Structure of Financial Accounting True / False Questions 1. The primary function of financial accounting is to provide relevant financial information to parties external to business enterprises. True False 2. Accrual accounting attempts to measure revenues and expenses that occurred during accounting periods so they equal net operating cash flow. True False 3. The FASB is currently the public-sector organization responsible for setting accounting standards in the United
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Questions The financial statements most frequently provided include all of the following except the: statement of retained earnings An effective process of capital allocation is critical to a healthy economy‚ which: promotes productivity‚ encourages innovation‚ provides an efficient and liquid market for buying and selling securities Challenges facing financial accounting include all of the following except: financial measurements All of the following are objectives of financial reporting except
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status of adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and convergence to International Standards on Auditing. 2. Update on recent standard‐setting activity‚ including recent Auditing Standards Board‚ PCAOB‚ and Accounting and Review Services Committee pronouncements. 3. Changes to the Uniform CPA Examination. 4. Implications of XBRL. INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING STANDARDS International Financial Reporting Standards In February 2008
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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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What are some of the key differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP? The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) - the accounting standard used in more than 110 countries - has some key differences from the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). At the conceptually level‚ IFRS is considered more of a "principles based" accounting standard in contrast to U.S. GAAP which is considered more "rules based." By being more "principles based"‚ IFRS‚ arguably‚ represents and captures
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to GAAP Paper Although the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) have a lot of similar guidelines and expectations‚ they also differ in many ways. The IFRS employs more of a “principles based” accounting standards whereas GAAP utilizes more of a “rules based” approach. Even though there are differences between terminology‚ revenue recognition‚ gains and/or losses‚ and statement presentation‚ both standards do follow the same conceptual
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Draft ‘Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting – The Reporting Entity’ Introduction This report is intended to discuss the significance of the IASB’s Conceptual Framework. It will layout the basis of the Conceptual Framework and then discuss its significance and relevance with regards to previous and future accounting industry standards. Findings The IASB’s (International Accounting Standards Board) Conceptual Framework is a set of rules and standards that the accountancy industry
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REGULATORY AGENCIES Introduction Accounting standards are needed so that financial statements will fairly and consistently describe financial performance. Without standards‚ users of financial statements would need to learn the accounting rules of each company‚ and comparisons between companies would be difficult. Numerous accounting bodies govern the accounting environment and accommodate the success of a business. The four main financial governing bodies include the following:
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converging it own accounting standard‚ US GAAPs (United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) with IFRSs (International Financial Reporting Standards). This report is about the evaluation of the convergence project to form a global standardized financial statement. IFRS is a set of international accounting standards stated how particular types of transactions should be reported in financial statements. However‚ U.S GAAP is a common set of accounting principles‚ standards and procedures that companies
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method of exchanging information 5 eXtensible Markup Language • ……is a meta markup language the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) considers a universal standard for describing both structured data and the behavior of applications that process the language. 6 What Is XML? • “XML is a platform-independent‚ self-describing‚ expandable‚ standard data exchange format 7 XML is Platform Independent • • • • • Windows Unix Macintosh Mainframe Linux 8 XML is Self-Describing Self• Example:
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