1. According to U.S. GAAP‚ revaluation is not permitted for all types of intangible assets. Under IFRS‚ revaluation to the fair value of intangible assets other than goodwill is an allowable alternative treatment. This is a good difference between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Sometimes‚ intangible assets do change rapidly over time. For example‚ a trademark may not be noteworthy at the transaction. However‚ as the company becomes larger and larger‚ the underlying value of the trademark would increase significantly
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Same as other developing countries‚ there is no doubt that China has to adopt IFRS. However‚ it is not easy for such a centralized communist country to fully obtain the standards. This case study is going to explain the difficulties of obtain the IFRS‚ and the major reasons of adopting IFRS also will be discussed. According to Ramanna and Sletten (2010)‚ more powerful countries are less likely to harmonized IFRS‚ due to powerful countries’ unwillingness to forgo their standard-setting power to
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SYNTHESIS IFRS FOR SMEs (International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities) INTRODUCTION 1.1 What is the objective of PFRS for SMEs? The objective of PFRS for SME is to develop a set of high quality‚ understandable and enforceable standards for SMEs. Which includes proper accounting practices for the preparation and presentation of financial statements that creates a common understanding between preparers and users of financial statements. PFRS for SME are
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Running head: IFRS IFRS: A Review of the Literature Intermediate Accounting III (10089) Abstract Due to the global integration of business and finance throughout the world‚ approximately 113 countries have adopted or are working on convergence with IFRS. This paper is a look at the history and an examination of where IFRS stands internationally and with the United States. For several decades the industrialized world has been working toward an international set of accounting standards.
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THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARD (IFRS) DIBUA OBIORA VALENTINE Student No. 09175515 INTRODUCTION The harmonization of accounting standards across countries has been engendered by the globalization of politics and markets. In the past 20-30 years the growth in international trade fostered by increased Foreign Direct Investment flow of capital and development of technology has led to multinational firms establishing presence
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Advantages of IFRS Adoption for the U.S. Investors 1. Introduction The adoption of IFRS would have many benefits to the United States investors for it would improve standardize the reporting formats‚ financial reporting quality‚ and provide more accurate‚ comprehensive and timely financial statement information. By far‚ many countries have already adopted IFRS‚ so the United States would benefit greatly by conforming to global IFRS network. In this paper‚ I will analyze reasons that
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Introduction of IFRS for small and medium companies in Bulgaria In this essay we discuss the development and adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the Republic of Bulgaria. Most of the characteristics and features apply not only to this country‚ but also to most developing economies in Europe. The IFRS are a set of standards which imply rules‚ methods and governance for reporting and interpreting financial
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Introduction China has more than 5000 years of history‚ and was a mysterious country to most occidental people. Because of the influence of the culture and history‚ China use to be closed to foreign countries until 1979. Chinese people have their own accounting rules that are totally different from occidental countries’ accounting rules. With the development of China’s economy and the implementation of the reform and opening policy‚ Chinese economic system became from planning economy
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GAAP Analysis: In business and economics‚ gap analysis is a tool that helps a company to compare its actual performance with its potential performance. At its core are two questions: "Where are we?" and "Where do we want to be?" If a company or organization is not making the best use of its current resources or is forgoing investment in capital or technology‚ then it may be producing or performing at a level below its potential. This concept is similar to the base case of being below one’s production
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...................................................................................... 2 Introduction to IFRS for SMEs ....................................................................................................... 2 Public Accountability...................................................................................................................... 2 Major areas covered in IFRS for SMEs.......................................................................................... 3 Small
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