Harmonisation of accounting standards International accounting harmonisation can be defined as "the process of bringing international Accounting Standards into some sort of agreement so that the financial statements from different countries are prepared according to a common set of principles of measurement and disclosure". Harmonisation means that deviating rules‚ which do not exclude themselves‚ can continue to exist next to each other. That means harmonisation does not focus on the elimination
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2.1 Accounting standard-setters have an expectation that the readers of general purpose financial reports have a ‘reasonable knowledge’ of accounting. Specifically‚ the IASB Framework states that ‘users are expected to have a reasonable knowledge of business and economic activities and accounting and a willingness to study the information with reasonable diligence’. Hence‚ there is an expectation that financial statements are not tailored to meet the needs of people who have not‚ in some way‚ studied
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free market v. Command Economies Theoretical Economic Systems Basically‚ there are only three systems. At one extreme we have the free market economy where there is a very limited role for the government. At the other end we have the command economy‚ where the government takes virtually total control. As with market structures (with perfect competition and monopoly)‚ these two extremes are highly unrealistic. Just about every economy in the world is a mix of the two‚ and is‚ therefore‚ called
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Exposure Draft Accounting Standard (AS) 10 (revised) Tangible Fixed Assets (Last date for Comments: February 28‚ 2006) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Issued by Accounting Standards Board Exposure Draft Revised AS 10‚ Tangible Fixed Assets Contents INVITATION TO COMMENT [Exposure Draft] Accounting Standard AS 10 (revised) Pages 4-5 Tangible Fixed Assets OBJECTIVE SCOPE DEFINITIONS RECOGNITION Initial Costs Subsequent Costs MEASUREMENT AT RECOGNITION Elements
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International Accounting Standards What is the International Accounting Standards Board? This paper will give a brief overview on the history of the International Accounting Standards‚ starting with the role of the IASC Foundation‚ the structure of the IASB and the number of accounting standards currently published. Next‚ it will explain the steps in creating an international accounting standard in accordance with due process and it will show the mailing address and phone number. Lastly‚ there will
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Group 3 In your opinion are accounting standards necessary and to what extent? Do you agree with the view that mandatory regulations stifle innovation ? why? Give reasons? * Accounting standards are necessary to promote high quality financial reporting. The fundamental role of accounting is to communicate economic information about businesses and other organization to various stakeholders (government‚ investors‚ shareholders‚ suppliers‚ lenders‚ customers and the general public). * These
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309 Accounting Standard (AS) 17 (issued 2000) Segment Reporting Contents OBJECTIVE SCOPE DEFINITIONS IDENTIFYING REPORTABLE SEGMENTS Primary and Secondary Segment Reporting Formats Business and Geographical Segments Reportable Segments SEGMENT ACCOUNTING POLICIES DISCLOSURE Primary Reporting Format Secondary Segment Information Illustrative Segment Disclosures Other Disclosures APPENDICES The following Accounting Standards Interpretations (ASIs) relate to AS 17: Revised ASI 20 - Disclosure
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Applicability of Accounting Standard (AS) 26‚ Intangible Assets‚ to intangible items 1. Accounting Standard (AS) 26‚ ‘Intangible Assets’‚ came into effect in respect of expenditure incurred on intangible items during accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-2003 and is mandatory in nature from that date for the following: (i) Enterprises whose equity or debt securities are listed on a recognised stock exchange in India‚ and enterprises that are in the process of issuing equity or debt
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Introduction Accounting standards dominate the accountant’s work. These standards are being constantly changed‚ deleted‚ and/or added to‚ both in the United States and abroad. They provide practical and handy rules for the conduct of the accountant’s work. They are generally accepted as firm rules‚ backed by sanctions for nonconformity. Accounting standards usually consist of three parts: * A description of the problem to be tackled * A reasoned discussion (possibly exploring fundamental
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being introduced in 1935‚ in fact‚ an estimated one-half billion people have played it. It has taught the multitudes what they know about how an economy works. The problem is that the game seriously misrepresents how an actual market economy operates. To review‚ in the free market‚ Mises wrote‚ "Neither the entrepreneurs nor the farmers nor the capitalists determine what has to be produced. The consumers do that. . . . Their buying and their abstention from buying decides who should own and run the plants
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