Vol. 3 No. 2 2007 Accounting Information Qualitative Characteristics Gap: Evidence from Jordan Ahmad N. Obaidat Tafila Technical University‚ Tafila‚ Jordan [Abstract] The general objective of financial reporting is to provide useful information to present and potential investors‚ creditors‚ and others to help them make investment‚ credit‚ and other decisions. The purpose of this paper is to find out whether there is an existing gap concerning the importance of accounting information qualitative
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Regulatory framework for financial reporting Introduction In the next couple of pages the author will firstly discuss the main advantages of the crossroad growing adoption of IFRS‚ and how does it particularly benefit investors and managers. The author will also be discussing the most significant challenges of the adoption and expansion of the IFRS in the future. Further more the author will‚ suggest how the IASB and its key constituents should face these challenges and overcome them. IFRS
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fair value accounting in an emerging economy A case study of China’s IFRS convergence Songlan Peng York University‚ Toronto‚ Canada‚ and 982 Received 28 July 2008 Revised 6 January 2010 Accepted 15 March 2010 Kathryn Bewley Ryerson University‚ Toronto‚ Canada Abstract Purpose – This paper seeks to assess the feasibility and desirability of a major emerging economy adopting and implementing fair value accounting (FVA)‚ as codified in the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚
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BACKGROUND The UEP Accounting office is considered to be one of the important units of the institution. The office establish and maintains‚ on behalf of the administration‚ an accurate accounting system‚ develo9ps a sound internal accounting controls to safeguard the university assets from loss through unauthorized use or disposition and assume the proper recording of financial transactions in accordance with Governmental Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The Accounting office is situated
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198 Accounting Standard (AS) 14 (issued 1994) Accounting for Amalgamations Contents INTRODUCTION Definitions EXPLANATION Types of Amalgamations Methods of Accounting for Amalgamations The Pooling of Interests Method The Purchase Method Consideration Treatment of Reserves on Amalgamation Treatment of Goodwill Arising on Amalgamation Balance of Profit and Loss Account Treatment of Reserves Specified in A Scheme of Amalgamation Disclosure Amalgamation after the Balance Sheet Date ACCOUNTING STANDARD
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view the knowledge we learnt from accounting theory and practice‚ the main thing I can conclude that is the tendency of accounting will shift away from technical way to people’s behaviour way. By understanding what should do‚ we should ask why and how we could improve and change it into a better way. This essay aims to explain how the theoretical material that we learn in lectures can be developed under a real practical manner. When talking about accounting‚ the first thing we should know is
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Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) is implementing the Financial Reporting Council’s policy of adopting the Standards of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for application to reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2005. The AASB is replacing relevant existing AASB Standards with Australian Standards equivalent to those of the IASB. Consequently‚ the parts of the existing Australian conceptual framework (SAC 3 Qualitative Characteristics of Financial Information
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term “IFRS” is international financial reporting standard (IFRS). IFRS has been developed by International accounting standard board (IASB). As per IASB “IFRS refers to a set of international accounting standard stating how particular type of transactions and other events should be reported in financial statement” or‚ in other words IFRS refers to guidelines and rules that companies and organizations are required to follow in preparing and presenting their financial statements. Thus‚ IFRS are the
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Essential link in objectives of business -----‘Accounting is dubbed “language” of business activities conducted by firms as it is used to communicate business transactions per se to all stakeholders’ According to Weygand‚ Kieso and Kimmel (2012‚ p.4)‚ the main purpose of accounting is consists of three basic activities‚ identifying‚ recording and communicating the business events by users. These three activities help the firm to operate the business to make decision
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| directors | | auditors | | | 6. The main functions of the Financial Reporting Council include: I. overseeing the process for the setting of accounting standards of the AASB II. determining the AASB’s broad strategic direction III. monitoring and reviewing the level of funding for the AASB IV. directing the AASB in relation to the development or making of a particular standard V. the power to veto a standard recommended by the AASB. | I‚ II‚ III and V only | | I‚ II‚ and
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