Standards Board and how it will affect U.S. GAAP Patrick C. Finney American Public University System Back in 2002, the United States reached an agreement with the International Accounting Standards Board or IASB addressing the need to develop a common worldwide standard for financial reporting under the Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards or IFRS. This meeting resulted in what is known as the,
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Accounting Irregularity Analysis and Presentation Bolanle /Gbadebo Intermediate Accounting 1 (ACCT 310 – V1FF) Ann Remely 10/10/2014 Company Profile Enirogroup is a well-known internet search company in the media industry, the company branches are located in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Poland. The digital media (excluding directory assistance services) carry’s 80 percent of the company’s revenue in 2013. The company is into local search and Eniro’s notable brands, products and services
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C H A P T E R 2 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, you should be able to: •1 •2 •3 •4 Describe the usefulness of a conceptual framework. Describe efforts to construct a conceptual framework. Understand the objective of financial reporting. Identify the qualitative characteristics of accounting information. Define the basic elements of financial statements. •6 •7 Describe the basic assumptions of accounting. Explain the
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IFRS and GAAP Convergence Mercy Hudson Strayer University I have read and understand Strayer University’s Academic Integrity Policy. I promise to conduct myself with integrity in the submission of all academic work to the University and will not give or receive unauthorized assistance for the completion of assignments, research papers, examinations or other work. I understand that violations of the Academic Integrity Policy will lead to disciplinary action
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How did Financial Reporting Contribute to the Financial Crisis? Mary E. Barth & Wayne R. Landsman a a b Graduate School of Business , Stanford University , Stanford, CA, USA b Kenan–Flagler Business School , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, NC, USA Published online: 07 Jul 2010. To cite this article: Mary E. Barth & Wayne R. Landsman (2010) How did Financial Reporting Contribute to the Financial Crisis?, European Accounting Review, 19:3, 399-423, DOI: 10.1080/09638180
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universal accounting set of laws that will make analyzing each other’s industry easier and more reliable. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are a set of accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Most certainly in a near future the world will be using one set of accounting rules. The eventual implementation of IFRS by all countries is expected to be market driven. Recently an associate of the S.E.C., Kathleen L. Casey, said in a speech that
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Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg Fakultät Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften Lehrstuhl für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Internationale Rechnungslegung und Wirtschaftsprüfung Prof. Dr. Brigitte Eierle Seminar Internationale Rechnungslegung und Wirtschaftsprüfung IFRS 13 – Kritische Würdigung |Name, Vorname : |Reimers, René | | |Matrikel-Nr: |1677578
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Accounting Standards Update (ASU) provides a converged meaning of "fair value," defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date" (FASB and IASB issue common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements, 2011). Although the GAAP and IFRS are working toward a common meaning for this term, no agreement has been made to date. Component depreciation Although the GAAP and IFRS work
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Introduction In recent decades, the global economy has undergone a rapid transformation, from an economy driven by “traditional hard assets- plants, warehouses and the like”, to an economy driven by patents, software, intellectual property, and brands. These items fall into a category that has become hugely important in the world of financial reporting, “intangible assets”. Increasingly, the value of a firm is derived not from its tangible assets such as stock, property, plant and equipment but
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as GAAP. IFRS The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) was developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Currently, there are 115 countries using the IFRS. GAAP The United States uses the General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), which was created by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and officially recognized by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). SOX Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) created the internal control
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