... the In-
ternational Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) and its successor, the
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
THE INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COMMITTEE
In 1973, national ... on particular matters.
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INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
REPORTING
STANDARDS DESK
REFERENCE
flast.qxd 3/3/05 ... of National Similarities 8
The Impetus for Global Standards 10
The International Accounting Standards Committee 11
CHAPTER 3 The International Accounting Standards Board 15
Formation of the IASB...
... on U.S.
markets must prepare three sets of statements: one using PRC standards, one
using international standards, and one using U.S. GAAP.
The MOF wants Chinese accounting standards to reflect ... the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) an-
nounced that future accounting standards would be called International Fi-
nancial ReportingStandards (IFRSs). Standards issued previously ... must file financial reports using U.S. GAAP. For-
eign firms filing with the SEC can use U.S. GAAP, their home country GAAP, or
international standards. However, if they use their home country GAAP...
... to InternationalFinancialReporting Standards
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MAIN DISCLOSURES
• Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities
• Details of tax income and ... prospects, and
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SCOPE
Accounting treatment for property, plant, and equipment.
EXCLUSIONS
• ... dealing with the elements of financial statements and their recogni-
tion and measurement.
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... condition.
•ReduceComplexityin Financial Reporting
Over the last several decades, the standards of USGAAPand associated guid-
ance have grown to many thousands of pages. By contrast, IFRS ... and data gathering systems that currently
are designed to meet USGAAP standards;
• Regulatorswouldneedtoadjustoversight and disclosurerequirementsfrom
the current system based on US ... system based on USGAAP to new standards based on IFRS and
put a new emphasis on international cooperation and coordination;
• Investors(bothindividuals and institutions) and lenderswouldneedtobe-
come...
... framework for IFRS andUS GAAP?
a. Measurement methods
b. Focus on reliability
c. Focus on understandability
d. a and b
e. b and c
4. Your company is considering switching from USGAAP to IFRS. ... write down using a) IFRS b) US GAAP?
5. How do the requirements under IFRS differ from USGAAP related to the
value of inventory reported on the balance sheet?
6. How do IFRS andUSGAAP differ ... 6 – Cash and Receivables, one difference is that IFRS includes bank overdrafts in the
cash and cash equivalents category andUSGAAP does not. The primary difference between
US GAAPand IFRS...
... 12
1
An AICPA Backgrounder
International Financial
ReportingStandards (IFRS)
3
1
The European Union (EU) has
adopted virtually all International
Financial ReportingStandards
(IFRSs), though ... its
predecessor body, the International Accounting Standards Committee. The IASB is responsible
for InternationalFinancialReportingStandards (IFRS).
The Securities and Exchange Commission ... formed in 1973. The IASB’s mandate is to
develop InternationalFinancialReportingStandards
(IFRS).
2002: The IASB and the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) issue the Norwalk Agreement,...
... Small
and Medium sized Enterprises, users and user needs of financial reports, accounting andfinancial
reporting standard for Small and Medium – sized Enterprises.
Trying to define Small and ... and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were facing in applying accounting standards that had been
issued by various standard-setting bodies, both national and international. These existing standards ... external users. For private entity the users are Business owners/investors and
management. For entity with external users the users are:
• Business owners/investors
• Management
• Governments and...
... US GAAP, andUS tax accounting methods
08
A closer look
IFRS, US GAAP, and
US tax accounting
methods—a detailed
comparative
assessment
40
PricewaterhouseCoopers
IFRS, US GAAP, andUS ...
contracts.
22
PricewaterhouseCoopers
IFRS, US GAAP, andUS tax accounting methods
Subject USGAAP IFRS US tax method
US tax method
implications Action items
Gross vs. net
reporting (agent
vs. ...
computation
of Schedule M
expected.
14
PricewaterhouseCoopers
IFRS, US GAAP, andUS tax accounting methods
Subject USGAAP IFRS US tax method
US tax method
implications Action items
Sale of...
... indicates that financial analysts are beginning
to make this adjustment when comparing the financial statements of firms when using cross-
country comparisons (French and Poterba, 1991). Adjustments ... Background and Purpose
The lack of availability of reliable and verifiable estimates between managers and
investors can cause uncertainty and information asymmetry in an entity’s business environment ... robust after testing
Atlanta versus Houston clients in that the rate of reversal for negative earnings changes (a proxy
for conservative accounting) was greater for non-Anderson versus Anderson...
... 27
147
Setting and regulating international
financialreporting standards
Chapter 1 Developing global accounting standards 5
Chapter 2 Internationalfinancialreporting standards
50
Chapter 3 Confidence and ... and other users make economic decisions;
(b) to promote the use and rigorous application of those standards; and
(c) to bring about convergence of national accounting standardsand International
Accounting ... SETTING AND REGULATING INTERNATIONALFINANCIAL
REPORTING STANDARDS
Part 2 CONTRASTING HARMONIZATION AND DIVERSITY ACROSS FINANCIAL
REPORTING SYSTEMS
Part 3 SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCES ON INTERNATIONAL
ACCOUNTING...