International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are an international set of accounting standards. Early in the 21st century‚ the Australian Accounting Standards board‚ with guidance from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)‚ decided to implement IFRS’s throughout Australia. This decision was made so that Australia could participate and contribute to the development of a distinct set of accounting standards that could be used all around the world. This report will explore the process of setting
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Department of Accounting and Finance‚ Western Delta University‚ Oghara‚ and Pat Donwa Department of Accounting‚ University of Benin‚ Benin City E-mail: anthonygaruba@yahoo.com Abstract Nigeria is going to adopt International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) from 1st January 2012. Globalization and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has reduced the world to a global village. This has given rise to the continuous integration of the world economy and capital markets which has in turn given rise
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IFRS PROVISION FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS As the forces of globalization prompt more and more countries to open their doors to foreign investments and as businesses expand across borders‚ Banks recognize the benefits of having a commonly understood financial reporting framework supported by strong globally accepted accounting standards. In addition‚ the regulatory authorities namely‚ Central Bank of Nigeria and Security & Exchange Commission (CBN & SEC) have also adopted this date as the compliance
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IFRS ADOPTION IN THE U.S; WHY THE POSTPONEMENT By Liu‚ Qun‚Hiltebeitel‚ Kenneth Monday‚ November 1 2010 Published on AllBusiness In November 2008‚ the SEC proposed a "Roadmap for Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS] by U.S. Issuers." The SEC road map detailed a process and a set of milestones by which certain larger public companies (those with a public float of at least $700 million) in the United States would
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Association DOI: 10.2308 / accr.2010.85.1.31 Market Reaction to the Adoption of IFRS in Europe Christopher S. Armstrong University of Pennsylvania Mary E. Barth Alan D. Jagolinzer Stanford University Edward J. Riedl Harvard University ABSTRACT: This study examines European stock market reactions to 16 events associated with the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Europe. European IFRS adoption represented a major milestone toward financial reporting convergence yet
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ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS) IN BANGLADESH CHALLENGES AND OPPERTUNITIES Research Methods for Managers in an International Context MOD 001105 Prepared by MD MONIRUL ISLAM ARIF Student ID: 1230634 Academic Year: 2013/2014 1 Table of content INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Statement of Problem………………………………………………………………………………...4 Research Questions…………………………………………………………………………………..4 Research Objectives…………………………………………………………………………………
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GAAP / IFRS Fiat Group’s first-time adoption of IFRS Differences Between Key Accounting Methods Under Italian GAAP And IFRS What characterizes the differences between the two sets of methods? - Substance over form Example: Recognition of revenue - Less flexibility Example: Recognition of R&D cost - More transparent Main factors that affect management’s reporting incentives and strategy in fiscal year 2005 - Research & Development: Because Fiat main operations are based on the manufacturing
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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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Fiat in Europe Fiat‚ an Italian car manufacture‚ headquartered in Turin and operated by the Agnelli family‚ has been a major force in Italian economic life since the beginning of the 20th century. FIAT is mainly involved in the production of Fiat cars and has a number of plants in Italy and abroad. It also owns Alfa-Romeo‚ Lancia‚ and Ferrari. FIAT’s combined operations produce 3 million cars per year in Italy. FIAT’s large share of the Italian market allows it to compete in the European market
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study: FIAT GROUP’S FIRST-TIME ADOPTION OF IFRS Question 1: What is Fiat’s key accounting policies? Which of Fiat’s key accounting policies are affected by the adoption of IFRS? a. Fiat’s key accounting policies: The Fiat Group has a tendency of engaging in financing accountings mechanism‚ selling a significant part of its finance‚ trade and tax receivables through either securitization programs or factoring transactions b. Fiat’s key accounting policies are affected by the adoption of IFRS:
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