This article evaluates the similarities and differences between the balance sheet as defined by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS / IAS) and American Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP). Both systems define the balance sheets elements in a very similar manner....

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has become the new dominant set of accounting standards; however the transition to the new regime may be fairly disruptive for users of financial statements as comparability and trend analysis may be impaired. The objective of this study is to...

The financial reports seldom represent for the American society the only source of information available directly from the entity. The name for the financial statements has not been standardized yet. The American legislators determine the general rules by the mean of the norms issued for the...

Measurement in financial accounting has been the most discussed issue in recent decades. The last very important result of the convergence process between IFRS and U.S. GAAP was adopting IFRS 13 – Fair Value Measurement in May 2011. The objective of IFRS 13 is to unify the approaches to...

Measurement in financial accounting has been the most discussed issue in recent decades. The last very important result of the convergence process between IFRS and U.S. GAAP was adopting IFRS 13 – Fair Value Measurement in May 2011. The objective of IFRS 13 is to unify the approaches to...

The transitional situation of accounting in the European Union, assuming that an international approach exists, involves highly significant changes in Spain’s legislation on companies and accounting. In fact, reforms have been drawn up that affect accounting aspects of the Code of Commerce and...

This article is meant to reinterpret the balance equation of the Patrimony. Any book about the Foundations of Accountancy presents in the chapter “The Object of Accountancyâ€, the patrimonial equation mentioned above. We state the following affirmation: in the accountancy of a firm,...