determine the transaction price‚ allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract‚ and recognize the revenue when‚ or as‚ the entity satisfies a performance obligation . In identifying a contract with a customer‚ both the FASB and the IASB require approval and commitment of the parties‚ as well as the identification of rights and payment terms. Also required is that the contract has commercial substance. It must be probable that consideration will be received in exchange
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PARTIES INVOLVED IN STANDARD-SETTING * Securities and Exchange * Commission * American Institute of CPAs * Financial Accounting * Standards Board * Changing role of the AICPA GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES * FASB Codification ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REPORTING * Political environment * Expectations gap * Financial reporting * challenges * International accounting * standards * Ethics The essential characteristics of accounting are
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In 1973‚ the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF)‚ an independent‚ private sector organization‚ established the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for nongovernmental entities. FASB has been the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards of financial accounting that governs the preparation of financial reports by nongovernmental entities. The standards officially recognized as authoritative
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Although the IASB and FASB have been striving since 2002 to achieve convergence‚ there are still many differences between the two. These differences range from revenue recognition to the matter in which the organizations receive funding. Under the IASB‚ the accrual method is the only preferred way of recognizing revenue and expenses. While FASB accepts cash basis and accrual basis; cash basis is only accepted if cash sales are less than $5 million per year. When it comes to generating funds the IASB
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and Non-Profit Today we will explore the exciting world of the GASB and the FASB. Two of the most exciting boards in the accounting world today. We will compare and contrast each of the boards to get a more in-depth look into how each of the boards operate. We will go thru their mission statements in order to get a sense of how they operate and what are their overall goals. Let’s get started! The FASB mission statement states‚ “that it is to establish and improve standards of financial
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number | Facts about FASB and IASB | 3 | Similarity and differences between FASB and IASB‚ Efforts to resolve differences in the standard between FASB and IASB‚ | 4 | Convergence of FASB and IASB | 5 | Issues | 6 | The needs of harmonization of internal accounting standards | 7 | Obstacles of harmonization of accounting standards‚ discussion and evaluation on whether it will be accepted by all users | 8 | Conclusion | 9 | Reference List | 10-11 | FASB Financial Accounting
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Unit 2 Case Study Access the FASB Codification and prepare responses to the following questions‚ providing Codification references as support for your answers. 1. Access the glossary and give the definition for: a. Firm Fixed-Price Contract This is a contract of the price which allows it not be subject to adjustment as a result of the performance provided as outlined in the contract. What was outlined in the contract is what will be the cost. There cannot be any hidden fees added once the
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Writing Exercise Crystallochemical relationship is one whereby the main structural features act as exhaustive aspects on the similar basis as the closely-related composition of chemicals. It is extremely important to have an understanding of the crystallochemical relationship between structures and temperature as having knowledge of it leads to a perfection in the structures formation. This is especially so as the structural parameters of FePO4 falls very closely to the values that are limited i
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Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) were both formed in 1973. The FASB is the organization‚ in the private sector‚ for establishing standards of financial accounting that governs the preparation of financial reports by non governmental entities. The IASB is an independent private sector body that develops and approves international financial reporting standards. These two have been working toward the same goal since they were formed. Today the IASB and the FASB are working
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ACC 305 Intermediate Accounting The Role of FASB After the Stock Market Crash of 1929‚ many believers felt the crash was a result of inadequate and misleading financial statements which contributed to overstated stock prices‚ causing the crash and an the eventual depression. The Stock Market Cash proved the necessity for accounting standards. “Investors and creditors use financial information to make their resource allocation decisions. It’s critical that they be able to compare financial
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