... andUS GAAP
Working towards a single set of global standards
The story so far
For the past several years, the InternationalAccountingStandards Board (IASB)
and the US Financial AccountingStandards ... settlement
feature.
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IFRSs andUS GAAP
A pocket comparison
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IFRS Topic IFRSs US GAAP
Comparison of IFRSs andUS GAAP
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IAS 39 Embedded
derivative:
clearly- and
closely-related
Similar to US GAAP,
one...
... Public Sector
International Public Sector Accounting
Standards (IPSAS)
Impacts and Compliance Aspects
11
International Public Sector AccountingStandards (IPSAS)
OVERALL CONCLUSIONS OF THE ... national standard setters include the Public Sector
Accounting Board (PSAB) in Canada and the Australian
Accounting Standards Board. At another level, there are
international standards included ... Contents
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTINGSTANDARDS (IPSAS)
4 Public Sector Accountingand Financial Reporting
Standards Boards and Frameworks
5 The Development of IPSAS
6 Purpose and Content...
... issued standards through its Committee on Accounting Procedure
(CAP) andAccounting Principles Board (APB). The Financial AccountingStandards Board
(FASB) establishes and improves standards ... establish
and improve standards of financial accountingand reporting. The Governmental Accounting
Standards Board (GASB) is responsible for developing standards to regulate state and local
government ... of establishing and improving
standards of financial accountingand reporting for business enterprises is the:
a. Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF).
b. Financial AccountingStandards Board...
... INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY
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International Accounting Standard 27
Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements
Scope
1 This Standard shall be applied in the preparation and presentation of consolidated ... This Standard does not deal with methods of accounting for business combinations and their effects on
consolidation, including goodwill arising on a business combination (see IFRS 3 Business ... applies this Standard for a period beginning before 1 January
2005, it shall disclose that fact.
45 An entity shall apply the amendments to IAS 27 made by the InternationalAccountingStandards
Board...
...
scope of this Standard and a liability exists which is recognised. Executory contracts that are not onerous fall
outside the scope of this Standard.
68 This Standard defines an onerous contract ...
International Accounting Standard 37
Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and
Contingent Assets
Objective
The objective of this Standard is to ensure that appropriate recognition criteria and ... contingent liabilities and contingent assets and that sufficient information is disclosed
in the notes to enable users to understand their nature, timing and amount.
Scope
1 This Standard shall be...
... 2), internationalaccounting is
defined as accounting for international transactions, comparisons of accounting principles in
different countries, and harmonization of diverse accountingstandards ... D.S. and MUELLER Gerhard G.: International Accounting. Prentice Hall (USA), 2nd edition,
1992, 610 pages.
EVANS Thomas G., TAYLOR Martin E. and HOLZMANN Oscar: InternationalAccountingand Reporting.
South-Western ... Textbooks
FOX Samuel and RUESCHOFF Norlin G. : Principles of International Accounting. Austin Press (USA), 1986.
HOLZER H. Peter (coordinated by) : International Accounting. Harper & Row (USA), 1984,...
... Union (EU), and the accounting
profession, through the InternationalAccountingStandards Committee (IASC), substantial
variations in accounting rules and practice continue to arise between different ... London.
Busse von Colbe W 1983
"A Discussion of International Issues in Accounting Standard Setting", in Bromwich M &
Hopwood A " ;Accounting Standards Setting - an International ... 1992
"Regulating accounting: limits in the law" in M Bromwich & A Hopwood, " ;Accounting and the
law", London: Prentice Hall, pp 99-111
Mc Comb D 1982
InternationalAccountingStandards and...
... Accountants
APB Accounting Principles Board
FASB Financial AccountingStandards Board
FASAB Federal AccountingStandards Advisory Board
GAAP Generally Accepted AccountingStandards
OMB Office ... contained 39 accounting standards. In
March 1997, GAO published a compendium
2
of FASAB’s original standardsand guidance,
which at that time had replaced all but 13 of the 39 Title 2 standards. ...
standards and guidance it has issued to date.
The purpose of this update is to convey the status of the remaining 13 standards in Title 2
in light of the most recent compendium of FASAB standards...
... to advance knowledge and understanding of the EU and its member countries.
1
The EU and the Global Convergence in
Accounting Standards
Policy Area: AccountingStandards European Union ... case of the international convergence in accountingstandards towards US GAAP: (1)
the European Union’s (EU) decision to adopt IFRS for all its members and (2) the Enron
and Worldcom scandals. ... single set of accountingstandards for
companies whose shares are listed on a stock exchange. Now
U.S. firms and regulators are having to adapt.
The InternationalAccountingStandards Board...
... countries.
This approach of externally and internally reported figures becomes feasible due to the
characteristics of the internationalaccountingstandards IFRS and US- GAAP. They are
“viewed as resulting ...
management accounting (M
USSNIG, 1996: 13). Management accounting is therefore an
2
Comparative Management Accounting –
Literature Review on Similarities and Differences Between
Management Accounting ... Germanic and Anglophone Countries
This paper compares management accounting practices in Germany, the UK and the USA and
reveals a range of differences and similarities. The most significant difference...
... liability is CU95 and the differencebetween CU95 and CU100 is recognised in
profit or loss using the effective interest method. If the option is exercised, any differencebetween
the carrying ... is recognised using either trade date accounting or
settlement date accounting as described in paragraphs AG55 and AG56. The method used is applied
consistently for all purchases and sales of ... financial assets using settlement date accounting (see paragraph 38 and
Appendix A paragraphs AG53 and AG56), any change in the fair value of the asset to be received
during the period between the...
...
method. Differences between test and comparison methods were estimated at 2.5, 4.0, and 10.0
ng/mL (2.5, 4.0, and 10.0 àg/L) for tPSA and 15%, 20%, and 25% for percentage of fPSA.
Relative differences ... prostate gland
enlarges, PSA levels in the blood tend to rise. PSA levels can rise due to cancer or
benign (non cancerous) conditions. Because PSA is produced by the body and can
be used to detect ... treatments. The procedures used to diagnose
prostate cancer may cause significant side effects, including bleeding and
infection. Prostate cancer treatment often causes incontinence and impotence. For...
... advised to consult textbooks
on business accounting. Basic information on international differences in business accountingand the
summary of experiences in using business accounts which are covered ... concepts and practices behind business accountingand to show the
necessary adjustments to the information from business accounts in order to arrive at national accounts
concepts. The adjustments ... 1.9(b) and (c)) and value added (table 1.9(d)). Value added is
calculated in two ways: as the differencebetween output and intermediate consumption and as the sum of
other components in the business...