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 ...

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 ...

International trade and cross-border investing is becoming more complex with new emerging market economies and global investment opportunities. The Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal ...

PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a useful report demonstrating the many differences that remain between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. Processing Content Despite more ...

While the SEC moves toward a 2011 vote on whether to require U.S. public companies to report using IFRS, a more compact version of the international standards is ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. A study on IFRS showed that 50% of companies demonstrated higher equity under IFRS accounting standards than GAAP ...

The transition to international financial reporting standards (IFRS) from Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) has had a noticeable impact on the financial statements of Canadian ...

For U.S. GAAP, the end of an era could be in the making. In August, the SEC unveiled a proposed road map that begins to widen the acceptance of International Financial Reporting Standards. The plan ...

Have There Been Benefits to the Convergence Process? Gven this background, the purpose of this discussion is twofold: to provide a review of the events surrounding the convergence movement over the ...