Essays on Accounting Standards Board

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is an independent body which was formed with the intent to develop and improve the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (Financial, 2017). The financial accounting guidelines and reporting standards promulgated by this body are aimed at protecting the interest of the public, as per order by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The FASB has a role in protecting the public interest, thus it shares a collective mission with with the FAF and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). These agencies have a mission “to establish and improve financial accounting and ...

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Accounting Standard Setting under the Australian Conceptual Framework and Application in Business Practices

Introduction A conceptual framework establishes the concepts and provides the guidelines that underlie financial reporting. As a coherent system of notions that flow from an objective, which in turn serve to identify the purpose of financial reporting, a conceptual framework also provides guidance on the identification of the boundaries of financial reporting. Its concepts further provide guidance on the selection of transactions, related events, and circumstances to be presented, and how such elements should be summarized and ultimately reported (Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB], 2008). One such conceptual ...

Significant Areas Addressed by Management

Cedar addresses the compliance of the guidelines of Government Accounting Standards Board in the city accounting reports. Compliance to (GASB) regulations through the provision of an overview of its financial performance for the fiscal year Accounting Policies Utilized by the City The policies include Analysis of financial statements The policies of liabilities, assets, deposits and investments (Rodenbeck, 2013) Statistical Section The statistical section will cover the computational outcomes of the management decisions. For example Depreciation of capital assets over the respective annual ranges The effects of deposits and investments Determining the values of the net assets, and its liabilities ...

An Overview of the Standard-Setting Industry And Its History

Introduction Accounting Standards have been in existence since the beginning of the recorded history. Some of these standards were set up by rulers or reigning kings. However, as the world developed, States started coming up with bodies aimed at controlling the quality and standards of products and services in the accounting sector. In the ancient world, the man used to come up with standards with a desire of harmonizing his activities with important changes in the environment. Some standards were also set in response to a rise in needs in the society. The standard setting body in America was ...

Income Tax Accounting

Income Tax Accounting

According to IAS 12, deferred tax asset is used to describe an asset that will minimize the amount of tax that a firm wishes to pay in a future accounting period. In the future, it can be used as a write off element when the next tax period is projected to produce increased earnings. The IAS 12 offers that the difference in tax bases for an asset and deductible temporary difference is what creates a deferred tax asset. It implies that the future cash flows are significant. The taxes are usually plowed back into the business ...

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

GAAP refer to accounting principles geared towards guiding firms in the preparation of financial statements through adherence to stipulated financial processes. GAAP incorporates authoritative standards, which are developed by numerous that facilitate the recording and reporting processes of financial accounting information (Barth et al., 2012: Kothari et al., 2010). The adoption of GAAP remains critical to firms as it promotes the efficiency of communicating financial information within the internal and external business environments. The process facilitates cross-examination and review of financial reporting among different companies in the market (Barth et al., 2012: Kothari et al., 2010). GAAP promotes the ...

The ongoing internationalization process persuaded regulators and businesses worldwide to think of a common global accounting language for business affairs. This move led to the development of IFRS. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), sometimes referred to as International Accounting Standards, is a globally recognized accounting framework for businesses worldwide. The major purpose of this accounting standard is to make company accounts understandable and comparable across international boundaries. Currently, over 110 countries are following the IFRS accounting system in order to address complexities relating to international business affairs. However, the United States has not adopted IFRS yet, and the country ...

1.0 Abstract Stakeholders are of central importance to every business organization. The success of any business hinges on the relationship that it has with its stakeholders. Disclosure of quality financial reports is significant for the capacity of business organizations to build confidence with their key stakeholders. Corporate governance and the audit quality have attracted the interest of researchers to determine how they impact stakeholders. Additionally, the implementation of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) has impacted the direction of business organizations especially with regards to corporate governance. The question of whether the quality and extent of disclosure of financial information ...

John Sunna

IFRS and GAAP are two most commonly used accounting standards. The differences between them complicate the comparability of financial statements of different companies. The accounting bodies understand the necessity of convergence of the two standards. Thus, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) work on several joint projects to facilitate this process. This paper addresses the differences and similarities between IFRS and GAAP as regards accounting for financial instruments, long-term assets, and liabilities. IFRS 8-1: What are some steps taken by both the FASB and IASB to move to fair value measurement for financial ...

Executive Summary

The world experienced one of its worst recession which commenced in late 2007. One of the issues that emerged was criticism on the then accounting standards which prompted standard setters to respond. The G20 countries recommended the formation of financial crises advisory committee which developed various recommendations that led to the improvement of specific International financial reporting standards namely IFRS 10, 11, 7 and 9. Also, the recommendation led to the development of IFRS 12. These development were the key responses by the standard setters which are reviewed to demonstrate how they positively impacted the financial statements

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In the world of business, accounting is the spoken language that is used in different parts of the world. As such, there are two different spoken languages in financial accounting. The two sets of language dictate the financial reporting standards that are used. The major economies of the world use either the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or the United States Generally Accepted Principles (US GAAP) (Erchinger & Melcher, 2007). The two standards are regulated by two bodies that are (1) the Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB) responsible for the GAAP and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for the ...

The FASB's direction on the utilization of limited assets is another territory of distinction and is taken as a standout amongst the most questionable steps that the FASB has brought concerning net revenue driven associations. The FASB orders the primary dollar discharge technique. Under first dollar discharge, confinements are discharged if unhindered assets are utilized for a reason for which limited assets are accessible. Albeit inward bookkeeping and reporting may not be influenced, the utilization of first dollar discharge changes over beforehand confined assets into unhindered assets essentially in light of the fact that they could have been used. ...

As per your request, I have prepared guidance on how to account for R&D costs related to the development of Achuin in accordance with the U.S. GAAP. The cost items discussed in the memo include; R&D expenses, purchase of patent, purchase of centrifuge, and the legal fees associated with the patent approval. R&D costs and the costs of purchasing the patent should be expensed while the costs of the centrifuge and the legal fees of applying for the patent should be capitalized. As a rule, R&D costs are expensed in the period they occur because at the time R&D ...

Q1. Accounting standards play a significant role in the financial statements preparation process. The main international standard-setting organization is the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) headquartered in London. It issues International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which are used in more than 115 countries and is gaining acceptance in other states as well. These standards are also used on most foreign exchanges. Moreover, the IASB also issues framework for financial reporting and international financial reporting interpretations. Besides, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) also plays a significant role in the international standard-setting process. It doesn’t develop accounting standards, ...

As requested, I have come up with an exclusive analysis on how Dylar Pharmaceutical Company (Dylar) should account for all research and development costs related to Achuin that also abides by the generally acceptable accounting principles. The company should highly comply with the principles in reporting of expenses and costs incurred via capitalization, or expensing of R&D costs are expensed. It is then clear that all expenditures incurred during a research and development process should be expensed, and all purchased intangibles with alternative future uses are capitalized. The expenses incurred during a research and development process should be expensed. ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is an organization that establishes the standards of financial accounting which are used in the preparation of financial reports by entities that are not governmental (FASB, 2011). The standards are important as they enable the efficient working of the economy as the distribution of resources relies on credible financial information.

The mission of FASB is to establish and improve the standards of accounting, financial and reporting which results in provision of useful information to the investors and users of financial statements. The mission is usually attained through a process that is independent and comprehensive, the ...