financial position of the company before making decisions concerning that company. In recent years there has been an increased level of convergence in terms of international accounting. Despite this‚ there are differences in the way accounts prepared dependent upon the country which they take place. For example looking at two companies in the same manufacturing industry; Dell and Hartcourt Companies‚ Inc. the accounts are prepared under different regimes. Dell is a US computer distributer and hardware
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Eddy Burks Troy University ABSTRACT The accounting profession is on the precipice of one of the biggest changes to face it since the 1930s. In the very near future‚ there is a strong possibility that United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)‚ as it is known today‚ will cease to exist. In its place will be a global standard encompassed by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This paper will provide a history of IFRS and discuss the timeline of convergence
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under U.S. GAAP‚ include calculations‚ etc. + Pass off to Kathy/Chelsea to talk about Need space case. * Under US GAAP ASC 840-30 it would be treated as a capital lease * Lease term is> 75% of economic life * P.V. of MLP is > 90% of FMV of leased property * Record the asset and obligation at PV of MLP (ASC 840-30-30-1) * Depreciation- ASC 840-30-35-1 (a) and (b) gives guidance on how to depreciate when ownership transfers or not Under U.S. GAAP many things
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BP IFRS (Name) (Institutional Affiliation) Introduction Impact of any change in the business environment is always felt on the processes and procedures into place. In the past few years‚ overall business environment has gone tremendous ups and downs. During the last two decades‚ multinational companies have grown like they had never done ever in the history. Nations like India and China which have great population and market potential but were earlier following socialistic
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II COURSE OUTLINE SEMESTER II‚ 2012 – 2013 Lecturer: Mrs. Diana Weekes-Marshall BSc‚ FCCA‚ FCA diana.weekes-marshall@cavehill.uwi.edu Room SSA5 Tel: 417-4872 (office) Office Hours: By appointment only COURSE AIMS This course builds on the foundation established in the Level I Financial Accounting courses and the Level II Intermediate Accounting course‚ ACCT 2014 Financial Accounting I. Financial Accounting II follows on from
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competitors We operate our business in five segments: Windows & Windows Live Division‚ Server and Tools‚ Online Services Division‚ Microsoft Business Division‚ and Entertainment and Devices Division. Our segments provide management with a comprehensive financial view of our key businesses. The segments enable the alignment of strategies and objectives across the development‚ sales‚ marketing‚ and services organizations‚ and they provide a framework for timely and rational allocation of development
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP Paper Michelle Mijares‚ Shunda Ellis‚ Theresa Mckenzie‚ Noe Salas ACC/290 May 4‚ 2015 Kevin Waters IFRS are international financial reporting standards that are accounting standards that are accepted in more than 110 countries around the world while. GAAP are generally accepted accounting principles which are standards that are practiced in the United States. GAAP is considered more of a rule based accounting practice while IFRS are based much on the accounting principles
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In April 1942 the Philippines and american soldiers were forced to endure a 6 day long march‚ known as the bataan death march.The japanese soldiers neglected to follow the rules of war‚ they blatantly brutalized people knowing it was against the Geneva conventions. In disobeying the laws of war their society faced a brutal march that made Japan change their views on life. Red Cross. A world-wide organization dedicated to saving the lives of soldiers on every side of a battle. They are a neutral
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| ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES | | | Meaning of Accounting Principle | | Principle means a general law or rule adopted or professed as a guide to action ‘a settled ground or a basis of conduct or practice’. The word ‘Principle’ when applied in accounting may have different meanings in different contexts. It is not used in the sense of a fundamental accounting truth – it connotes a guiding influence or an accepted rule of action or conduct. Accounting principles have been defined as the body
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Report: Where does the US stand on the adoption of IFRS? - 2012 Abstract The globalization of markets over the past 50 years has led to the demand for increasingly comparable financial statements across countries. In response to this demand‚ the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) was formed with the purpose of developing a set of high quality global accounting standards. Although a majority of developed markets have adopted the international standards‚ the United States has not.
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