CHAPTER 3 INTERNATIONAL CONVERGENCE OF FINANCIAL REPORTING Answers to Questions 1. The ultimate goal of both harmonization and convergence is to achieve international comparability in financial reporting‚ and both are processes that take place over time. However‚ while harmonization refers to the reduction of alternative accounting practices in different countries‚ convergence refers to the process of developing a set of high quality financial reporting standards for use internationally (the process
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The WTO Agreement on Trade in Financial Service The Financial Service Agreement (FSA) became an Annex to the GATS agreement in 1997. The main propose of it is to open commercial banks‚ securities and insurance industries to foreign competition providing a better financial service and helping countries’ economy to grow. Liberalization of Financial Services allows services and services providers to enter the country. Each country has its GATS list or schedule‚ where they add which sectors the country
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Causal reasoning in financial reporting and voluntary disclosure This paper examines causal reasoning‚ applying the theories to financial reporting. Causal reasoning involves diagnosis (determining the cause of an effect) and prediction (vice versa). These are important and commonplace amongst analysts‚ investors and management regarding company earnings and share prices. However‚ there is very little recent research employing causal reasoning theories to this field. Attribution theory describes
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Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences‚ 5(11): 2092-2096‚ 2011 ISSN 1991-8178 The Impact of Professional Ethics on Financial Reporting Quality 1 1-2 Mahdi Mahdavikhou‚ 2Mohsen Khotanlou Young Researchers Club‚ Hamedan Branch‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Hamedan‚ Iran. Abstract: This research aims to study the impact of professional ethics on promoting quality of financial reporting. The statistical population in this study includes 440 listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) in 2010. Using
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Workplace Telecommunications 1 An Assessment of Workplace Telecommunications Kathi Frangquist NTC 360 William Roberts July 11‚ 2005 Workplace Telecommunications 2 The telecommunication system at XYZ Corporation meets the needs of its medium sized business. Their phone system consists of 1‚000 2400 series digital phones. These phones help to improve the efficiency and productivity of our organization and simplify the flow of information because of the enhanced features such
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY The telecommunication industry is considered a vital part of our everyday lives. Although it only represents about 2.4 percen‚ the services it provides are important to other sectors in the economy. One of the most debatable topics in economics is the Telecommunication Act of 1996‚ and according to the Federal Communication Commission‚ “It is the first major overhaul of telecommunications law in almost 62 years. The goal of this new law is to let anyone enter any communications
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Revenue recognition is a very important component of financial accounting and reporting. The accounting principles governing revenue recognition can have a big impact on corporate accounting and the way contracts are structured with customers. As a part of ongoing discussions to converge U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ some proposals to change revenue recognition have been discussed. The following will discuss revenue
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21. General-purpose financial statements are the product of a. financial accounting. b. managerial accounting. c. both financial and managerial accounting. d. neither financial nor managerial accounting. 22. Users of financial reports include all of the following except a. creditors. b. government agencies. c. unions. d. All of these are users. 23. The financial statements most frequently provided include all of the following
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Evolution of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) HARITIKA CHHATWAL Objective Accounting is the systematic measurement and recording of financial information used for decision-making‚ coordination‚ or control in an organisation. In broader perspective the financial information has to be more read as “quantitative information" rather than just merely "financial information" as the measurement and use of "non-financial information" has emerged as
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Financial Reporting Problem: Toll Brothers Inc. Learning Team “D” ACC/290 Jan 9‚ 2014 Mark Graves Financial Reporting Problem 1. What are the company’s total assets at the end of its most recent annual reporting period? Why is this important? $6‚181‚044‚000 Knowing a company’s total assets is important to determine such things as: Whether a company has enough assets to pay its debts as they come due To determine whether cash on hand is sufficient for immediate cash needs 2. What are the total assets
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