IS IFRS a better Accounting Standard than US GAAP for achieving good financial reports? This research paper delivers an analysis of determining whether the International Financial Reporting Standards‚ hereafter known as IFRS‚ is a better reporting standard than the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP). Financial Statements have to provide high quality financial reporting information with regards to economic entities‚ primarily financial in nature‚ which are useful for economic decision
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Implementing IFRS Extract from: IFRS compared with US GAAP and French GAAP Assurance Services The information contained herein is of a general nature and is not intended to address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Although we endeavour to provide accurate and timely information‚ there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate as of the date it is received or that it will continue to be accurate in the future. No one should act upon such information without
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IFRS US GAAP Swiss GAAP FER Summary of similarities and differences 2007/2008 Edition 1 IFRS – US GAAP – Swiss GAAP FER Summary of similarities and differences 2007/2008 Edition This PricewaterhouseCoopers publication is for those who wish to gain a broad understanding of the key similarities and differences between IFRS‚ US GAAP and Swiss GAAP FER. No summary publication can do justice to the many differences of detail that exist between IFRS‚ US GAAP and Swiss GAAP FER. Even if the guidance
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| MEXICAN GAAP (MEXICAN FRS) | US GAAP | Inflation | Effects of inflation should be recorded on the financial statement.Included in the results of operations is a gain or loss from monetary position that represents the inflation gain or loss from maintaining net monetary liabilities or assets‚ respectively. | In the U.S. GAAP no gain or loss on monetary position is recognized in the financial statements. | Deferred Taxes | Mexican GAAP recognizesDeferred tax effects for all transactions that
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Similarities and Differences A comparison of IFRS and US GAAP October 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers’ IFRS and corporate governance publications and tools 2007 IFRS technical publications IFRS Manual of Accounting 2008 Provides expert practical guidance on how groups should prepare their consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS. Comprehensive publication including hundreds of worked examples‚ extracts from company reports and model financial statements. IFRS News Monthly
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US GAAP vs. PRC GAAP 1. Overview of US GAAP Components of US GAAP - Financial Accounting Standards Board / Financial Accounting Standards - Accounting Research Bulletin - Accounting Principles Board - Emerging Issues Task Force - Statements of Position from AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) - SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) rules Hierarchy of pronouncements under US GAAP - FASB‚ APB & ARB - FASB Technical Bulletin‚ AICPA Statements
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expenses. U.S. GAAP and IFRS requirements for the presentation of income statements are similar‚ with some important differences. *Other than separating revenues from expenses‚ U.S. GAAP provides little guidance about which items the firm must separately display or their order. IFRS requires‚ at a minimum‚ the separate display of revenues‚ financing costs (for example‚ interest expense)‚ income tax expense‚ profit or loss for the period‚ and certain other items.3 *Both U.S. GAAP and IFRS require
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Principles (GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The IFRS‚ whose rules are established and maintained by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)‚ is the most widely used of the two institutions but the primary choice for the United States continues to be GAAP‚ whose standards are established and maintained by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Although both systems have many similarities‚ there are a variety of significant differences that have
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These items should be sufficiently detailed to enable identification of material components under US GAAP. In contrast the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act requires Japanese GAAP to present items in a more detailed manner compared to IFRS and US GAAP. Thus Bridgestone‚ following JP GAAP have more accounts on the face of the balance sheet than Goodyear under US GAAP. Further‚ both US GAAP and JP GAAP requires the balance sheet items to be grouped or categorized as current assets‚ property plant
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US GAAP versus IFRS Due to the controversy economies have had towards which method to use for accounting‚ there has been a compromise to converge the two most commonly used methods – GAAP and IFRS. However‚ these two methods are still very different. The convergence project has yet to be completed; in the meantime‚ more and more countries are running towards the IFRS since it is more reliable and relevant. The main difference between these two methods is the US GAAP is rule-based while the IFRS
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