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AICPA Says Public Companies Should Be Allowed to Use International Accounting Standards: In late Oct. the AICPA told a U.S. Senate panel that American public companies should be allowed to report their financial results using international accounting standards.In late Oct. the AICPA told a U.S. Senate panel that American public companies should be allowed to report their financial results using international accounting...; Tags: AICPA, International Accounting Standard; Research articles 2007-12-01
Winning Your Next Promotion: After Jack Welch retired as the legendary C.E.O. of General Electric, he wrote a book on Winning.; Tags: career, banking, career planning, International Accounting Standard, organizational visibility, paper, promotion; Articles 2007-02-01
Financial Times survey reveals patchy compliance with international accounting standards: Companies that use International Accounting Standards IASs vary considerably in their level of compliance, according to the recently published "Financial Times Inter national Accounting Standards Survey 1999."Written by former IASC Secretary-General David Cairns, the survey examines the 1998 financial statements of 125 companies that refer to the use of IASs....; Tags: compliance, Financial Times, International Accounting Standard, survey; Research articles 2000-03-01
Special Supplement: Financial Markets Strategies For Corporates - IAS 39: Coming, Ready Or Not? - Matthew Daniel Of ABN AMRO Offers Some Hints To Organisations Implementing The International Accounting Standard 39.: For many companies making the transition to International Accounting Standard IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, the deadline of January 1, 2005 is coming all too quickly. There is much to be done: risk management systems t For many companies making the transition to International...; Tags: ABN AMRO, financial, International Accounting Standard, risk management; Research articles 2004-06-01
What's the FASB doing about international accounting standards? (Financial Accounting Standards Board): Many financial executives who have seen financial markets become more global as a result of financial networks increasingly are asking for the creation of international accounting standards. One factor which is slowing the adoption of international accounMany financial executives who have seen financial markets become more global as a result...; Tags: financial, Financial Accounting Standards Board, International Accounting Standard, standards; Research articles 1990-05-01

The scoop on standards.(John Wiley & Sons Inc. published Applying International Accounting Standards)(Brief Article): Apr 07, 2005 (INTHEBLACK - ABIX via COMTEX) Apr 07, 2005 (INTHEBLACK - ABIX via COMTEX); Tags: International Accounting Standard, John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Research articles 2005-04-07
Enron's global fallout: failure to adopt uniform International Accounting Standards complicate the comparison of foreign companies with their U.S. peers. (Global Marketplace).: THE QUEST FOR UNIFIED accounting and reporting standards has gone on for quite some time. In fact, the International Accounting Standards Committee IASC was set up back in 1973. Even three decades ago there was a perceived need to develop a single THE QUEST FOR...; Tags: Enron Corp., financial, International Accounting Standard; Research articles 2002-06-01
SEC Eliminates Reconciliation Requirement for Foreign Companies; AICPA Recommends SEC Use International Accounting Standards: In Nov. 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously approved a proposal that no longer requires foreign registrants to reconcile their financial statements with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, as long as they use international In Nov. 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously approved a proposal that no longer...; Tags: AICPA, financial, financial statement, International Accounting Standard, SEC; Research articles 2008-01-01
A former FASB chairman's take on international accounting standard setting. (former Financial Accounting Standards Board Chairman Dennis R. Beresford)(includes related articles on positions of SEC and Financial Executives Institution on international acco: Former FASB Chmn Dennis R. Beresford reports that there is a considerable gap between US generally accepted accounting principles and the standards promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Committee IASC. An FASB study found that there are Former FASB Chmn Dennis R. Beresford reports that there is a considerable gap...; Tags: financial, Financial Accounting Standards Board, International Accounting Standard, SEC, standards; Research articles 1997-09-01
GAAP goodbye? PWC's CEO wants to scrap rules-based accounting for global guidelines. (Accounting).(PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr. wants to adopt international accounting standards over generally accepted accounting principles)(Brief Ar: During the seven months between the financial collapse of Enron Corp. and disclosure of questionable accounting at WorldCom Inc., many reformers--including the Business Roundtable, the National Association of Corporate Directors, the New York Stock E During the seven months between the financial collapse of Enron ...; Tags: accounting, GAAP, International Accounting Standard, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting; Research articles 2002-08-01
International Accounting Standards Help Investors Make Economic Decisions.: In recent years, the European Commission EC regarded harmonization as a vital element in order to meet the growing need for transparent corporate accounts and the need to compare financial statements thus streamlining the development and efficiency of E In recent years, the European Commission...; Tags: European Commission, financial, financial statement, International Accounting Standard; Research articles 2004-09-15
International Accounting Standards Applied to Property and Casualty Insurance - Overview of Reserving Issues: This paper provides an overview of the newly developing Inter national Accounting Standards IAS or IFRS for Insurance, with emphasis on issues impacting poverty and casualty insurers and the reserving work that actuaries do to support that. Those standards will emerge in two phases, with the more challenging actuarial issues...; Tags: Casualty Actuarial Society, Casualty Insurance, International Accounting Standard, Insurance, Free Trade, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance; White papers 2004-08-12
Non-US Firm's Accounting Standard Choices: This study investigates the factors associated with non-US firms voluntarily reporting financial information prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards IAS or United States US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US-GAAP). Documenting the factors associated with non-US firm's disclosures of IAS or US- GAAP financial information is important in that many...; Tags: Accounting, Financial, Reed Elsevier Inc., International Accounting Standard, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Finance; White papers 2002-01-14
IAS Will Change U.S. Accounting Rules: The dynamic business environment indicates towards the change in the accounting standards throughout the world. As a result, various national systems throughout the world need to unify their efforts by forming global International Accounting Standards IAS. Given globalization of the economy, truly IAS is needed to increase transparency and spur...; Tags: Accounting, CFO Publishing Corp., International Accounting Standard, Business Environment, Operational Accounting, Globalization, Financial Services, Finance, Strategy, Management; White papers 2001-02-06
On The Same Page: From the executive summary: ‘Researches suggest that International Accounting Standards IAS and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP look almost the same, thanks to diligent efforts by standards setters to eliminate the practical differences between them. However, when one starts applying them with different international accents, suddenly one understands why some...; Tags: Accounting, CFO Publishing Corp., International Accounting Standard, GAAP, Financial Accounting, Finance; White papers 2002-05-01
Wake-up Call: It's time to start thinking seriously about converting systems to meet international accounting standards, and influencing the process that will shape these standards. This article explains the provisions of international accounting standards for the investors who are looking to make investments in good prospects. It states that U.S. companies will...; Tags: Penton Media Inc., Standards, International Accounting Standard, Quality, Business Operations; White papers 2000-12-01
Goodbye to GAAP?: The generally accepted accounting principles GAAP, like the energy trading company's executives and auditors, are under intense scrutiny. The Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB and the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission SEC are being urged to re-examine traditional U.S. principles and possibly embrace international standards in their place. For three...; Tags: SEC, Penton Media Inc., International Accounting Standard, GAAP, Financial Accounting, Finance; White papers 2002-03-01
Obstacles to International Accounting Standards Convergence: Given the recent changes in the international sector, along with the similarities in the conceptual frameworks of the FASB and IASC, the relatively swift convergence of U.S. GAAP and International Accounting Standards is a distinct possibility. The authors believe convergence is possible, and review three keys areas that could hinder...; Tags: Certified Public Accountant, Framework, International Accounting Standard, Convergence, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking; White papers 2003-01-01
Global Accounting: Despite having a great deal of common purpose and common concepts, the accounting principles in the UK and the US and under International Accounting Standards IASs can lead to markedly different financial statements. This is not merely of academic interest. In the global market for capital, the differences need to...; Tags: Accounting, KPMG International, International Accounting Standard, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance; White papers 2000-01-01
The Practical Implications of IAS in Banking: This paper is discussing International Accounting Standards IAS and the impact on the banking industry, this recently published paper discusses how IAS encourages institutions to start thinking about the challenges which they will face during conversion - they need to take action now. IAS is much more than just a...; Tags: PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Banking, International Accounting Standard; White papers 2003-01-22