Define
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reorganized and became the the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to independently develop and establish a single set of accounting procedures for international business. Since the reorganization of the IASB‚ the use of these international financial reporting standards (IFRSs) have been required or permitted in over 100 countries‚ including the European Union ("What Have IASB And FASB Convergence Efforts Achieved?"‚ 2013). The IASB aims to make the entire world follow guidelines for financial reporting
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takes the view that an industry operates in the situation where there are a number of interest groups (constituencies). Development of standard setting approaches in various countries IASB The International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) is the independent‚ accounting standard-setting body of the IFRS. The IASB was founded on April 1‚ 2001 as the successor to the International Accounting Standard Committee (IASC). It is responsible for developing IFRS and promoting the use and application of these
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on private entities to establish financial accounting and reporting standards” (Donald Kieso‚ 2003‚ Intermediate Accounting). The two most influential standard-setters are the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). FASB & IASB are currently working jointly to establish a single set of universal accounting concepts‚ standards‚ and reporting procedures with the goal of implementing standard global accounting practices. To compile their
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