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Standards Board (FASB) in United States .Standards for accounting leases have been effective since 1977 (Accounting Standard Board‚ 2004). The primary standard for lease accounting is Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13 (FAS 13). According to FASB (1976)‚ a lease is an agreement conveying the right to use property‚ plant‚ and equipment (PPE) usually for a stated period of time. Examples of assets that can be leased include land‚ buildings‚ and plant & equipment. FASB classified
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ROLE OF ‘IASB’ IASB replaced the old regime of International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) in standard setting. The IASC was issuing International Accounting Standards (IAS). So far there were forty one IAS which had been issue before IASB replaced IASC in 2001. As one of the major weaknesses of IASC was that the standards it was issuing contained many objectives thereby defeating the purpose of consistency in recognition‚ measurement and presentation of transactions. IASB intends to limit
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Accounting Standards among countries. Purpose: Our purpose is to answer the question: What is the international harmonisation process of Accounting Standards‚ what is its status quo and how important is the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) in it? Realisation: In order to fulfil this purpose‚ we have chosen a descriptive approach‚ which is based on secondary data from textbooks‚ articles and homepages. Result: The international harmonisation of Accounting Standards is a process‚ which
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S.GAAP to IFRS In today’s business‚ markets are demanding increasing conformity. Many countries have converted to and implemented the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)’s accounting standards. The United States‚ however‚ still maintains its own Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Both IASB and FASB have created International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S.GAAP) respectively. These accounting standards are rules of
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Introduction The United States is currently going through a big decision. It is deciding on whether to fully adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ or to stay with the current U.S Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Since this is such a major decision‚ now would be an opportune time to take a look at what the pros and cons would be of switching to this new way of financial reporting‚ and in doing so‚ show why I believe the costs (both financial and otherwise) are
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Financial Accounting Standard Boards ( FASB) and International Accounting Standard Board ( IASB) are both working on financial instruments that include classification and measurement of the financial instrument and impairment of financial assets. However‚ the boards did not converge and set down different paths. The IASB issued IFRS 9 a financial instrument in July 2014‚ IFRS now introduces a new model for classification for measurement and impairment. The FASB is still deliberating‚ (pwc.com). Fair
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Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has been working for ten years to bridge the gap between the United States’ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). As part of this movement‚ Russell Golden‚ the chairman of the FASB‚ indicated that he would like to focus on making corporate disclosures more consistent. By doing so‚ it would be easier for investors to compare companies from different sectors. The FASB is “working on a framework to
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used. These standards are decided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and are called generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is a set of international accounting standards stating how particular types of transactions and other events should be reported in financial statements. IFRS are issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The goal with IFRS is to make international comparisons as easy as possible
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discounts‚ the allowance method to account for bad debt and factoring are basically the same between IFRS and GAAP. However‚ the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) and IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) are taking steps by working to implement fair value measurement‚ the amount they currently could be sold for‚ for financial instruments. “The FASB and IASB are facing opposition from various factors thus have adopted a piecemeal approach. Step one is to disclose the fair value information
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