Discover how accruals affect company finances, with insights into the accrual accounting method, its applications, and ...

In the area of fixed assets and the resultant depreciation there are some major differences between the GAAP rules codified in ASC Topic 360 and the IFRS rules in IAS 16. Processing Content In GAAP ...

Two accounting boards are working toward a common set of procedures for recognizing revenue. The international financial reporting standards, or IFRS, are the International Accounting Standards ...

GAAP reports in detailed, precise formats; IFRS allows flexible, principle-based reporting. GAAP does not permit asset value recovery post-impairment; IFRS allows revaluation. IFRS does not mandate ...

Merchants and manufacturers rely on the sale of inventory to create gross profits. Whether you purchase your inventory or make it yourself, you need to observe the relevant accounting standards to ...

There are two dominant systems of accounting used by corporations around the world. In the U.S., companies use the generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, while international companies use ...

If you run a small business, you may not know much about the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). After all, GAAP standards apply mainly to publicly traded companies, so these rules don’t ...

GAAP, which stands for generally accepted accounting principles, is the set of accounting standards followed by most U.S. businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and state and local governments, as ...

April 30, 2007 was an important day for U.S. investors. On that day, President George W. Bush, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso agreed to “promote ...

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are destined to be the lingua franca of the international accounting world. Approximately 100 countries already require, allow or are in the process ...

GAAP ensures public companies report finances consistently for clear investor comparisons. GAAP adherence is mandated by the SEC, crucial for comparing financial performance. Understanding GAAP helps ...

When a public company issues a financial statement, everything needs to be clear and well-understood by everyone reading it. To ensure this, it’s paramount to have a baseline for reporting. That’s ...