are in denial about the convergence’s inevitable effects face a very different future. 1. Create an argument for or against the IFRS and GAAP convergence process versus a pure adoption of IFRS in the context of impact to the public accounting profession. Approximately 120 nations and reporting jurisdictions permit or require IFRS for domestic listed companies‚ although approximately 90 countries have fully conformed with IFRS as promulgated by the IASB and include a statement acknowledging
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Study QS 1-1 Reading and interpreting accounting reports requires some knowledge of accounting technology. (a) Identify the meaning of these accounting-related acronyms: GAAP‚ SEC‚ FASB‚ IASB and IFRS. (b) Briefly explain the importance of knowledge base or organization that is referred to each of the accounting-related acronyms. * (a) The meaning of accounting-related acronyms GAAP‚ SEC‚ FASB‚ IASB and IFRS: * GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principle. * SEC: Securities and Exchange
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Revenue Recognition: IFRS and FASB Convergence With the growth of international business there is a need to standardize financial statements globally. Presently there are “approximately 120 foreign private issuers currently that report to the Commission using IFRS financial statements.” By standardizing accounting practices investors will be able to make informed decisions based on comparability and accuracy of financial statements. The SEC released this statement in 2008‚ “We believe that
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302 Accounting Standard (AS) 16 (issued 2000) Borrowing Costs Contents OBJECTIVE SCOPE DEFINITIONS RECOGNITION Borrowing Costs Eligible for Capitalisation Excess of the Carrying Amount of the Qualifying Asset over Recoverable Amount Commencement of Capitalisation Suspension of Capitalisation Cessation of Capitalisation DISCLOSURE Paragraphs 1-2 3-5 6-22 8-12 13 14-16 17-18 19-22 23 The following Accounting Standards Interpretations (ASIs) relate to AS 16: ASI 1- Substantial Period
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l accounting standards • Ethics FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL REPORTING * Accounting and capital allocation * Objective * Need to develop standard PARTIES INVOLVED IN STANDARD-SETTING * Securities and Exchange * Commission * American Institute of CPAs * Financial Accounting * Standards Board * Changing role of the AICPA GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES * FASB Codification ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REPORTING * Political environment * Expectations
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institutions whose accounting standards are used for financial reporting‚ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The IFRS‚ whose rules are established and maintained by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)‚ is the most widely used of the two institutions but the primary choice for the United States continues to be GAAP‚ whose standards are established and maintained by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Although
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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 both domestic and cross-border financial reporting.” (MoU Progress Report‚ 2008) In 2006‚ and subsequently updated in 2008‚ the boards agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding
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securities and thereby bring back public confidence.”[1] Some companies had already been publishing financial statements prior to these requirements‚ apparently believing that the benefits of disclosure outweighed the costs. However‚ there were no standards that governed these disclosures and some of the statements were basically useless. For example‚ a corporation released an annual report in 1902 that stated “[t]he settled plan of the directors has been to withhold all information from stockholders
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Investment Property Entities Financial Accounting Theory: Investment Property Entities Introduction Leases have become a highly debated financial accounting theory in the accounting and business world throughout the integration of U.S Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The purpose of the following research is to evaluate the project being conducted on financial accounting theory: Investment Property Entities. The FASB project
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Introduction It was not so long ago that the mention of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) immediately conjured up thoughts of convergence with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP)‚ which then evolved into the four major projects that is financial instruments‚ insurance‚ leases and revenue. But today‚ the key words are ‘comparability’ and ‘consistency’. Comparability of information prepared under USGAAP and IFRS‚ instead of convergence of the two
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