By Michael Cohn on August 31, 2015 After the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published a draft proposing changes in Revenue Recognition Standard on July 30, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has also issued a similar proposed accounting standards update to clarify how to determine whether an entity involved in contract is a principal or an agent under the new revenue recognition
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Extra Credit Assignment In the news recently, there has been a lot of discussion between the Financial Accounting Standards Board(FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board(IASB) on finding an agreement to bring together US GAAP and IFRS on the topic of lease accounting. As we learned in class, one of the main differences between US GAAP and IFRS is the recognition of the expense pertaining to the lease. This is still one of the major sticking points in the discussions because it can
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Convergence of Accounting Standards | ACC 304 | | Nicole McKinney | 2/27/2013 | The word convergence refers to the process of eliminating differences in accounting standards among countries. The phrase international convergence of accounting standards refers to both a goal and the path taken to reach it. Convergence is driven by several factors, including the belief that having a single set of accounting requirements would increase the comparability of different entities' accounting numbers
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Integration of IFRS | | Christopher Anglin | 5/3/2015 | | Will the U.S. Officially Adopt IFRS? Initially, as a student relatively new to the study of international accounting standards and regulations, I assumed that the United States would be leading the efforts of an internationally accepted accounting standard, and I was both correct and incorrect in that assumption. The fact that the U.S. has the economic influence that it has, and its ties around the world, my assumption that
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Framework Is An Impossible Possibility Accounting Essay Accounting is playing an important role in nowadays society. It provides financial information to the user to make business decision. However, accountants have to follow accounting standards when they are providing the information. We may question what the principle of those standards is. Financial accounting theory was created as the principle in making standards, and conceptual framework for accounting built up. This essay is going to talk
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No. 2014-15 August 2014 Presentation of Financial Statements— Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40) Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern An Amendment of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification® The FASB Accounting Standards Codification® is the source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. An Accounting Standards Update is not authoritative; rather
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(M2M) accounting principles. This paper will be presented in four sections. The first section defines and explains the term of M2M. The second section discusses the way M2M was used in the business environment before and after the Enron collapse. The third section focuses on the views of the current business environment on using M2M, both for and against its use. In the fourth and final section, the author gives their opinion on the practice of M2M, and if it is still a viable accounting principle
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The Marketing of Accounting Standards The article “The Marketing of Accounting Standards” by Charles T. Horngren speaks of the decentralization of the Accounting Principles Board. He describes the institutional structure of the APB, speaks of the decentralization management, and the problems facing FASB. The institutional structure of the APB is decentralized, as previously mentioned, which leads to an “informal” organizational relationship. Horngren believes the APB folded because of institutional
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Principles Based Accounting Standards in the United States Elsie M. Powell Liberty University Online ACCT 301-D01 December 7, 2014 Rules vs. Principles Based Accounting Standards The United States of America is under a great decisional debate, should the United States adopt a more principles-based accounting standard or stay with the more rules-based standard that is currently used. The two standards offer differing views on how a company should approach their accounting needs. The United
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Combinations (Topic 805) Pushdown Accounting a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force An Amendment of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification® The FASB Accounting Standards Codification® is the source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. An Accounting Standards Update is not authoritative; rather, it is a document that communicates how the Accounting Standards Codification is being amended
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