Comparing IFRS to GAAP Craig Ronquillo ACC/291 8 December‚ 2014 Joseph Bailey Comparing IFRS to GAAP I will be comparing IFRS to GAAP‚ and be discussing many ways these two get along with each other and see what they do differently as well‚ they both have their ways of doing things which are easier but sometime even harder. IFRS 8-1: What are some steps taken by both the FASB and IASB to move to fair value measurement for financial instruments? In what ways have some of the approaches differed
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working towards converging it own accounting standard‚ US GAAPs (United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) with IFRSs (International Financial Reporting Standards). This report is about the evaluation of the convergence project to form a global standardized financial statement. IFRS is a set of international accounting standards stated how particular types of transactions should be reported in financial statements. However‚ U.S GAAP is a common set of accounting principles‚ standards and
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Part 2 US GAAP and IFRS Part 3 China GAAP and IFRS Part 4 Summary of Convergence Process Part 5 Pros & Cons of Convergence Part 6 The reasons for differences in accounting practice ww.ifrs.org + The International Accounting Standards Board + The International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) Foundation + Objective – a single set of global financial reporting standards + Aim – convergence between national standards and international standards + IFRS Framework + IFRS SMEs
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OVERVIEW Accounting is the language of business. As such‚ accountants collect and communicate economic information about business enterprises or other entities to a wide variety of persons. To be useful‚ financial statements must be clearly understandable and comparable so that users may compare the performance of one business with the performance of the same business for a prior period or with the performance of another similar business. Therefore‚ all general purpose financial statements should
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GAAP and IFRS There are differences that exist between the US GAAP and IFRS (International GAAP)‚ nonetheless right now there is a convergence project existing between the FASB and the IASB‚ which issue these GAAPs in that order to narrow down the differences between the two. This is so that there are no misinterpretations when using either GAAPs. With that mentioned‚ the following differences exist between the US GAAP and IFRS (International GAAP). Inventory Measurement GAAP clarifies that
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Whatever GAAP or IFRS‚ there are the rules accounts has to be followed. GAAP is an accepted set of rules‚ conventions‚ the standard framework of guidelines and procedures for reporting financial information‚ as defined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. “It includes the standards‚ conventions‚ and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing transactions‚ and in the preparation of financial statements” (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants‚ website). GAAP include
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Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you: 1. Assess the importance of converting from GAAP to IFRS from a company’s perspective. Propose three (3) benefits U.S. corporations will obtain by converting from GAAP to IFRS. 2. Identify four (4) financial reporting differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. For each financial reporting difference‚ take a position on which method would be most beneficial to financial statement users. 3. Predict three (3) possible problems that U.S. corporations
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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 may occur as early
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and International Financial Reporting Standards as Basis of Accounting Standards December 14‚ 2011 Research Paper Outline: Thesis Statement: Some experts do not prefer the adoption of IFRS principles because of its incompatibility with US Style Corporate Governance‚ its inefficiency compared to GAAP‚ and its inability to improve the present system. I. Introduction A. Current events about the topic (status quo) B. Definition of Generally
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP Paper There are several differences between the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The IFRS is considered more of a "principles based" accounting standard in contrast to U.S. GAAP which is considered more "rules based." By being more "principles based"‚ IFRS‚ arguably‚ represents and captures the economics of a transaction better than U.S. GAAP. As a team me collaborated to answer the following seven
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