bonds are recorded separately and amortized over the contractual life of the debt. For GAAP compliance these costs are debited to an asset account, called the debt issue costs account. IFRS on the other hand, include the costs with issuing the debt by decreasing the cash account, and decreasing the bonds payable by the costs incurred, effectively reducing the amount borrowed (IAS 39). It can be argued that IFRS in principle provides a greater level of understandability by maintaining a level of simplicity
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Highlights of IFRS Research By CYNTHIA BOLT-LEE, CPA and L. MURPHY SMITH, CPA, DBA NOVEMBER 2009 Conversion from U.S. GAAP to IFRS is a heavily discussed topic in the corporate world. Expected benefits of adoption include reporting consistency, enhanced global competition and improved financial reporting transparency. While many countries worldwide have already adopted IFRS, many other countries are closely examining its effects before adoption, not only from an economic perspective but
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Running Head: GLOBAL FINANCIAL REPORTING: Global Financial Reporting: Why Move Toward Global Financial Reporting Connie Cerruto Student ID 3247960261 Accounting Capstone: Senior Seminar in Accounting ACC 499 005016 Winter Semester 2008 Submitted to Professor Tee Thein March 16, 2008 Dedication and Acknowledgement I would like to take this time to thank my husband, George, for all his support over this last ten weeks. For graciously doing
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Comparison between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards May 2013 © 2013 Grant Thornton LLP All rights reserved U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd Comparison between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards 2 Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 6 International standards and the IASB .........
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Framework I. IFRS 8 II. Accounting Changes 19 III. Financial Reporting 20 IV. Bonds & Debt Restructure 38 V. Consolidations 47 VI. Deferred Taxes 50 VII. Derivatives, Hedging, & Translation 52 VIII. Fixed Assets 56 IX. Governmental Accounting 62 X. Personal Financial Statements, Segments, & Interim Reporting 73 XI. Partnership Accounting 76 XII. Inventory 79 XIII. Investments 85 XIV. Leases 87 XV. Current Assets & Liabilities 91 XVI. Not-For-Profit Accounting 93 XVII. Pensions 99 XVIII
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A. Framework I. IFRS 8 II. Accounting Changes 19 III. Financial Reporting 20 IV. Bonds & Debt Restructure 39 V. Consolidations 48 VI. Deferred Taxes 51 VII. Derivatives, Hedging, & Translation 53 VIII. Fixed Assets 57 IX. Governmental Accounting 63 X. Personal Financial Statements, Segments, & Interim Reporting 74 XI. Partnership Accounting 77 XII. Inventory 80 XIII. Investments 86 XIV. Leases 88 XV. Current Assets & Liabilities 92 XVI. Not-For-Profit Accounting 94 XVII. Pensions 100 XVIII. Statement
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Assets R31: Income Taxes R32: Long-Term Liabilities and Leases U.S. GAAP SS9 SS8 Generally Accepted Accounting Principle The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) The International Accounting Standards (IAS) The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) SS10 Recognition R33: Financial Reporting Quality R34: Financial Statement Analysis: Applications Measurement IFRS Disclosure Financial analysis 3-375 4-375 Framework Financial
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should happen when trying to eliminate two segments. Once a company acquires another business the operations, policies, and practices will have to change. When looking at pensions they are special in the category of liabilities. This expense for periodic costs isn’t tied to changes in the balance sheet. When a pension plan is established a company must make estimates of future obligations, and it must reflect in the financials as long term liabilities. There are some obstacles that the company
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US GAAP versus IFRS The basics December 2011 !@# Table of contents Introduction .....................................................................2 Financial statement presentation......................................4 Interim financial reporting ................................................6 Consolidation, joint venture accounting and equity method investees .............................................................7 Business combinations ...................................
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