Ifrs

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
An AICPA Backgrounder

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Get Ready for IFRS ........................................................................................ 2 Worldwide Momentum ................................................................................. 2 SEC Leadership in International Effort .......................................................... 3 The SEC Work Plan........................................................................................ 4 FASB and IASB Convergence Efforts............................................................. 5 AICPA Participation ....................................................................................... 7 Two Sides of the Story ................................................................................... 7 Differences Remain Between U.S. GAAP and IFRS ....................................... 8 What CPAs Need To Know ............................................................................ 8 Appendix ..................................................................................................... 10 Organizations Involved ................................................................................ 12

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Get Ready for IFRS
The growing acceptance of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as a basis for U.S. financial reporting represents a fundamental change for the U.S. accounting profession. The number of countries that require or allow the use of IFRS for the preparation of financial statements by publicly held companies has continued to increase. In the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking steps to determine whether to incorporate IFRS into the financial reporting system for U.S. issuers and, if so, when and how.

that could be used by developing and smaller nations unable to establish their own accounting standards. But as the business world became more global, regulators,... [continues]

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