It will show that the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ where as the International Accounting Standards (IAS) are set by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This report will also state the similarities and differences between these standards. In addition‚ the following report will use relevant examples to evaluate current accounting problems and issues in the USA related to international convergence
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developing a set of international accounting standards to increase the comparability of financial reporting globally. These standards are known as the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Although US GAAP and IFRS are comparable in some aspects‚ there are also some contrasting aspects. Under IFRS‚ the International Accounting Standard 2 (IAS 2) governs the accounting treatment for inventories. IAS 2 “provides guidance on the determination of the cost and subsequent recognition of expense
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report will explain the current effects of IFRS on the pension reporting for Coca Cola and PepsiCo at 2009 year-end‚ the funding levels and capital gains experienced by Coca Cola and PepsiCo in their respective pension funds. Also‚ I will evaluate which of the two companies had a more secure pension fund and how the status of the pension fund effect’s the level of risk that must be reported in the annual report. International Reporting Standards (IFRS) are standards that are aimed as a global language
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IFRS for U.S. Timber Industry INTRODUCTION This memorandum will address issues raised by the transformation from U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the timber industry. I will cover the following topics: different accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP and IFRS‚ the influence on investment decisions‚ Plum Creek’s reason for the opposition against transformation‚ and conclude with my preferred accounting treatment under
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1. Business United Small Business Telecom (USB Telecom) is a telecom company that offers mobile services to medium businesses. This company develops products to help small business owners in their day to day activities; the applications will enable them to do their business efficiently with speed‚ and reliability. Mobile consumers have grown enormously and most of the business is done via mobile and its going to expand heavily in future. USBT customers will be able to report any service outage issues
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differences between inventory accounting between IFRS and US GAAP. Facts: Tarheel Farm‚ Inc. (TFI) is a corporation involved in agricultural production and has a June 30 financial year-end. It is not publicly traded‚ but is required to prepare annual financial statements for its bank. Historically‚ the bank has required that these statements comply with US GAAP rules. Recently‚ TFI was purchased by OSI China‚ a Chinese corporation that uses IFRS to prepare its financial statements. TFI typically
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IFRS Illustrative financial statements October 2012 kpmg.com/ifrs 1 Contents What’s new 2 About this publication 3 Independent auditors’ report on consolidated financial statements 5 Consolidated financial statements 7 Consolidated statement of financial position 9 Consolidated statement of comprehensive income – single-statement approach 13 Consolidated statement of changes in equity 17 Consolidated statement of cash flows 21 Notes to
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seen the accounting policy making suggesting a complete overhaul in the way financial statements are reported and a convergence between the US’s generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This has been through various meetings between the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ two boards which determine these accounting standards. This paper therefore evaluates the history
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FIRST-TIME ADOPTION OF IFRS Question 1: What is Fiat’s key accounting policies? Which of Fiat’s key accounting policies are affected by the adoption of IFRS? a. Fiat’s key accounting policies: The Fiat Group has a tendency of engaging in financing accountings mechanism‚ selling a significant part of its finance‚ trade and tax receivables through either securitization programs or factoring transactions b. Fiat’s key accounting policies are affected by the adoption of IFRS: Three accounting changes
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2011 1 MFRS 11 This Standard contains material in which the IFRS Foundation holds copyright and which has been reproduced in this Standard with the permission of the IFRS Foundation. Copyright in the International Financial Reporting Standards (including International Accounting Standards and SIC and IFRIC Interpretations)‚ International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) Exposure Drafts‚ and other IASB publications belong to the IFRS Foundation. All rights are reserved. No part of this publication
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