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In May 2014, the FASB and IASB issued new, converged guidance on revenue recognition. This guidance, known as ASC 606 (or IFRS 15), aims to improve consistency in recognizing revenue from contracts with customers. [3] ASC 606 became effective in 2017 for public companies and 2018 for private companies. [4]
SIC 9: Business Combinations - Classification either as Acquisitions or Unitings of Interests 1998 August 1, 1998: April 1, 2004: IFRS 3: SIC 10 Government Assistance-No Specific Relation to Operating Activities 1998 August 1, 1998: SIC 11 Foreign Exchange - Capitalisation of Losses Resulting from Severe Currency Devaluations 1998 August 1, 1998
IFRS 9 began as a joint project between IASB and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), which promulgates accounting standards in the United States. The boards published a joint discussion paper in March 2008 proposing an eventual goal of reporting all financial instruments at fair value, with all changes in fair value reported in net income (FASB) or profit and loss (IASB). [1]
An example is the recognition of internally generated brands, mastheads, publishing titles, customer lists and items similar in substance, for which recognition is prohibited by IAS 38. [21] In addition research and development expenses can only be recognised as an intangible asset if they cross the threshold of being classified as 'development ...
Revenue Recognition AS 9 Ind AS 115 ICDS V Tangible Fixed Assets AS 10 Ind AS 16 ICDS VI The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates AS 11 Ind AS 21 ICDS VII Government Grants AS 12 Ind AS 20 ICDS VIII Securities AS 13 Ind AS 32, 107 and 109 ICDS IX Borrowing Costs AS 16 Ind AS 23 ICDS X
The three primary goals of the codification are "simplify user access by codifying all authoritative U.S. GAAP in one spot, ensure that the codification content accurately represented authoritative U.S. GAAP as of July 1, 2009, and to create a codification research system that is up-to-date for the released results of standard-setting activity."
IAS 39: Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement was an international accounting standard which outlined the requirements for the recognition and measurement of financial assets, financial liabilities, and some contracts to buy or sell non-financial items.
A main purpose of the project to develop IFRS 15 was that, although revenue is a critical metric for financial statement users, there were important differences between the IASB and FASB definitions of revenue, and there were different definitions of revenue even within each board's guidance for similar transactions accounting for under different standards. [3]