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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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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...................................................................................... 2 Introduction to IFRS for SMEs ....................................................................................................... 2 Public Accountability...................................................................................................................... 2 Major areas covered in IFRS for SMEs.......................................................................................... 3 Small
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are some of the key differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP? The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) - the accounting standard used in more than 110 countries - has some key differences from the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). At the conceptually level‚ 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
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South Africa and IFRS Jesse J. Case Assignment 2 November 7‚ 2014 Jones Kasonso Over the past decade there has been an increased push for the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in many countries around the world. Most countries are pushing for General Acceptance Accounting Practice (GAAP) that will be accepted internationally. At the present time over 130 countries and growing worldwide have adopted IFRS. Of that number include many countries in Africa. However‚ it
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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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reporting period where listed companies presented their results according to UK generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). After that‚ they would be required to use international financial reporting standards (IFRS) to prepare their consolidated financial statements for accounting periods commencing on or after 1st January 2005 (http://search.ft.com‚ 2004). The requirement to adopt IFRS applies only to those companies that are active direct participants in the capital market (i.e. those that have securities
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reporting standards (IFRS) by corporate entities in Ghana and focuses on a selected Bank in Ghana. The problem of the study is that‚ adopting IFRS may present certain challenges such as lack of implementation guidance and costly nature of implementation‚ etc‚ despite the benefits to be enjoyed. Also‚ financial statement figures in the comparative information required by IFRS 1 may change due to recognition and recognition of certain items. The impact research analyzes the impact of IFRS on the financial
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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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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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