Chapter 1 Environment and Theoretical Structure of Financial Accounting AACSB assurance of learning standards in accounting and business education require documentation of outcomes assessment. Although schools, departments, and faculty may approach assessment and its documentation differently, one approach is to provide specific questions on exams that become the basis for assessment. To aid faculty in this endeavor, we have labeled each question, exercise and problem in Intermediate Accounting
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expressed support for the development of one set of globally accepted accounting standards. Since the formation of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in 2001, SEC leaders have repeatedly indicated that the logical choice for globally accepted standards is the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the IASB. However, in line with other large economies, such as Japan, India and China, as of June 2012 the US had not adopted IFRS.1 This paper explores when and how,
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Unlike GAAP, IFRSs standards are based on principle rather than on strict rules. IFRS requires some assets and liabilities to be measured at fair value in certain circumstances, the concept of fair value measurements in integral to the IASB’s conceptual framework (Tran, 2012). Component Depreciation Component depreciation is a method in which the parts or sections of property or individual depreciated at different rates. Component depreciation should be use by a business when it has items that will
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CHAPTER 5 COMPARATIVE ACCOUNTING Chapter Outline China I. There are some unique features in the accounting profession in China. They include the following: A. Until the 1980s, those who carried out accounting work were not held in high regard in society, and this has had an adverse effect on the development of the accounting profession in China. B. Accounting and auditing in China have taken different paths in their development processes. Auditing firms audited mainly
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teSeeking an effective way to report intellectual capital Summary In today’s knowledge economy, intellectual capital has been playing an increasingly significant role in creating corporate sustainable competitive advantages and becomes instrumental in determining the enterprise value. Though measuring the value of intellectual capital is difficult, with the emerging of intellectual capital valuation models, a number of leading companies have decided to make additional intellectual capital disclosure
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proposed changes to Going Concern issues The Benefits and Costs of a Going Concern Amendment 1 Providing preparer guidance 2 Making management responsible 3 Addressing investor concerns Provisions in light of the FASB’s Conceptual Framework 1 Understandability 2 Decision usefulness 3 Relevance 4 Comparability Response to Going Concern Exposure Draft 1 Proposed changes or corrections to the current exposure draft References Going
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except the (Points: 4) EU (European Union) SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) IASB (International; Accounting Standards Board) 2. The purposes of the joint long-term project of the FASB and IASB to converge revenue recognition principles include all of the following except (Points: 4) eliminate inconsistencies in conceptual guidance on revenues replace principle-based accounting with rule-based accounting for revenues establish a single comprehensive
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP Kelly J. Feuerhak ACC 291 October 20, 2014 Gary Foote Comparing IFRS to GAAP When dealing with the accounting world, one needs to take a look at not only GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) but also needs to learn the IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards). There are a number of differences between these two systems. For the purposes of this report, we will cover the difference associated with fair value measurements, depreciation, plant assets
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cases, companies report assets in reverse order of liquidity. GAAP specifically requires that all accounts be ordered based on degree of liquidity. Cash is usually reported first and non-current assets will be last. Do the IFRS and GAAP conceptual frameworks differ in terms of the objective of financial reporting? Explain. No. Both maintain similar viewpoints. Both agree that financial reporting data should be relevant and faithfully represented. Information that is relevant and faithfully
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Accounting software packages have become common place for many organizations in recording business transactions, preparing financial statements and analyzing operations. Accounting software has freed accountants from the manual recording and presentation of financial data. By using accounting software, financial transactions would be recorded more quickly and accurately at a relatively low cost. Moreover, accounting software packages increased overall operational effectiveness
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