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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 ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Common denominators don’t have to be low. That, at least, is the claim of the International Accounting ...

Imagine you are planning to explore many countries, each with different customs, language, food and culture. While the destinations may vary, a common understanding of certain rules and etiquette ...

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 ...