determine the transaction price‚ allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract‚ and recognize the revenue when‚ or as‚ the entity satisfies a performance obligation . In identifying a contract with a customer‚ both the FASB and the IASB require approval and commitment of the parties‚ as well as the identification of rights and payment terms. Also required is that the contract has commercial substance. It must be probable that consideration will be received in exchange
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and US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have been joined and worked together on convergence project since 2002 for the purpose of combining US accounting standards and global standards into a single International financial reporting standards. This paper will discuss about the history and the relationship between International Accounting Standards Board and Financial Accounting Standards Board. It also evaluates the IASB equivalents of the FASB original pronouncements. Finally‚ this paper
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FASB ASC CITATION: Adjustments to Lower of Cost or Market 330-10-35-1 A departure from the cost basis of pricing the inventory is required when the utility of the goods is no longer as great as their cost. Where there is evidence that the utility of goods‚ in their disposal in the ordinary course of business‚ will be less than cost The inventory has a financial importance as it is purchased and recorded at its historical cost or original cost. With respect to a perpetual inventory system
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and Non-Profit Today we will explore the exciting world of the GASB and the FASB. Two of the most exciting boards in the accounting world today. We will compare and contrast each of the boards to get a more in-depth look into how each of the boards operate. We will go thru their mission statements in order to get a sense of how they operate and what are their overall goals. Let’s get started! The FASB mission statement states‚ “that it is to establish and improve standards of financial
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Although the IASB and FASB have been striving since 2002 to achieve convergence‚ there are still many differences between the two. These differences range from revenue recognition to the matter in which the organizations receive funding. Under the IASB‚ the accrual method is the only preferred way of recognizing revenue and expenses. While FASB accepts cash basis and accrual basis; cash basis is only accepted if cash sales are less than $5 million per year. When it comes to generating funds the IASB
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FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Section 958-605-25 requires that not-for-profits wait to recognize a contribution until they are satisfied that the likelihood is remote that the conditions that accompany the contribution will not be met (Tysiac‚ 2017). According to FASB ASC 958-605-8‚ pursuant to paragraph 958-605-25-2‚ an unconditional promise to give shall be recognized when it is received. There must be satisfactory confirmation that a promise was made and received in the form
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Draft and related Invitation to Comment. No decisions were made. At a previous meeting‚ the Board decided to issue the FASB’s final Statement on Fair Value Measurements as an IASB Exposure Draft with an Invitation to Comment. The appendices in the FASB document dealing with consequential amendments and references to US GAAP pronouncements will be replaced with proposed consequential amendments and references to IFRSs. The Board further decided that there should be limited changes to the FASB’s document
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debiting “Contribution Expense” and “Loss on disposal of x asset” for $2‚000 and $8‚000 crediting the asset for $10‚000. In this case‚ the fair value of my asset was lower than its book value forcing me to recognize a loss on my contribution. FASB ASC 845-10-30-1 In general‚ the accounting for nonmonetary transactions should be based on the fair values of the assets (or services) involved‚ which is the same basis as that
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widely recognized that revenue is one of the most important items in financial statements and that revenue recognition is one of the most difficult issues that standard-setters and accountants have to deal with (FASB‚ 2002). There exist a variety of reasons for the emergence of the IASB-FASB joint project on revenue recognition. The most essential reason is‚ as stated in the exposure‚ that revenue recognition requirements in US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) differ from those in International
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of the FASB. The GAAP has many organizations that exist through the history of rule-making‚ including GASAC. http://www.ask.com/question Three organizations developed‚ or influenced the development of‚ the GAAP in the United States: the SEC‚ the AICPA‚ and the FASB. A separate but similar set of rules and principles govern state and local government reporting‚ as determined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Accountants generally apply GAAP through the use of FASB pronouncements
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