ACCOUNTING CONCEPT AND CONVENTIONS In drawing up accounting statements‚ whether they are external "financial accounts" or internally-focused "management accounts"‚ a clear objective has to be that the accounts fairly reflect the true "substance" of the business and the results of its operation. The theory of accounting has‚ therefore‚ developed the concept of a "true and fair view". The true and fair view is applied in ensuring and assessing whether accounts do indeed portray accurately the business
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ACC 5470 Speech Outline: Why the United States should continue using US GAAP and not adopt IFRS I. The adoption of IFRS is unlikely to have any major impact on reporting quality. a) U.S. firms currently optimize their reporting strategies‚ therefore they are expected to resist changes that are not in their interest by using the flexibility inherent in the standards. b) It is also unlikely to lower the reporting quality‚ as firms can always go beyond the required disclosures
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IFRS – One World One Accounting Introduction to IFRS Currently‚ more than 100 countries requires or adopt IFRS and it is expected that by 2012‚ more than 150 countries will adopt IFRS. India has also taken the step towards convergence of Indian Accounting Standards with IFRS. This article details the need for harmonization of local GAAP with IFRS‚ challenges for Corporate India etc. 1. Importance of Accounting Standards 2. Accounting Standards Across the world 3. Need of Harmonization
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versions of IFRS- namely IASB IFRS‚ EU IFRS and US IFRS. Introduction With the introduction of International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ the world is one step closer to achieving a global set of accounting standards comprehensible by different users of financial statement worldwide. The benefits of using these standards are numerous and proven by European companies that are mandated to adopt IFRSs in their financial reporting. These companies have
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pwc.com/mx/ifrs IFRS‚ US GAAP and Mexican FRS: similarities and differences* The Summary A comparison of IFRS‚ US GAAP and Mexican FRS pwc.com/mx/ifrs PricewaterhouseCoopers México Mariano Escobedo 573‚ Col. Rincón del Bosque. C. P. 11580‚ México‚ D. F. Tel.: 5263 6000 Fax: 5263 6010 © 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers. All rights reserved. PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers Mexico‚ the network of member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited‚ each of which
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Exercise 23-6 60 Exercise 23-11 60 CHAPTER 1 CA 1-5 (a) One of the committees that the AICPA established prior to the establishment of the FASB was the Committee on Accounting Procedures (CAP). The CAP‚ during its existence from 1939 to 1959‚ issued 51 Accounting Research Bulletins (ARB). In 1959‚ the AICPA created the Accounting Prin-ciples Board (APB) to replace the CAP. Before being replaced by the FASB‚ the APB released 31 official pronouncements‚ called APB Opinions. (b) Although the ARBs
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP Essay John Lebo ACC/291 8 July 2015 Paul Brown Comparing IFRS to GAAP Essay Some steps which both the FASB and the IASB have taken in regards to moving the fair value measurement for the financial instruments have come a long way. FASB and ISAB are each individually‚ for the majority moving forward towards a fair value measurement for the financial instruments areas. Each believes in the fair value measurement rule to be a much more accurate description of how a company’s
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Accounting concepts and conventions [pic] Going concern This concept is the underlying assumption that any accountant makes when he prepares a set of accounts. That the business under consideration will remain in existence for the foreseeable future. In addition to being an old concept of accounting‚ it is now‚ for example‚ part of UK statute law: reference to it can be found in the Companies Act 1985. Without this concept‚ accounts would have to be drawn up on the ’winding up’ basis
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Contents QUESTION ONE: Accounting Concepts and Conventions 1 a) Accounting Concepts 1 i) The going concern concept. 1 ii) The accruals concept (or matching concept) 1 iii) The entity concept: 3 iv) The money measurement concept: 3 v) The historical cost concept: 4 vi) The realization concept: 4 vii) Duality concept: 4 b) Accounting conventions 5 QUESTION TWO: Clashing accounting concepts and conventions that might bring about inconsistency in the accounting process 9 1. Clash between
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IFRS vs. U.S. GAAP: Differences and Consequences of U.S. Adoption A Study of the Issue of Comparability Daniel Morey East Texas Baptist University Author Note This paper was prepared for managers and business owners who are concerned about the possible U.S. adoption of IFRS‚ and its effects on financial reporting and other effected areas. IFRS vs. U.S. GAAP: Differences and Consequences of Adoption A Study of the Issue of Comparability In the United States all publicly traded companies
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