ifrs International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are a set of accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) that is becoming the global standard for the preparation of public company financial statements. The goal of IFRS is to provide a global framework for how public companies prepare and disclose their financial statements. IFRS provides general guidance for the preparation of financial statements‚ rather than setting rules for industry-specific
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Porter Gervais Professor Duron 10/21/13 IFRS Rough Draft Ch.20 IFRS vs. GAAP When accounting for pensions and post-retirement benefits‚ IFRS and GAAP have similarities as well as differences. There are two pension plans that are frequently used in accounting for pensions. These two plans are known as‚ defined contribution plan and defined benefit plan. Both GAAP and IFRS separate their pension plans‚ but their accounting for defined benefit plans differ. Another major difference occurs
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Revenue-Recognition Problems in the Communications Equipment Industry 1) In late 2000‚ Lucent announced that revenues would be adjusted downwards by $679m as a result of revenue recognition problems. Yet the firm’s market capitalization plummeted by $24.7bn. Why do you think the market reacted so negatively to Lucent’s announcements of the problems? The large drop in market capitalization is probably due to several factors. Historically‚ Lucent had successfully met analysts’ projections for
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In the case “Big GAAP/Little GAAP”‚ we can see that some information is better provided in the notes. For example‚ the bank may not be aware that Forthwright Co. is in a strained financial position now because the financial statements do not show. The accounting profession has adopted a full disclosure principle that calls for financial reporting of any financial facts that are significant enough to influence the judgment of a reader. In this situation‚ several issues are left out of the reports
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Lecture on IFRS 9 and 13 02/11/2011 – Wednesday IFRS 13 Reasons for Issuing IFRS 13: * To reduce complexity and improve consistency in application when measuring fair value. Previously‚ there was limited and sometimes conflicting guidance on how to measure fair value. * To enhance disclosures for fair value. IFRS 13 was issued as part of the response to global financial crisis. * Also it is part of the convergence project to reduce differences between IFRS and US GAAP. Introduction:
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Dick’s Sporting Goods IFRS Conversion Introduction Dick’s Sporting Goods is a sporting goods retailer headquartered in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. Dick’s has 451 stores nationwide and 81 Golf Galaxy stores. Dick’s Sporting Goods was founded by Richard Stack in the early 1960s. This paper is focused on the notes of the consolidated financial statements which are changed from U.S. GAAP to the IFRS standards. Financial Statement Presentation First‚ on the 2011 Annual Report of Dick’s Sporting
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Canadian GAAP - IFRS Comparison Series Issue # 11 – Business Combinations Both IFRS and Canadian GAAP are principle based frameworks‚ and from a conceptual standpoint‚ many of the general principles are the same. However‚ the application of those general principles in IFRS can be significantly different from Canadian GAAP. Therefore‚ to understand the magnitude of the differences between IFRS and Canadian GAAP‚ it is essential to look beyond the general principles and look at the detailed guidance
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Part I. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) The common set of accounting principles‚ standards and procedures that companies use to compile their financial statements are called Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. GAAP are a combination of authoritative standards (set by policy boards) and simply the commonly accepted ways of recording and reporting accounting information. “Published accounts have to follow the GAAP for the particular country. Some global companies that
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Date: November 2nd 2011 Subject: Japanese accounting practices JAPANSE GAAP Japan in the year 2010 had a GDP of 4.31 trillion dollars making them the 4th largest in the world 1. With this being said it is important that other countries doing business in the nation have a strong knowledge of their accounting practices. Japanese accounting practices have been going through some major changes over the past 10 years. In 2001 Financial Accounting Standards Foundation (FASF) was formed as well
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financial prepared by organization’s are as follows: 1. “Statement of financial position (or balance sheet)‚” (Finkler et al.‚ 2007‚ p. 96). The balance sheet follows the basic paradigm of an organization’s assets equaling the organization’s expenses plus the owner’s equity in the organization‚ (Finkler et al.‚ 2007). On paper the equation is: “Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s equity’‚ (Finkler et al.‚ 2007‚ p. 96). Assets are defined as items owned by an organization. This includes more than
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