International Financial Reporting Standards

An in-depth understanding of the Standards Setting in the Accounting Industry (SSAI) is of major importance and the historical roots involving the roles of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) are critical aspects of accounting. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the American Institute of Certified Accountants (AICPA) is a prevalent and has been a useful set of standards for accountants. A presentation of an overview of the role of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

carefully from many different angles. When dealing with organizational issues at an international level, one must consider the language and culture differences, currency, and legalities regarding the alien country. Different countries follow different accounting principles, GAAP is only used in the U.S., which led to the formation of IFRS that works as a common set of accounting principles used at an international level, between many different countries. One of the main challenges faced when…

about the new joint revenue recognition principles that were unveiled by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), which standardizes generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and international financial reporting standards (IFRS) on recognition of revenue in the United States. The new joint revenue recognition principle was created to increase the financial transparency and the comparability within the industries in the…

Revenue is considered one of the most significant measures used nowadays in the financial world to assess the results and to achieve proper recognition of revenue of paramount importance. It also operates the success of most businesses, as it is a means of generating profits and increasing equity. Revenue recognition is an accounting principle under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that determines the specific conditions under which revenue is recognized or accounted for.…

Next, the process of setting IFRS as the international accounting standard is restricted by the environment, regulation and culture of the country. Depending on its region, every country practices its own culture which eventually build the society’s behaviour. Nobes and Parker (2012, page 29) note that: “Culture in any country contains the most basic values that an individual may hold. It affects the way that individuals would like their society to be structured and how they interact with its…

a) IASB stands for International Accounting Standards Board. The IASB is a standard-setting board whose main role is to ‘develop and approves ‘International Financial Reporting Standards’ so that all financial reports and financial statements globally are detailed and can be easily read by all users. With constant regulation and development, it ensures all business’ financial records are formatted the same and easy to transfer information to and from them. To become an IASB member isn’t an easy…

been adopted by the reporting entities in Australia after the introduction in the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). It became effective for reporting companies on or after 1 January, 2005. This introduction would completely change the way it is recognized and measured for accounting purposes as per the Australian standards. The main motive behind the introduction of this section is to identify how the non-monetary assets shall be represented in the financial statements. (Deegan…

1. PRE-IFRS development factors, cultural dimensions and accounting values of Japan and China The following four main PRE-IFRS development factors have the biggest impact on international business accounting practices: source of finance, legal system, taxation system and political and economic ties (Meek & Saudagaran, 1990). Once you know a nation’s PRE-IFRS developmental factors, particularly Source of Finance, then you are able to predict the cultural dimensions that will be in place as they…

ACCOUNTING FOR AIRLINE FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAMS: MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES AND FINANCIAL REPORTING IMPACTS May 2012 Brian J. Franklin, BBA Accounting ‘12, College of Business and Public Policy, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, 907-268-4233 Ext. 401, bfranklin@frontiertutoring.com ABSTRACT The obligation to provide free or reduced-fare travel to passengers who redeem their accrued frequent flyer program (FFP) benefits represents a significant liability on…

the International Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles also known as GAAP. According to AICPA International Reporting Standards can be defined as “a set of accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) that is becoming the global standard for the preparation of public company financial statements.” International Financial Reporting Standards is used in over 120 countries worldwide. (International Financial Reporting…