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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Introduction This research is aim at examining the importance of financial reporting disclosures; as an element of the International Financial Reporting Standards Reporting (IFRS) in small‚ medium and large companies but before this can be done it is important that some key issues be understood or made simpler from the above topic. According to investopedia International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) it is a set of international accounting standards stating how particular types of transactions
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Uniformity and Disclosure Choice among accounting methods Uniformity ◦ Relevant circumstances ◦ Nature of finite and rigid uniformity and flexibility ◦ Extent that standards are using finite uniformity‚ rigid uniformity‚ or flexibility Disclosure Items providing important information to users Minimizing agency costs Signaling information that management wants to send to outside parties Attempting to “influence” outside parties Comparability
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stopping Britain’s decline. Industrial and manufacturing production had significantly fallen and unemployment kept rising. However‚ she succeeded in privatising national industries and in curbing the power of the trade unions. But the most concerning issue by the 1980s was poverty. Margaret Thatcher is said to have created an unequal society‚ divided between the poor‚ with fewer and fewer help from the government‚ and the rich‚ favoured by reductions in income tax. This double standard society was also
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Disclosure Analysis A company reports several items in the current asset section of its balance sheet. The basis of those items reported contain the company ’s cash and cash equivalents‚ inventories and receivables. Current assets are vital to the operation of a company and are the company ’s source of readily accessible funding. Lowe ’s Company‚ Inc. and subsidiaries ("Lowe ’s")‚ a home improvement retail chain store‚ reported cash and cash equivalents‚ receivables and inventories in their
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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 Accepted Accounting Principles and International Financial Reporting Standards C. Thesis statement II. Body A. Major detail #1: The major difference between IFRS and GAAP is that IFRS requires more discretion and that GAAP is more principles based and detailed (Yoon‚ 2009). Minor detail #1: Differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS
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4. Requirements 4.1. Cost 4.2. Environmental impact 5. Comparison 5.1. Cost 5.1.1. Desalination 5.1.2. Recycled wastewater 6. Conclusion 7. Recommendation List of References List of Figures Figure1: Areas of physical and economic water scarcity Figure2: Australian rainfall deciles-1 June 2001 to 31 May 2009 Figure3: Distributed water use-Australia‚ 2008-2011 List of Tables Table1: Water supply capacity and desalination status for some Australian urban centres
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP ACC/291 xxxx xxxxx Comparing IFRS to GAAP 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? A fair value measurement gives companies an accurate portrayal of the company’s assets. Both IFRS and GAAP have requirements of specific information that needs to be reported regarding fair value measurement practices. With both systems‚ companies are required
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working on with regard to the replacement of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) as used in the accounting and financial reporting aspects. Such convergence requires that the functions of the GAAP standards be added to the IFRS. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) developed the IFRS which is a less-detailed financial reporting system. This paper seeks to analyze the GAAP and the IFRS‚ their mandate and functions.
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GAAP and IFR Convergence YOURNAME ACC 304 Winter 2012 Introduction The emergence of transnational corporations in search of money‚ not only for stimulating growth‚ but to maintain on-going activities has demanded flow of capital from all parts of the globe. This has brought millions of new investors into the capital markets whose interests are not constrained by national boundaries. Every country has its own sets of rules‚ regulations and reporting standards
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