Search Results for: International Accounting Standards Board
EY announces participation at the World Congress of Accountants
November 11th, 2014
EY marks the 2014 World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) in Rome on 10-14 November 2014 by reinforcing its long-standing commitment to the audit profession and its importance. The 2014 Congress takes place at a time of great change, challenge ...
FASB Unveils Plan to Simplify Inventory, Extraordinary Items
July 18th, 2014
In its quest to simplify accounting standards, the Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued two new proposals — one to make it easier to measure inventory and another to eliminate requirements around extraordinary items. To make inventory measurement simpler, ...
Alibaba’s Behemoth IPO Making Few Ripples in Washington
July 11th, 2014
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA)’s proposal for what could be the largest initial stock offering in U.S. history is sailing through Washington with few bumps. While a federal commission has warned that the offering by the world’s biggest Internet ...
Corporate Performance Isn’t All about Financial Results
April 15th, 2014
Integrated reporting that includes measures of sustainability and social performance point to a better corporate future. A look into the crystal ball of global sustainability issues for the next few decades highlights some scary trends that will change how ...
FASB Provides Guidance on Reporting Discontinued Operations
April 11th, 2014
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued new guidance on representing when a company or organization discontinues its operations. Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued ...
European Parliament backs Commission proposal for the IFRS, the EFRAG and the PIOB
March 14th, 2014
The European Parliament has today backed the European Commission’s proposal on co-financing the IFRS Foundation, EFRAG and the PIOB, three organisations that play a key role in the development of accounting and auditing standards. Internal Market and Services Commissioner ...
Regulators Zone
February 4th, 2014