of how to reflect changes in accounting methods and error corrections in financial statements. A change in accounting principle results when an entity adopts a generally accepted accounting principle different from the one it used previously (Hall 2007). A presumption exists that an accounting principle once adopted shall not be changed in accounting for events and transactions of a similar type (Financial Accounting Standards Board). It is preferred that consistent use of the same accounting principle
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Basic Financial and Accounting Systems for MFIs 1 Accounting is one of the key cornerstones of good information systems in microfinance institutions. A good accounting system produces accurate‚ relevant and timely reports that enable meaningful analysis and monitoring of operations. Accounting practice and reporting standards vary slightly from country to country‚ although there is The Toolkit includes: a growing trend towards common accounting What is Accounting? standards articulated in International
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The Financial 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
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communication of financial information about economic entities. Accounting‚ which has been called the "language of business"‚ measures the results of an organization’s economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of users including investors‚ creditors‚ management‚ and regulators. Practitioners of accounting are known as accountants. The terms accounting and financial reporting are often used as synonyms. Accounting can be divided into several fields including financial accounting‚
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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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The need for and an understanding of a conceptual framework This topic forms most of Section A (and has an influence on Section B) of the syllabus for Paper F7‚ Financial Reporting. A conceptual framework is important to the understanding of the many principles and concepts that underpin International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and is an often-neglected part of candidates’ studies. Questions from these areas regularly appear in Paper F7 exams – usually as Question 4 – and I often comment
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Juárez #20 Col. Centro‚ Cuauhtémoc‚ México‚ D.F.‚ 06010 Mexico By e-mail: pespinosa@sre.gob.mx GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE G-20 LEADERS’ SUMMIT – JUNE 18-19‚ 2012 Dear Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano: The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) is pleased to present the following recommendations for consideration at the G-20 Leaders’ Summit on June 18-19‚ 2012 in Los Cabos‚ Mexico. These recommendations focus on actions aimed at promoting global sustainability
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What factors do you consider to be primarily responsible for the Japanese accounting system being significantly different from other national systems and what influences do you consider the Japanese system will have on international accounting in the future? INTRODUCTION Japan as an accounting jurisdiction is characterized by the dominance of the state (Haller and Raffournier‚ 2003). The accounting rules have been set out in the past fifty years as statute law with an implicit objective that
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INTRODUCTION The movement toward global acceptance of IFRS has generated considerable attention and debate.Proponents maintain that requiring U.S. firms to report under IFRS will enhance the comparability of financial reports across countries and will bring greater efficiency to firms reporting across multiple jurisdictions (Covrig et al.‚ 2007; Kim et al.‚ 2007; Turley‚ 2007; Barth et al.‚ 2008). Furthermore‚ some proponents also maintain that since IFRS relies on a principles-based system‚ it is
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Comparison of reporting discrepancies between IFRS and GAAP Kaci Amon‚ Poonam Aujla‚ Daniel Aurora‚ Yuanyan Fang‚ Mark Gonzalez Accounting 306 C1 Professor Xuhong Luo August 12‚ 2012 Executive Summary The generally accepted accounting principal (GAAP) and international financial reporting standard (IFRS) are standards governing how economic events are reported. In the United States‚ the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relies on the FASB‚ the accounting standard-setting body of
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