shifted towards a uniform accounting standards or the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The main motive behind this movement is to come up with a global language for accounting which will be comparable and understandable beyond the borders of a nation. As of today about 120 countries require IFRS for domestically listed companies‚ although only about 90 countries have fully conformed to IFRS . While some argue that it is necessary to have a system of accounting that is clear and transparent
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Accounting Standards and Their Importance AS-1: DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES The following is the text of the Accounting Standard (AS) 1 issued by the Accounting Standards Board‚ the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on ’Disclosure of Accounting Policies’. The Standard deals with the disclosure of significant accounting policies followed in preparing and presenting financial statements. AS-2: VALUATION OF INVENTORIES A primary issue in accounting for inventories is the determination
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Harmonisation of accounting standards International accounting harmonisation can be defined as "the process of bringing international Accounting Standards into some sort of agreement so that the financial statements from different countries are prepared according to a common set of principles of measurement and disclosure". Harmonisation means that deviating rules‚ which do not exclude themselves‚ can continue to exist next to each other. That means harmonisation does not focus on the elimination
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A REPORT ON APPLICATION OF BANGLADESH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IN BUSINESS [pic] DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA REPORT ON APPLICATION OF BANGLADESH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IN BUSINESS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING –I F-103 Submitted To Dr. H. M. Mosarof Hossain Associate Professor Department of Finance Faculty of Business Administration University of Dhaka Submitted By Members of Group-3 Section-B 14th Batch Department of Finance |Names
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[pic] ATPB 313 / ACTB 423 Accounting Theory & Practice TOPIC 5: ACCOUNTING STANDARD SETTING Chapter 7 SHD Learning Outcomes At the At the end of this lecture‚ students should be able to explain: ✓ The three theories proposed to understand the process of regulation – public interest‚ regulatory capture and private-interest theory ✓ a comparison of the free market and regulatory approaches to standard setting ✓ International standard setting ✓ Standard setting in Malaysia Introduction
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(GFC) and the impact it has had on International Accounting Standards in regards to implementation and use of their accounting regulations. It also examines The Fair Value Measurement in accordance to the effect it has on the GFC and how the interpretation of fair value is the problem not the method itself. The Positive Accounting Theory (PAT) is also discussed and analysed in terms of it being the dominant theory to justify accounting regulations and standards (Anonymous. 2008a). Introduction
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‘Uniform Accounting Standards Produce Uniform Financial Reporting’ Inro Why is the question important? In an increasingly interconnected world‚ the operations of international corporations are transnational. In addition‚ more and more investing takes place on a global level. Historically‚ different countries have developed their own national accounting standards. Before the introduction of the IFRS‚ the accounting principles of neighbouring countries were similar in many respects but used different
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Benefits of Accounting Accounting II has proven to be a successful course to take‚ especially when entering into the business field. Accounting has many key concepts in which I feel that I have benefited from. Although at times I found myself struggling‚ I pushed through and persevered. The key concepts that I feel that will help me as I enter the business field is the ability to understand how accounts receivables and payroll affect a business. I think the hardest concepts for me in this
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• Case 1-3 Politicalization of Accounting Standards Some accountants have said that politicalization in the development and acceptance of generally accepted accounting principles (i.e.‚ standard setting) is taking place. Some use the term politicalization in a narrow sense to mean the infl uence by governmental agencies‚ particularly the SEC‚ on the development of generally accepted accounting principles. Others use it more broadly to mean the compromising that takes place in bodies responsible
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The Impact of the Islamic Religion on the Harmonisation of International Accounting Standards Justin Lingard – S200990 October 2010 Table of Contents Introduction 4 User requirements of financial reports 5 IFRS Compliance Issues with Shari ‘a law 6 Riba 6 Gharar 7 Zakat 7 Conclusion 8 References 10 Introduction Islam is the world’s second largest religion with over 1.65 billion followers‚ which constitutes 24% of the world’s population (Kettani‚ 2010). Islam is a religion
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