standards of IFRS come from the International Accounting Standards which issued by IASC. After the new standards announce‚ the uptrend of globalisation has pushed more and more countries on their ways of adopting the international accounting standards. The drive for IASB is a British initiative and London is the headquarters for the IASB. Natural expectation would be that at least the British business will support a British initiative. The adoption of international accounting standards required GAAP used
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Chapter 1 Environment and Theoretical Structure of Financial Accounting AACSB assurance of learning standards in accounting and business education require documentation of outcomes assessment. Although schools‚ departments‚ and faculty may approach assessment and its documentation differently‚ one approach is to provide specific questions on exams that become the basis for assessment. To aid faculty in this endeavor‚ we have labeled each question‚ exercise and problem in Intermediate Accounting
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coming soon. This is not guarantee that the exam will be similar except the fact that the exam will also have multiple choice questions. Question 1: An analyst evaluating financial statements for various firms is most likely to conclude that: a) U.S. GAAP ensures uniformity in accounting practices among different firms. b) Firms account for their debt obligations in the liabilities section of the income statement. c) Notes to the financials should be used to get further detail on financial statement
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Introduction & Intent of Project The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have undertaken a joint revenue recognition project that clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue that can be applied consistently across various transactions‚ industries‚ and capital markets. This project will apply to all contracts with customers except leases‚ financial instruments and insurance contracts. The joint project will attempt to remove
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Hoang Thi Thanh Ha - 13200154 Case 14-3 Coconut Telegraph 1. Is Coconut’s February 1‚ 2012‚ arrangement with Buffett within the scope of ASC 985-605? ASC 985 -605 Software — Revenue Recognition “provides guidance on when revenue should be recognized and in what amounts for licensing‚ selling‚ leasing‚ or otherwise marketing computer software.” It defines “ Software arrangements range from those that provide a license for a single software product to those that‚ in addition to the delivery of
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ACCA P2 (International) Course Overview GROUP ACCOUNTING – BASIC GROUPS Statement of financial position – standard workings Group structure Retained earnings Net assets Noncontrollin g interests Goodwill Statement of comprehensive income – standard workings Group structure Retained earnings b/fwd Net assets at aq’n Noncontrolling interests Goodwill Consol’n schedule Accounting for associates Group structure Share of retained earnings at each SOFP date
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DICOM VS Captiva Case Study 1. What are the key business success factors and risks for DICOM and Captiva? DICOM is a Swiss company that has sales in Europe‚ Asia‚ and the United States. They provide services ranging from structured‚ semi-structured‚ and unstructured information capture products. DICOM also sells hardware‚ primarily scanners‚ through its group sales force. DICOM has differentiated their product offering for the different regions that it operates. And the products that are provided
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS(IFRS) are designed as a common global language for business affairs so that company accounts are understandable and comparable across international boundaries. They are a consequence of growing international shareholding and trade and are particularly important for companies that have dealings in several countries. They are progressively replacing the many different national accounting standards. The rules to be followed by accountants to maintain books
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Course Outline ACCO 310/1 Financial Reporting I Summer 2013 Session 2 General Information Course Number: ACCO 310 3 credits | | | | | | |Section |Professor Robert B. Campbell | | |
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brought into action from July 1998. This adopted both concepts‚ and it “required fair presentation and disclosure of compliance with IAS and a limited true and fair view override if compliance is misleading” . Fair presentation comes from the word GAAP (Generally accepted accounting principles) and first appeared in 1939. “Fair presentation requires the faithful representation of the effects of transactions‚ other events‚ in accordance with the definitions and recognition criteria for assets‚ liabilities
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