Skills for Accounting and Auditing Research Chapter 12 The International Research Environment © Cambridge Business Publishers‚ 2014 1 The Global Standard Setting Environment © Cambridge Business Publishers‚ 2014 2 Who Sets “GAAP” Internationally? A brief history: • In the past‚ each country or jurisdiction generally had its own national standard setter. • Beginning in 1973‚ the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) began issuing guidance that was largely voluntary. – Goal:
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govern the accounting environment and accommodate the success of a business. The four main financial governing bodies include the following: • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) • Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) • Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) • International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) The Securities and Exchange Commission is a U.S. regulatory agency that has the
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about their importance to the British constitution but their unwritten nature has caused disputes regarding their extent. Therefore some believe that conventions and prerogative powers should be codified. This could be in legal or non-legal form. Codification might clarify their existence and extent; neither form however will generate a more effective constitution. There are no legal consequences if a convention is breached. Courts may only recognize their existence but cannot enforce their principles
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between this group and FASB in addition to arguments for and against the new group | The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF)‚ in May of 2012‚ has established The Private Company Council (PCC) to serve as the primary advisory body to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) for private company matters. Using the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) as a guide‚ the PCC will recommend modifications to FASB to create a “private company GAAP.” FASB will then have the opportunity
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the Mohamedans and those of the Shaster with respect to the Gentoos shall invariably be adhered to.’[2] This policy developed some more policies that modernize Hindu law and established Anglo-Hindu law. The codification of Hindu law helped this personal to develop because before this codification Hindu law was not codified any where‚ so it became easier to bring reforms in a compiled law. Moreover‚ due to the policy of using Hindu law in civil cases concerning Hindu parties‚ Court Pundits were introduced
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21. General-purpose financial statements are the product of a. financial accounting. b. managerial accounting. c. both financial and managerial accounting. d. neither financial nor managerial accounting. 22. Users of financial reports include all of the following except a. creditors. b. government agencies. c. unions. d. All of these are users. 23. The financial statements most frequently provided include all of the following
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Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has been working for ten years to bridge the gap between the United States’ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). As part of this movement‚ Russell Golden‚ the chairman of the FASB‚ indicated that he would like to focus on making corporate disclosures more consistent. By doing so‚ it would be easier for investors to compare companies from different sectors. The FASB is “working on a framework to
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standards are very similar. However‚ there are also several key differences between the two. Presently‚ the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the IASB have committed to work together to develop future standards jointly (FASB‚ 2011). Nonetheless‚ the key differences will have to be resolved and many believe the FASB will ultimately adopt international standards completely. This report seeks to discuss the US situation on the adoption of IFRS (International Financial Reporting
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CHAPTER 18 Revenue Recognition ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY TOPIC) | | |Brief | | | Concepts | |Topics |Questions |Exercises |Exercises |Problems |for Analysis | |*1. Realization and recognition; sales |1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ |1‚ 2‚ 3‚ |1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚
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