under U.S. GAAP‚ include calculations‚ etc. + Pass off to Kathy/Chelsea to talk about Need space case. * Under US GAAP ASC 840-30 it would be treated as a capital lease * Lease term is> 75% of economic life * P.V. of MLP is > 90% of FMV of leased property * Record the asset and obligation at PV of MLP (ASC 840-30-30-1) * Depreciation- ASC 840-30-35-1 (a) and (b) gives guidance on how to depreciate when ownership transfers or not Under U.S. GAAP many things
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Task 2: Discuss the fear expressed by the chairman of SEC (USA) that there is a possibility of the world moving towards at least three versions of IFRS- namely IASB IFRS‚ EU IFRS and US IFRS. Introduction With the introduction of International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ the world is one step closer to achieving a global set of accounting standards comprehensible by different users of financial statement worldwide. The benefits of using these
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The FASB takes an interest effectively in the improvement of IFRS‚ giving info on IASB ventures through the IASB’s Accounting Standards Advisory Forum (ASAF) and through different means. The FASB adds to the improvement of IFRS by sharing perspectives in light of its past experience or created through the FASB’s expected procedure‚ partner effort‚ examination‚ and thoughts. We trust our endeavors to enhance GAAP advantage from the global viewpoints increased through our cooperations with the IASB
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP Essay John Lebo ACC/291 8 July 2015 Paul Brown Comparing IFRS to GAAP Essay Some steps which both the FASB and the IASB have taken in regards to moving the fair value measurement for the financial instruments have come a long way. FASB and ISAB are each individually‚ for the majority moving forward towards a fair value measurement for the financial instruments areas. Each believes in the fair value measurement rule to be a much more accurate description of how a company’s
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realizable value. The IFRS accounting for inventory is generally converged with ASPE. The only difference between IFRES and ASPE in the accounting for inventory is with borrowing costs. Since some inventory products require significant manufacturing time (qualifying assets)‚ a manufacturer will finance its operating costs by borrowing money. Under ASPE we can choose to capitalize borrowing costs relating to inventory that takes substantial time to get it ready for sale. In comparison with IFRS‚ borrowing costs
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that United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)‚ as it is known today‚ will cease to exist. In its place will be a global standard encompassed by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This paper will provide a history of IFRS and discuss the timeline of convergence‚ along with advantages and disadvantages. This paper will also address the future impact on accounting education. Keywords: IFRS‚ history‚ timeline‚ advantages‚ disadvantages‚ classroom impact
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Report: Where does the US stand on the adoption of IFRS? - 2012 Abstract The globalization of markets over the past 50 years has led to the demand for increasingly comparable financial statements across countries. In response to this demand‚ the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) was formed with the purpose of developing a set of high quality global accounting standards. Although a majority of developed markets have adopted the international standards‚ the United States has not.
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP Paper Michelle Mijares‚ Shunda Ellis‚ Theresa Mckenzie‚ Noe Salas ACC/290 May 4‚ 2015 Kevin Waters IFRS are international financial reporting standards that are accounting standards that are accepted in more than 110 countries around the world while. GAAP are generally accepted accounting principles which are standards that are practiced in the United States. GAAP is considered more of a rule based accounting practice while IFRS are based much on the accounting principles
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Inc. the accounts are prepared under different regimes. Dell is a US computer distributer and hardware manufacturing company and the accounts are prepared according to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). By comparison‚ Hartcourt Companies‚ Inc. is a Chinese distributor of computer hardware based in Shanghai and its accounts are prepared according to the accounting practices of the PRC (People’s Republic of China) GAAP. The International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) that came
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BP IFRS (Name) (Institutional Affiliation) Introduction Impact of any change in the business environment is always felt on the processes and procedures into place. In the past few years‚ overall business environment has gone tremendous ups and downs. During the last two decades‚ multinational companies have grown like they had never done ever in the history. Nations like India and China which have great population and market potential but were earlier following socialistic
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