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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Small and Large Firms Regulatory Costs: The Case of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act By James A. Millar and B. Wade Bowen The article first begins with an introduction of how and why the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) came about as a result of large scandals such as Enron and Tyco. Many companies believed that the costs of these new regulations exceeded the benefits‚ which is found prevalent with the addition of section 404 which required an auditor’s opinion on annual financial reports. In particular
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SOX Compliance The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 (passed on 30 July 2002) is a federal law of United States that has established new and improved regulations for all the US companies in reaction to the growing financial statement frauds‚ which resulted in huge losses to investors. So it was an attempt by US congress to reinforce corporate governance and restore the faith of the investors in the US financial reporting system. It made extensive changes in the freedom and productiveness of the auditors
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Series of 1919‚ two teams‚ The Chicago White Sox‚ and the Cincinnati Reds made a bit of history. The White Sox realized they were desperate to win. So desperate that they decided they would bribe some of the Reds players with $100‚000‚ to throw the game. These actions‚ in the end result‚ banned 8 players‚ and crushed thousands of fans. In the World Series of 1919‚ two teams‚ The Chicago White Sox‚ and the Cincinnati Reds made a bit of history. The White Sox realized they were desperate to win. So desperate
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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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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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Standard Board (FASB) sets regulations for nongovernment entities and the Government Accounting Standard Board (GASB) is the government entities regulator. They have similarities and differences designed for the type of business they monitor. The financial statements are another area that can be confusing because most businesses will use accrual accounting methods‚ but government organizations use a modified version. To understand the similarities differences between GASB and FASB the following paragraphs
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Sole proprietor Advantage (1) Easy to establish: Sole trading concern can be established very quickly and easily. Anybody who wants to start a business can do so‚ whenever‚ he likes. In Nepal‚ only nominal legal formality of registration is necessary. (2) Easy to dissolve: Dissolution of sole trading concern equally simple. There are no legal formalities in this regard. Proprietor can dissolve business whenever he likes to do so. (3) Effective control: In this form of business organization‚ proprietor
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costs incurred beyond the Research and Development stage can be capitalized when it is pertaining to the development of software that is to be sold‚ leased‚ or otherwise marketed to third parties. Standard 985-330-25-1 applies to these costs as the FASB ASC defines the Product Masters as "a completed version‚ ready for copying‚ of the computer software product‚ the documentation‚ and the training materials that are to be sold‚ leased‚ or otherwise marketed". The company has established technological
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FASB ASC Project 1. The inventory at your company consists of computer software that the company has developed and is selling. You capitalized (rather than expensed) the cost of duplicating the software‚ the instruction manuals‚ and training material that are sold with the software. FASB ASC CITATION: Product Masters 985-330-25-1 The costs incurred for duplicating the computer software‚ documentation‚ and training materials from the product masters and for physically packaging the
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