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This paper investigates differences between the financial statements of Volvo Corporation, Daimler AG, and Fiat SPA as prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S.GAAP) from 2004-2006. The application of IFRS generally resulted in higher net income than U.S. GAAP. Many differences have already been resolved by the convergence projects of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board. However, significant and persistent reconciling items that are likely to affect U.S. automakers' financial statements include: pension and other post-retirement benefits expenses, capitalization of development costs, and minority interests reporting.
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(Supersedes Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 1 section 543, Part of Audit Performed by Other Independent Auditors [AICPA, Professional Standa...
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Beginning in 2008, most Israeli public companies were required to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for financial reporting. Previously, Israel followed its own set of financial reporting standards, Israeli GAAP, which was very rules-based, in comparison to the more principles-based IFRS. Israel is a highly industrialized country with a significant public company presence in the high-tech, biomedical, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and defense technology industries. Public companies in Israel are regulated by the Israel Securities Authority (ISA). The ISA further oversees the promulgators of Israeli GAAP. IFRS requires a more detailed segment disclosure than Israeli GAAP. Many companies were wary of the amount of segment disclosure required under the new standards. B...
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In 2004, City of Gardena was unable to meet its obligations on $26 million in debt. The authors examined City of Gardena financial reporting as of June 30, 2004 and 2003 to determine if the publicly available financial reports adequately disclosed the situation. Information about the long-term debt was properly displayed in the financial statements and disclosed in notes. There was no mention of the situation in the MD&A either year. The auditors' did not include an explanatory paragraph highlighting the debt, nor did they issue a 'substantial doubt about the ability to continue to exist as a going concern' report. This paper examines existing accounting and auditing standards to determine their adequacy to protect the public interest.
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DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update references to authoritative accounting standards owing to the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards Codification of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
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Introduction
Private company financial reporting continues to be a hot topic in the United States and around the world. In the summer of 2009, the F...
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This paper compares International Financial Accounting Standards (IFRS) with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for small and medium-size...
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Income tax indemnifications are established in a variety of transactions, including business acquisitions, corporate spin-offs, and initial public off...