ADOPTION OF IFRS: IT`S BENEFITS AND IMPACTS ON FIRMS AND COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD The IASB was established in 2001 and since have assumed the responsibility of the standard setting from its predecessor body‚ the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) and began issuing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). IFRS has recently been dominating the regulatory changes in accounting for listed companies around the world. Through the years‚ over 100 countries have adopted IFRS reporting
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What is the prudence concept in accounting? Under the prudence concept‚ you should not overestimate the amount of revenues that you record‚ nor underestimate the expenses. You should also be conservative in recording the amount of assets‚ and not underestimate liabilities. Another way of looking at prudence is to only record a revenue transaction or an asset when it is certain‚ and to record an expense transaction or liability when it is probable. Another aspect of the prudence concept is that you
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ey.com/IFRS Issue 2 / May 2011 IFRS Developments What you need to know • Common requirements now exist between US GAAP and IFRS on how to measure fair value • IFRS 13 does not change when an entity is required to use fair value‚ but rather‚ provides guidance on how to measure the fair value of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities when required or permitted by IFRS • While many of concepts in IFRS 13 are consistent with current practice‚ certain principles‚ such
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Part I. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) The common set of accounting principles‚ standards and procedures that companies use to compile their financial statements are called Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. GAAP are a combination of authoritative standards (set by policy boards) and simply the commonly accepted ways of recording and reporting accounting information. “Published accounts have to follow the GAAP for the particular country. Some global companies that
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IFRS 10 VS. IAS 27 1 IFRS 10 - OBJECTIVE To establish principles for the presentation and preparation of consolidated financial statements (CFS) when an entity controls one or more other entities. 2 IFRS 10 – OBJECTIVE(STANDARDS) Requires a parent entity to present CFS Defines the principle of control and establishes control as the basis for consolidation Set out how to apply the principle of control to identify wheteher an investor controls an investee and
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Corporations in Australia have started adopting IFRS as its domestic financial reporting standards since 2005. Although AIFRS applied almost whole contents and wording of IFRS‚ owing to the different domestic legislative environment‚ some modifications were needed and included the removal of certain options permitted or wording changes under IFRS. The species of these differences that exist between IFRS and AIFRS can be universally sorted as follow: 1. Recognition differences. 2. Measurement
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IFRS... in India International Financial Reporting Professor Uri Ronnen Year:2012/2013 Table of Contents What is IFRS?...........................................................................................................2 What is the difference between Adoption and Conversion of IFRS ...............4 The current situation of Accounting India :If the conversion is not a problem the total adoption is still delayed ………………..........................………
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2011. Pp.125 - 136 IFRS Implementation in India: Opportunities and Challenges Pawan Jain1 One of the foremost requirements to operate a Business successfully is to have a good financial reporting system in place. Keeping this in mind‚ Accounting Professionals and Accounting Bodies across the globe‚ during last decade‚ had tried to put a financial reporting system in place which is harmonized‚ robust and have extensive applicability. IASB (formerly IASC) came out with IFRS which were adopted
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Charlotte Stevens 02/13/13 GAAP Cases A) The amount shouldn’t be included on the balance sheet of the business because there isn’t even half a chance that the debt will be paid. The generally accepted accounting principle that affects this situation is the going concern concept because there is a good chance that the debt won’t be paid. B) The amount that should be recognized under the accounts
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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resource International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 6‚ The exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources‚ is defined as “The search for mineral resources including minerals‚ oil‚ natural gas and similar non-regenerative resources after the entity has obtained legal rights to explore in a specific area‚ as well as the determination of the technical feasibility and commercial viability of
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