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IAS 15 Information Reflecting the Effects of Changing Prices 1981 January 1, 1983: January 1, 2005: N/A IAS 16: Accounting for Property, Plant and Equipment (1982) Property, Plant and Equipment (1993) 1982 January 1, 1983: IAS 17: Accounting for Leases (1982) Leases (1997) 1982 January 1, 1984: January 1, 2019: IFRS 16: IAS 18: Revenue ...
In May 2014, the FASB and IASB issued new, converged guidance on revenue recognition. This guidance, known as ASC 606 (or IFRS 15), aims to improve consistency in recognizing revenue from contracts with customers. [3] ASC 606 became effective in 2017 for public companies and 2018 for private companies. [4]
An example is the recognition of internally generated brands, mastheads, publishing titles, customer lists and items similar in substance, for which recognition is prohibited by IAS 38. [21] In addition research and development expenses can only be recognised as an intangible asset if they cross the threshold of being classified as 'development ...
Substance over form is an accounting principle used "to ensure that financial statements give a complete, relevant, and accurate picture of transactions and events". If an entity practices the 'substance over form' concept, then the financial statements will convey the overall financial reality of the entity (economic substance), rather than simply reporting the legal record of transactions ...
The ASB has a formal exposure process for proposed standards. Early concepts are issued as Discussion Papers. These are released to the public and comments invited. Where a new standard is to be proposed, a Financial Reporting Exposure Draft (FRED) is released for comment. The standard in final form is only issued when comments have been ...
A main purpose of the project to develop IFRS 15 was that, although revenue is a critical metric for financial statement users, there were important differences between the IASB and FASB definitions of revenue, and there were different definitions of revenue even within each board's guidance for similar transactions accounting for under different standards. [3]
Paper 18- Corporate Financial Reporting Paper 20- Financial Analysis and Business Valuation In 2021, ACCA India organized a nationwide 'Financial Literacy Drive' for children. The programme was delivered with the help of ACCA members in India At the end of 2023, there were approximately 130,000 students in India. [59]
However, there is no restriction on the number of papers that can be attempted at each sitting. CAT's rival is the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification. ACCA was a sponsor of the AAT before breaking its links in the mid-1990s in order to form the CAT qualification. [1]