...Mr. James Leisenring, who is a FASB Senior Advisor, makes a presentation about the conceptual framework on Thursday. He expressed some views in this presentation are on his own and do not necessarily represent official position of the financial accounting standard board. Official position of the FASB Board is arrived at only after extensive due process and deliberations. In class, we learned that the conceptual framework is making up with objective, qualitative characteristics, constraints; elements, recognition measurement and disclosure concepts, and financial statement elements which are provide guidance to standard setting. In our text book, the conceptual framework has been described as an “accounting constitution” because it provides the underlying foundation for US accounting standard. And more formally, it is a coherent system of interrelated objectives and fundamental that is intended to lead to consistent standard and that prescribes the nature, function, and limits of financial accounting and reporting. Mr. Leisenring comes up with some different views and concerns of some aspect of the concept framework in his presentation. For example, he talks about the definition of assets liabilities and revenue and expenses, on his view, Mr. leisenring concerns the definition of those concept are kind of vogue and uncertainty. There is no discussion of what items that are not resources or obligations should be recognized or what would be the basis for recognition. He talks about...
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...instructor's preferences for style and format prevail. You will also need to review your own citations and references since WritePoint capability in this area is limited. NOTE: WritePoint comments are computer-generated writing and grammar suggestions inviting the consideration and analysis of the writer; they are not infallible statements of right/wrong, and they should not be used as grading elements. Also, at present, WritePoint cannot detect quotations or block-quotes, so comments in those areas should be ignored. Please see the other helpful writing resources in the Tutorials and Guides section of the Center for Writing Excellence. Thank you for using WritePoint. The IASB and FASB have collaborated for the past 10 years. This collaboration was a goal toward convergence of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The convergence project began with the two organizations conducting a joint meeting in Norwalk, Connecticut, on September 18, 2002. The goal for creating the convergence project was for the “development of high-quality compatible accounting standards that can be used for both domestic and cross-border financial reporting. They also promised to use their best efforts to make their existing financial reporting standards compatible as soon as practicable and to coordinate their future work programs to maintain compatibility” (Schroeder, Clark & Cathey, p. 95). Since 2002, the two boards...
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...between FASB and IASB Carolina Camacho-Collier ACC/541 June 6, 2011 Heber W. Howard Abstract This report has been made to explain the direct relationship that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) have and how crucial the unification of these two setting standards entities are in these current days, where financial transactions are expected to perform globally. In addition, it is important to have a Master of Science in accountancy in order to prepare professionals in accounting to provide reliable information for this new environment of economic and financial transactions. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), a non-governmental entity, was created in 1973, after the wheat committee decided to abolish the Accounting Principles Board (APB) as a result of criticism against the objectivity of members. The FASB consists of seven members, which are selected for renewable periods of five year terms with well-paid full time positions. This entity receives funding from the Securities of Exchange Committee (SEC). According with Kieso, Weigandt and Warfield (2007), the purpose of FASB is “to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public, which includes issuers, auditors, and users of financial information.” The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is a private entity formed in 1973, based in London, England. The IASB is currently...
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...FASB VS. IASB - Convergence Project Shenita Baker ACC541 November 15, 2011 Delphine Wolsker FASB VS. IASB - Convergence Project The Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) is located in the United States and was formed in 1973 as a private sector to establish guidelines for financial accounting. These standards command the arrangement of financial reports by nongovernment bodies. The Financial Accounting Standard Board has only 5 members. The FASB standards are known by The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Financial Accounting Standard Board encourages participation, stakeholder’s outlook, and the attention by the Financial Accounting Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The FASB also controls the FASB Accounting Standards Codification which acts as the connection of valid standards of accounting and reporting. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is a self-sufficient group that contains 15 members located in London. The International Accounting Standard Board ha experience in auditing, preparing, and using financial reports. The IASB also help decide accounting guidelines . The IASB is part of the IFRS foundation came about in 2001. The board is funded by major accounting firms and private financial institutions. The International Accounting Standard Board and the Financial Accounting Standards Board are currently working on a joint venture known as the convergence...
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...1. Convergence Project is undertaken by the IASB and the FASB jointly aiming at removing the differences between the two sets of accounting Standards, the GAAP and the IFRS. In other words, the main purpose of the project is to make the accounting standards of both the IASB and the FASB comparable so that there will be a global used accounting standard. (Deegan 2010, p49) This project will make international financial reports more comparable and more helpful for information users. The development of Conceptual Framework is a basic requirement for the changes of accounting standards. With the international convergence of financial framework, a more developed common framework is required to provide a basis for the IASB and the FASB to develop high quality common standards, to eliminate differences between the two sets of standards and to seek to replace weaker standards with stronger standards; Therefore the development of conceptual framework project is a basic need for the conducting of convergence project. In addition, the convergence project will lead professionals to realize the change of information demand and financial system. Because of these changes, the conceptual framework, being developed two decades ago, need to be evolved. (Deegan 2010, p49) Otherwise the current conceptual framework will not be helpful to issue a common set of principle-based standards. (IASB 2005) 2. TT * Limitation to meet current financial environment. The conceptual frameworks of...
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...The Relationship between IASB and FASB Doris Edwards ACC/541 – Accounting Theory and Research Instructor - Leslie Crews, JD, MBT March 28, 2011 Financial Accounting Standards Board History The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is a private sector organization that was established in 1973. The FASB is governed by the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF). The FAF appoints the members of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC), the council is the entity that informs the FASB of pressing issues or topics to be reviewed (2003, Webster’s). The goal of the FASB is to set standards for financial accounting practices and the production of financial reports. The FASB works to ensure that financial reporting is; transparent, reliable, relevant, comparable, and consistent. It is the responsibility of the FASB to regularly review standards, to check for deficiencies within the current standards, and to also look for methods to improve reporting based on current day needs. As set by Section 108 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act any standard set by the FASB is recognized to be “generally accepted” for the purpose of the federal securities laws (Schroeder, 2011). The FASB initially issued standards through two different types of pronouncements, these are more commonly known as Statements of Financial Accounting Standards...
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...Relationship between the IASB and the FASB ACC 541 Relationship between the IASB and the FASB The United States plays an enormous influence on the accounting standards set forth throughout the world in the global economy. The United States follows the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) which has created a large number of accounting standards that are interpreted and accepted by international companies and by the International Accounting Board (IASB). The IASB plays a similar role like the FASB for the rest of the global economy. The IASB is located in London, England and is an independent, privately funded accounting standard-setter. The IASB board consists of members from nine different countries with the IASB’s sole purpose to ‘achieve convergence in accounting standards throughout the world’ (Cellucci, 2011). The IASB and FASB have been collaborating since 2002. This collaboration was derived to create a convergence of the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The convergence project started when the two organizations met during a joint meeting in Norwalk, Connecticut on September 18, 2002. The two board’s goal for the convergence project was for developing a high-quality compatible accounting standards that can be used for both domestic and cross-border financial reporting. They also promised to use their best efforts to make their existing financial reporting standards compatible as soon as practicable and to coordinate their...
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...Revenue Recognition within the IASB and FASB Revenue Recognition within the IASB and FASB Revenue is a critical number to any user of financial statements in determining an organization’s financial position and performance. Although this is the case, there are many differences between revenue recognition for U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Standards under the FASB) and IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards under IASB). Along with these differences comes need for improvement in both reporting methods. IFRS has fewer requirements for revenue recognition in comparison to U.S. GAAP, and is made up of two central revenue recognition standards: IAS 18 (revenue) and IAS 11 (construction contracts). These standards are said to be fairly difficult to apply and understand, and give little guidance on important topics for users. On the other hand, U.S. GAAP is made up of a very wide range of revenue recognition concepts and has countless requirements for specific transactions and specific industries. This makes is very difficult for users to apply these reporting standards and makes it even harder for users of these financial statements to determine the entity’s performance, as accounting for different transactions and industries can result in different numbers for economically similar situations. IFRS may not be perfect, but overall I believe it provides a simpler and more user-friendly set of accounting standards for revenue-recognition than U.S. GAAP. IASB’s...
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...In 2002 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) met and issued the Norwalk Agreement where they both agreed to develop of high quality accounting standards. Since that time the FASB and the IASB have been working on joint projects a.k.a convergence projects designed to improve both US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), eliminate differences between them, and ultimately make the standards fully compatible. In 2010, to increase efficiency the boards decided to focus on the priority projects. Two of those projects, fair value measurement and statement of other comprehensive income, are poised for release. Now, the “big three” remain—financial instruments, revenue recognition, and leases. The IASB is also working to its monster project on insurance contracts, with the FASB closely engaged in the discussion. Therefore, bellow is the list of the active joint FASB/IASB projects according to current technical plan on the fasb.org website: - Accounting for Financial Instruments (Updated November 10, 2011): • Classification and Measurement (Updated November 10, 2011); • Impairment (Updated November10, 2011); • Hedging (Updated November 10, 2011). - Revenue Recognition (Exposure Draft issued November 14, 2011); - Leases (Updated November 15, 2011); - Balance Sheet – Offsetting (Updated August 15, 2011); - Consolidation: Policy and Procedures (Exposure...
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...Running head: RELATIONSHIP OF IASB AND FASB The Relationship of the International Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting Standard Board Accounting Theory & Research 541 The History & Relationship of the International Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting Standard Board The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and independent standard-setting body of the IFRS Foundation was created after the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to develop and establish universal accounting procedures and standards for both boards. In recent years however, there has been significant shifts in the relationship between both entities given various considerations. Currently, IASB and FASB are working on a joint venture referred to as the convergence project, in hopes of eliminating a variety of differences between International Financial Reporting Standards and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. It is further my intent to provide a brief history of the relationship between the two aforementioned entities as well as briefly address the importance of the prescribed course of study within the University of Phoenix’s Master of Accountancy program for individuals who are pursing professions within the field of accounting. History In 1973, FASB was born of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) to generate and rectify practices of financial accounting and reporting for nongovernmental businesses. This change...
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...objective of this project is to provide guidance to entities on how they should measure the fair value of assets and liabilities when required by other Standards. This project will not change when fair value measurement is required by IFRSs. Discussion at the September 2005 IASB Meeting At the September 2005 meeting, the IASB added the Fair Value Measurements topic to its agenda. The aim of the project is to provide guidance to entities on how they should measure the fair value of assets and liabilities when required by other Standards. This project will not change when fair value measurement is required by IFRSs. Discussion at the November 2005 IASB Meeting The staff conducted an education session on the FASB's working draft of a final Statement on Fair Value Measurements. In addition, the staff reviewed the scope of FASB's Fair Value Measurements project as it relates to IFRSs and the issues and questions to be addressed in preparing an IASB Exposure Draft and related Invitation to Comment. No decisions were made. At a previous meeting, the Board decided to issue the FASB's final Statement on Fair Value Measurements as an IASB Exposure Draft with an Invitation to Comment. The appendices in the FASB document dealing with consequential amendments and references to US GAAP pronouncements will be replaced with proposed consequential amendments and references to IFRSs. The Board further decided that there should be limited changes to the FASB's document. Instead, the Invitation...
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...Financial Reporting and Standard Setting by the SEC, FASB, IASB, and, GASB Abstract In the accounting industry there are different organizations that have been established to design, implement, and oversee accounting standards and financial presentation processes. Such organizations include the Securities Exchange Commission, SEC, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, FASB, the International Accounting Standards Board, IASB, and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, GASB. Each of these organizations works closely with the others to attempt to provide the accounting industry with a similar, if not identical, set of accounting standards that align with those of the U.S. GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and IFRS – International Financial Reporting Standards. The strengths and weaknesses of these organizations identify their similarities and differences and enable the organizations to continue to grow with the finance and accounting industries. In the accounting industry there are several different organizations specifically designed to set, maintain, and regulate accounting standards and financial statement presentation. Among these organizations are the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB, and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, or GASB. Each organization was established...
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...The Impact of the FASB/IASB - “Financial Statement Presentation Project” The objective of project– The objective of the financial statement presentation project is to establish a global standard that will guide the organization and presentation of information in the financial statements. Nowadays, the globalization of financial markets is increasing dramatically. In order to assist investors, creditors, and other financial statement users to better understand the entity’s financial situation and to help users in their decision-making , it is necessary for the financial statements to be state on a common accounting framework. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are working on converging U.S. Generally Accepted Principles (US GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The goal of the “Financial Statement Presentation Project” is to consolidate the presentation of basic financial statements and format presented by a business entity, including the classification and display of line items and the aggregation of line items into subtotals. The following sections will outline the important changes in the new presentation for four major statements and finally arrive at a conclusion of the establishing of a new, common and high-quality standard presentation. structure of financial statement The complete set of financial statement in the project includes following statement: statement of...
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...A critical review of the trade-offs between the concepts of relevance and reliability in financial reporting Theme: Financial Accounting Classification: M41 Author: Prof D Coetsee Affiliation: Department of Accountancy, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Contact address: Department of Accountancy R-Ring 607 University of Johannesburg PO Box 524 Auckland Park Johannesburg South-Africa 2006 Telephone: +27-11-559-3047 Fax: +27-11-559-2777 E-Mail dcoetsee@uj.ac.za A critical review of the trade-offs between the concepts of relevance and reliability in financial reporting |Abstract | |In an information orientated system of financial reporting the move from historical cost to fair value | |accounting has created numerous debates surrounding the trade-offs of the concepts of relevance and | |reliability. This article contributes to the debate by critically reviewing the current developments of | |these trade-offs to determine whether current financial reporting guidelines are appropriate to deal with | |the difficulties and uncertainties of financial reporting. The article found that the proposals of the joint| |framework discussion paper goes a long way in resolving the issues around the trade-offs of relevance and | |reliability. Changing the concept of reliability to faithful representation...
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...Accounting Standards. To understand the International Convergence of Accounting Standards knowledge is needed of its meaning, the roles of the IASB and FASB, it's history, where the world is in its process, futures plans, its benefits, and what the International Convergence means for Accounting in the US. Meaning of International Convergence of Accounting Standards: The FASB believes that the goal of convergence is to establish an exclusive set of reputable, international accounting standards. Convergence allows for companies both domestic and internationally to use the same standards for financial reporting. The path needed to develop such standards involves the FASB and the IASB to facilitate their efforts to improve upon the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and the International Financial Reporting Standards and eradicate the differences between the two. Description of IASB & FASB and their roles: The International Accounting Standards Board is an independent board of members from around the world with an objective to set accounting standards. Their main responsibility is to develop and promote the use and application of the International Financial Reporting Standards. The IASB plays a very important and influential role in International Convergence. Due to their international influences around the world the IASB efforts have...
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