Financial Statements IFRS vs. GAAP Kathrine D. Nepon Strayer University John Ware ACC 401 November 27‚ 2011 ABSTRACT For those in the business world‚ particularly in the accounting field‚ a major issue has surfaced in recent years relating to the differences between Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Currently‚ the majority of countries in the world follow International Financial Reporting Standards guidelines; however
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US GAAP vs. PRC GAAP 1. Overview of US GAAP Components of US GAAP - Financial Accounting Standards Board / Financial Accounting Standards - Accounting Research Bulletin - Accounting Principles Board - Emerging Issues Task Force - Statements of Position from AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) - SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) rules Hierarchy of pronouncements under US GAAP - FASB‚ APB & ARB - FASB Technical Bulletin‚ AICPA Statements
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| MEXICAN GAAP (MEXICAN FRS) | US GAAP | Inflation | Effects of inflation should be recorded on the financial statement.Included in the results of operations is a gain or loss from monetary position that represents the inflation gain or loss from maintaining net monetary liabilities or assets‚ respectively. | In the U.S. GAAP no gain or loss on monetary position is recognized in the financial statements. | Deferred Taxes | Mexican GAAP recognizesDeferred tax effects for all transactions that
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Comparison of reporting discrepancies between IFRS and GAAP Kaci Amon‚ Poonam Aujla‚ Daniel Aurora‚ Yuanyan Fang‚ Mark Gonzalez Accounting 306 C1 Professor Xuhong Luo August 12‚ 2012 Executive Summary The generally accepted accounting principal (GAAP) and international financial reporting standard (IFRS) are standards governing how economic events are reported. In the United States‚ the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relies on the FASB‚ the accounting standard-setting body of
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Craig Stroderd 9/27/11 Acct-461V GAAP vs. IFRS Over a decade ago‚ it was believed that the whole world would likely adopt the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). At the point in time‚ the International Financial reporting Standards (IFRS) was only about ten years old. In the last decade‚ the IFRS has been adopted in many growing countries. Currently‚ it is anticipated that the U.S. will converge its GAAP with the international IFRS‚ leaving behind only a modified IFRS. This
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in Health Organizations Cherilynne Dator HCS|571 March 16‚ 2013 Tamica Lewis Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in Health Organizations The increasing pressure of the cost in providing health care services to the public and the inflation in the health sector that has resulted in inflated costs of providing medical and clinical health care has prompted health providers and nurse managers
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In any financial market‚ investors and other stakeholders will want to assess the financial position of the company before making decisions concerning that company. In recent years there has been an increased level of convergence in terms of international accounting. Despite this‚ there are differences in the way accounts prepared dependent upon the country which they take place. For example looking at two companies in the same manufacturing industry; Dell and Hartcourt Companies‚ Inc. the accounts
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IFRS vs. GAAP Teddrick Smith ACC/ 291 Professor Marlo October 27‚ 2014 IFRS vs. GAAP In the world of finance recording‚ reporting‚ and responsibility for both are a few of the most important standards to uphold. These ideas or standards are recognized throughout the business world as a necessity to doing business properly. There are two groups or associations that have set up an all-inclusive list of these standards. They are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the
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set of broad guidelines‚ rules‚ and requirements followed by financial preparers’ used in preparing an organization’s financial statements‚ (Cleverley‚ Song‚ & Cleverley‚ 2011). Health care organizations financial statements are the key tools in presenting and projecting current and future economic viability‚ (Finkler‚ Kovner‚ & Jones‚ 2007). The financial prepared by organization’s are as follows: 1. “Statement of financial position (or balance sheet)‚” (Finkler et al.‚ 2007‚ p. 96)
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In the case “Big GAAP/Little GAAP”‚ we can see that some information is better provided in the notes. For example‚ the bank may not be aware that Forthwright Co. is in a strained financial position now because the financial statements do not show. The accounting profession has adopted a full disclosure principle that calls for financial reporting of any financial facts that are significant enough to influence the judgment of a reader. In this situation‚ several issues are left out of the reports
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