DECOMMISSIONING COSTS [pic] |GAAP Switch | | |IAS 37.19 |Decommissioning costs are those that arise‚ for example‚ where an oil installation or nuclear | | |power station has to be dismantled at the end of its life. The impact of IAS 37 on the accounting| | |for such costs is profound. | |IAS 37 Appx C |The accounting for decommissioning costs
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GAAP v. non-GAAP: Impacts on Financial Statements A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of past or future financial performance‚ financial position or cash flows that includes amounts that are excluded from the most directly comparable GAAP measure or excludes amounts that are included in the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Some common examples of non-GAAP earnings measures are cash earnings‚ operating earnings‚ EBITDA and FFO. The non-GAAP numbers impact revenue numbers without
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Ernst & Young IFRS Core Tools October 2011 IFRS Update for ÔfYf[aYd q]Yj ]f\af_ +) JK ) af l`] Õjkl q]Yj g^ Yhhda[Ylagf& To achieve this‚ the transitional provisions in IFRS 7 were amended to clarify that the disclosures need not be provided for: Annual or interim periods‚ including any statement of ÕfYf[aYd hgkalagf$ hj]k]fl]\ oal` Yf YffmYd [gehYjYlan] h]jag\ ]f\af_ Z]^gj] +) JA; )1 oadd j]kmdl af Y _Yaf j][g_fak]\ af hjgÕl or loss as the fair value of the equity issued will often
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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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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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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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International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS): Benefits‚ Obstacles And Intrigues For Implementation In Nigeria *IKPEFAN‚ OCHEI AILEMEN Ph.D (Banking &Finance)‚ ACA‚ACIB Department of Banking & Finance‚ Covenant University‚ Ota‚ Ogun State E-mail: ochei_ikpefan@yahoo.co.uk; Tel:234- 08053013418 **AKANDE‚ A.O B.Sc (Business Administration)‚ MBA; Department of Business Studies‚ Covenant University‚ Ota E-mail: Akandemeji@gmail.com Tel: 234-08035034209 Abstract IFRS is International Financial Reporting
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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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...................................................................................... 2 Introduction to IFRS for SMEs ....................................................................................................... 2 Public Accountability...................................................................................................................... 2 Major areas covered in IFRS for SMEs.......................................................................................... 3 Small
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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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