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The above-mentioned PwC senior partners expressed that convergence will lead to an accounting system that is too rules-based for non-US listed companies, [14] while other critics conversely criticize the principles-based nature of the IFRS as making it difficult for preparers of financial statements to defend against litigation. [19]
The scope of the overall IASB-FASB convergence project has evolved over time. The IASB and FASB issued converged standards for accounting topics including Business combinations (2008), Consolidation (2011), Fair value measurement (2011), and Revenue recognition (2014). Other convergence projects have been discontinued.
In the United States, the process of conducting a PPA is typically conducted in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 (revised 2007) “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141r”) [1] and SFAS 142 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”). [2]
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Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities-a replacement of FASB Statement No. 125: September 2000: Amended by SFAS No. 155 and No. 156 141: Business Combinations: June 2001: 141R: Business Combinations (Acquisition Method) December 2007: 142: Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets: June 2001: 143
The treatment of business combinations is irrational. IFRSs create accounting volatility that does not reflect the economic reality. Charles Lee, professor of accounting at Stanford Graduate School of Business, has also criticised the use of fair values in financial reporting. [43]
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Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance 1983 January 1, 1984: IAS 21: Accounting for the Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (1983) The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (1993) 1983 January 1, 1985: IAS 22 Accounting for Business Combinations (1983) Business Combinations (1993) 1983 January 1 ...