scholarly journals US GAAP Conversion To IFRS: A Case Study Of The Income Statement

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-416
Author(s):  
Peter Harris ◽  
Liz Washington Arnold

International Reporting Standards (IFRS) has become the required framework for most of the world financial market economies as of January 1, 2011. In the United States, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is still required. However, plans are presently in place by the SEC to abandon US GAAP and to adhere to IFRS requirements by as early as for the period ending December 31, 2014. This case study requires the student to transform a US GAAP presented Income Statement to IFRS. This case study is most suitable for an Intermediary Accounting or a Financial Analysis class at the graduate level.

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-140
Author(s):  
Peter Harris ◽  
Liz Washington Arnold

International Reporting Standards (IFRS) has become the required framework for most of the world financial market economies. In the United States, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is still required. However, plans are presently in place by the SEC to abandon US GAAP and to adhere to IFRS requirements by as early as the period ending December 31, 2014. This case study requires the student to transform a US GAAP presented Balance Sheet to IFRS and is most suitable for an Intermediary Accounting 11 and a Financial Analysis class at the graduate level.


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 332-342
Author(s):  
Alexandra Szekeres ◽  
Ildikó Dékán Tamásné Orbán

Minden vállalkozás számára rendkívül fontos, hogy rövid-, illetve hosszútávon fizetőképes legyen. A fizetőképesség egy vállalat működésének alapfeltétele, így különösen a rövidtávú fizetőképesség, másnéven a likviditás kiemelt fontosságú szerepet tölt be az adott vállalkozás életében. Éppen emiatt fontos arra törekednie, hogy elkerülje a likviditási problémákat. Jelen cikkben egy amerikai nagyvállalat rövidtávú fizetőképességének vizsgálatára kerül sor, amely a pénzügyi kimutatásait a US GAAP (The United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – az Amerikai Egyesült Államok Általánosan Elfogadott Számviteli Alapelvek) szerint készíti. Bemutatásra kerülnek az alapvető rövidtávú fizetőképességi mutatók, majd az ezek alapján levont következtetések. Mivel a mutatók számolásához a vizsgált vállalat pénzügyi kimutatásának adataira van szükség, amely eltéréseket mutat egy magyar vállalkozás éves beszámolójához képest, így tanulmányunkban kitérünk a két számviteli rendszer közötti különbségekre is azoknál a tételeknél, amelyek hatással vannak a likvidtási mutatókra, különös tekintettel a forgóeszközök tételeire, illetve a rövid lejáratú kötelezettségekre.


2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Peter Harris ◽  
William Stahlin ◽  
Moade Fawzi Shubita

International Reporting Standards (IFRS) has become the required framework for most of the world financial market economies as of January 1, 2011. This includes, in a non-comprehensive listing, the many European Union countries - Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In the United States, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is still required. However, plans are presently in place by the SEC to abandon US GAAP and to adhere to IFRS requirements by as early as for the period ending December 31, 2014. As such, it is important to introduce IFRS accounting rules in the college curriculum and make it a major component of accounting classes. This case study takes a US GAAP Prepared Cash Flow Statement and, based on the facts of the case, requires students to prepare an IFRS-based Cash Flow Statement. The need to understand both US GAAP and IFRS rules is required to adequately address this case study, which is most suitable for an Intermediary Accounting, Accounting Theory and a Financial Statement Analysis class, as well as an Investment Finance course, at the graduate level.


2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 101-102
Author(s):  
Dolores Rinke

This case examines the differences in format and terminology in financial statements between US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Students download the financial statements of two different companies in the same industry; i.e., Nokia (reporting under IFRS) and Motorola (reporting under US GAAP). Questions related to the differences in format and terminology are addressed.


2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-106
Author(s):  
Kelly Noe

This paper presents a case study of the accounting practices of a company that is privately held. The company follows Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) but has some questionable transactions. The paper then follows up with a discussion of baby-GAAP and possible consequences of two different GAAP options.


2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 144-152
Author(s):  
Saulat Pervez

With so much focus on illiteracy, we sometimes forget the dire stateof affairs in our urban centers with regard to education. Educationin the Muslim world has increasingly regressed into an exercise ofrote learning, a mass of discrete knowledge, and a frenzied race towardwhat we deem “useful” skills. By showing the ground realityin private education in Karachi, Pakistan, this article strives to highlightthe cyclical and future-oriented trends in schools that are inimicalto the very spirit of education. In doing so, it emphasizes theneed to adopt thinking as the primary skill taught to students inschools, with everything else encompassed within its fold. WhileKarachi is a case study here, the importance of creating thinkingcultures within schools is a crucial and very relevant concept toschools everywhere in the world, including the United States.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-57
Author(s):  
Paul F. Gentle

Here in the beginning of 2021, two of the truly relevant federal public finance issues are presented in this article. One is the Debt-to GDP Ratio. The second topic is the true nature of deficits, surpluses and future liabilities treated in budgets constructed via the Unified Budget Act. Two graphs on these issues are included. This article shows that the present Debt-to-GDP ratio is relatively high, as if the nation similar to when the United States was in a period of a major war. This graph is shown in this article’s Figure 1. There has been evidence in the macroeconomic literature that indicates a high Debt-to-GDP ratio can possibly result in some degree of slowed economic growth. Though the literature is varied on that point. The reason for the possible crowding out effect has to do with the competition for loanable funds. There is competition from both the public and private demanders of those loanable funds. Furthermore, there is the reality that all federal trust fund balances of the United States must be used to hold U.S. Treasury bonds. For figure 2, two categories on U.S trust funds are shown. One category is the combined total of Social Security. Medicare, Disability and related funds. This is shown in a red line. All the other federal trust funds are indicated in a blue line. There is a graph that shows these two lines. The graph is of the percentage share between the two categories. As a result, the red and blue lines are inverse functions of each other. Over the eighty-year period (1940-2020), there has been variation if both the red and blue lines. The goal of this articles is for leaders and government analysts to be more aware of the issues of the USA Federal Debt to GDP Ratio and the Unified Budget Act’s lack of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.


Author(s):  
Claradina Soto ◽  
Toni Handboy ◽  
Ruth Supranovich ◽  
Eugenia L. Weiss

This chapter describes the impact of colonialism on indigenous women with a focus on the experience of the Lakota women on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation in South Dakota. It explores the experiences of indigenous women as related to history, culture, intrapersonal violence, and internalized oppression. A case study of a Lakota woman is provided as an example of strength and triumph in overcoming adversity and being empowered despite the challenges of marginalization faced by many Native Americans in the United States and indigenous women throughout the world. The chapter discusses how readers can be advocates and actively engage in decolonizing and dismantling systems of oppression to protect future generations and to allow indigenous communities to heal and revitalize.


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