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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), which promulgates accounting standards in the United States, also revised its consolidation rules in response to the 2007–2008 financial crisis, although its revised guidance is not identical to IFRS 10, 11 and 12. [1] However, IFRS 11 is very close to the FASB guidance for joint ventures. [1]
IFRS 9: IAS 40: Investment Property 2000 January 1, 2001: IAS 41: Agriculture: 2000 January 1, 2003: IFRS 1: First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards 2003 January 1, 2004: IFRS 2: Share-based Payment: 2004 January 1, 2005: IFRS 3: Business Combinations: 2004 April 1, 2004: IFRS 4: Insurance Contracts: 2004 January 1 ...
Comparative information: IFRS requires entities to present comparative information in respect of the preceding period for all amounts reported in the current period's financial statements. In addition comparative information shall also be provided for narrative and descriptive information if it is relevant to understanding the current period's ...
The label fund accounting has also been applied to investment accounting, portfolio accounting or securities accounting – all synonyms describing the process of accounting for a portfolio of investments such as securities, commodities and/or real estate held in an investment fund such as a mutual fund or hedge fund.
The purpose of the MD&A is to provide a narrative explanation, through the eyes of management, of how an entity has performed in the past, its financial condition, and its future prospects. In so doing, the MD&A attempt to provide investors with complete, fair, and balanced information to help them decide whether to invest or continue to invest ...
Equity method in accounting is the process of treating investments in associate companies.Equity accounting is usually applied where an investor entity holds 20–50% of the voting stock of the associate company, and therefore has significant influence on the latter's management.
These PBE amendments mean that NZ IFRS, as they apply to public sector entities, are similar to IPSAS. However, New Zealand is currently considering proposals to have two sets of accounting standards: one set to be applied by entities with a for-profit objective; and another set to be applied by entities with a public benefit objective.
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) is an independent standards body that issues standards, like the International Standards on Auditing, International Standards on Quality Management, and other services, to support the international auditing of financial statements.