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
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States‚ companies use an accounting method referred to as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). While the U.S. has structured GAAP to align all reporting for U.S. businesses‚ it is different from most other countries accounting standards. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is an accounting standard used in over 110 countries around the world (GAAP vs. IFRS‚ n.d.). With the Securities and Exchange Commission looking to move the U.S. accounting to the IFRS standards‚ understanding
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The lecture last night discussed accrual accounting concepts such as timing issues‚ and the basics of adjusting entries. The discussion went into more detail on periodicity assumption and how accounting divides the economic life of a business into artificial time periods. These time periods are generally a month‚ a quarter‚ or a year‚ now whether it is a fiscal year or a calendar year that is determined by the company itself. The lecture then reviews the revenue recognition principle which expects
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Comparing Accounting Software Programs to Manual Accounting Manual accounting uses several paper ledgers to record financial transactions. It is very time consuming to record each single transaction onto paper‚ being very cautious not to make an error. There are several ledgers for each part of the accounting system‚ such as accounts payable‚ accounts receivable‚ and revenue accounts. Combining these ledgers into one general ledger‚ provide the balance for each ledger. The general ledger
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Introduction The United States is currently going through a big decision. It is deciding on whether to fully adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ or to stay with the current U.S Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Since this is such a major decision‚ now would be an opportune time to take a look at what the pros and cons would be of switching to this new way of financial reporting‚ and in doing so‚ show why I believe the costs (both financial and otherwise) are
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Chapter 3: Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 95 Chapter 3 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis SOLUTIONS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Chapter 3 addresses the following learning objectives: LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6 Explain the concepts of cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis in decision making Apply CVP calculations for a single product Apply CVP calculations multiple products Describe the assumptions and limitations that mangers consider when using CVP analysis Assess operational risk using margin of
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Corporate Social responsibility: Shell Oil-Nigeria Case Study By Fatorma Bolley Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility‚ CSR has become an important element in the business strategy of a growing number of companies worldwide. A large number of initiatives have been developed that aim to support companies in developing‚ implementing‚ and communicating about CSR‚ Shell
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Pr. 23-128—Statement of cash flows (indirect method). The net changes in the balance sheet accounts of Keating Corporation for the year 2011 are shown below. Account Debit Credit Cash $ 82‚000 Short-term investments $121‚000 Accounts receivable 83‚200 Allowance for doubtful accounts 13‚300 Inventory 74‚200 Prepaid expenses 17‚800 Investment in subsidiary (equity method) 20‚000 Plant and equipment 210‚000 Accumulated depreciation
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Table of Contents Case 1 Introduction Jill’s business is expanding while the up going GST prevent her from gaining more profits. The idea of replacing the labor with the help of new equipment will bring about an unprofitable break-even point. However Jill still insist on borrowing from bank to invest in the equipment regardless of the CVP analysis result‚ which raised some ethical issues. Analysis Question 1 Defining the stakeholders There are 5 major stakeholders arising
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Interpretations and the Framework adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board. The article most importantly analyzes the survey results of the targeted audience to decide if IFRS will be ready by the proposed date. The SEC initially created a proposed Roadmap‚ which outlined when IFRS‚ would be put into transition by small and large public companies to be changed from financial reporting based on the U.S. Generally Accounting Principle being in 2014 to 2016. The proposed roadmap
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