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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Accounting Standards Boards “The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) are currently working on a joint venture referred to as the convergence project” (University of Phoenix‚ 2013‚ p. 1). As a result‚ both Boards have agreed to meet a deadline of June 2011 for the convergence of the accounting guidelines to be complete. Understanding their history and their relationship can help students in the MSA program to get ready for the working
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the Accounting Standards Review Board (ASRB) ceases to exist in New Zealand. 1. What is the ASRB to be replaced with‚ and what will be the statutory authority of this new organisation? The current authoritative accounting board is Accounting Standard Reporting Board (ASRB). This board reviews and approves financial reporting standards and their amendments‚ give directions as to authoritative support of accounting policies and encourage development of financial reporting standards. This board
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November 3‚ 2013 Accounting 305 FASB Codification 1. The relevant FASB codification standards are as follows… 1. 350 Intangibles – Goodwill & Other 1.2 20 Goodwill 1.3 35 Subsequent Measurement 1.3.1 Overall Accounting for Goodwill (35.1-3) 1.3.2 Recognition & Measurement of Impairment Loss & Step 1 of the Qualitative Assessment (35.3A-15) 1.3.4 Determine the Fair Value of a Reporting Unit (35.22-23) 1.3.5 Reporting Unit (35.33-38) 2. 280 Segment Reporting 2.1 10 Overall
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To: FASB / IASB From: Billy Leigh Re: Proposed Changes to Financial Statement Presentation Dear Members of IASB / FASB‚ As I understand it‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are proposing a joint venture to change the presentation of financial statements. I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes. It is in my humble opinion that the current requirements for financial statement presentation
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Accounting Standards The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are working on a joint venture known as the convergence project. With more business’s doing business globally financial reporting is an issue among the differing countries. Some countries report their financial differently‚ while the United States uses Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) the convergence project aims at making a uniform set of international accounting
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Decision-Making Common Core paper EDL 535 December 4‚ 2013 ‚ Ed.D. Decision-Making Common Core Paper Preparing students to be college bound as well as become model citizens are some of the goals Sunshine elementary has for its students. In an effort to achieve these goals there are times in which changes are necessary. Sunshine has decided to implement Common Core Standards beginning the new school year. To discuss the implementation‚ there is a mandatory staff meeting on Wednesday‚
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Unit 2 Case Study Access the FASB Codification and prepare responses to the following questions‚ providing Codification references as support for your answers. 1. Access the glossary and give the definition for: a. Firm Fixed-Price Contract This is a contract of the price which allows it not be subject to adjustment as a result of the performance provided as outlined in the contract. What was outlined in the contract is what will be the cost. There cannot be any hidden fees added once the
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The FASB should consider economic consequences in the standard setting process; “The Board cannot cease to be concerned about the cost-effectiveness of its standards. To do so would be a dereliction of its duty and a disservice to its constituents”. (SFAC No.2 P. 144) FASB member Victor H. Brown identified the economic costs to consider: “The costs of introducing a new standard‚ of course‚ include the out of pocket costs of converting to the new standard‚ the costs of processing and reporting the
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1. You use a perpetual inventory system and value the inventory using FIFO. Prior to making adjusting year-end entries you valued the inventory at the lower-of-cost or-market. Justify why you valued the inventory at lower-of-cost or-market. FASB ASC CITATION: Adjustments to Lower of Cost or Market 330-10-35-1 A departure from the cost basis of pricing the inventory is required when the utility of the goods is no longer as great as their cost. Where there is evidence that the utility of goods‚
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