International Financial Reporting Standards

businesses due to financial performance. About 70 percent of 250 CFOs and CIOs believed that outsourcing increased their financial performance (Gobble, 2013). Pharmaceutical companies look for Asian firms to assist them in reducing drug development cost. Some companies such as P&G outsourced in search for product ideas. Outsourcing benefited the businesses by reducing costs, speed development times, and getting the best product…

how different aspects of society have an impact on personal lives as well as accounting. Environment does have an effect on accounting (Cerne, 2009). There are of course differences that do occur because of the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP. Many studies have been performed to understand the attributes of culture. One study that of culture was by Geert Hofstede in the early 1980’s. It is because of his…

reports to the Group Chief Risk Officer, Vincent Choo, who is responsible for ensuring that risk management practices in OCBC are effective and comprehensive. GRM has financial responsibility in contributing independent risk control and management of credit, market, operational, liquidity and other key risks for the bank and its financial subsidiaries. Within the division, risk officers are committed to establish policies, measurement, monitoring and methodology focusing on risk profile and…

Reporting Intangible Assets Accurate financial reporting of an organization is very important in today’s modern business world. Intangible assets play a critical role in the valuation of an entity as they may bring significant value to the table. An intangible asset is an identifiable nonfinancial asset which lacks physical properties according to both the international community as well as the standards set by the United States. Intangible assets include items such as such as trademarks,…

According to FASB’s The Structure of Establishing Accounting Standards, “The process of setting accounting standards can be described as democratic because like all rule-making bodies the board’s right to make rules depends ultimately on the consent of the ruled”. One of the advantages of the process is that external parties are invited to comment on exposure drafts or present testimony during roundtable discussions. The history behind SFAS No. 123 provides us with a prime example of external…

These are not tangible and therefore another standard may be applied for these incorporeal assets, IAS 38 Intangible assets (IASB, 2014). The standard’s objective is prescribing an accounting treatment for intangible assets. This entails criteria for recognition as well as how to measure the carrying amount of intangible assets. Lastly this standard requires certain disclosure for any recognised intangible assets (IASB, 2014). IAS 38 defines intangible…

The statement of financial position is a statement that is usually produced at the year-end will shows how well a business is flourishing and allows outsiders to assess how it is performing at the year-end date. The statement of financial position lists the liabilities, assets and the owner’s capital showing what they owe, own and the proprietors funds at that point in time. The…

different financial statements can be produced and what the key elements are in these statements. Finally I will discuss some issues arising from the use of accounting conceptual frameworks. Accounting Concepts and Principles are conventions that give a structure for financial reporting. Financial reporting uses the professional judgments of accountants to stop its users from being misled. In order to ensure the concepts and principles are applied consistently; major accounting standard-setting…

2014 IFRS Impact on AIS As more companies are going global, the need for an internationally comparable and understandable financial reporting system increased exponentially. IFRS becomes the most acceptable financial reporting standards worldwide. The trend of converging with IFRS has been driven by the demand of global investors, because a single set of financial reporting system will facilitate their decision-making process in the global context. In 2002, all European companies were required…

1. The Role of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman a) Compare and contrast the position of the US and UK rules/codes of Corporate Governance relating to the roles of CEO and Chairman. (10%) In the U.S., corporate governance is determined predominantly by legislation in the form of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("SOX") and detailed regulations which SOX required the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and NASDAQ to draw up. In UK there is the…