In a period when convergence is the main driving force of IASB and FASB programmes, who needs a comparison of the two sets of standards-IFRS issued by IASB and US GAAP issued by FASB? Aren't they mainly the same after 5 years of hard work of those who establish the two sets of standards? The...

The paper reacts to the present development in the field of revenue recognition under IFRS and US GAAP. IASB and FASB published an Exposure Draft Revenue from Contracts with Customers under joint Revenue Recognition Project. The Draft introduces a new guidance on revenue recognition, which may...

The paper shortly introduces the outcomes of a research project “New Approaches to Revenue Recognition in the World and the Possibilities of Their Utilisation in the Czech Republic” registered by Internal Grant Agency of University of Economics, Prague. The findings of the project will be...

European Commission established “Internal Market Scoreboard”, the board that records whether Member States translate agreed internal market Rules into National Law. Enforcement of accounting regulation and principles in accordance with IFRS is realized by enforcement mechanism. CESR is an...

The paper concerns measuring and reporting of financial performance of an enterprise from external user’s point of view. Basic approach of the paper is the analysis of the Income Statement as amended by US GAAP. If it is appropriate wording of US GAAP is enriched by requirement of IAS/IFRS....

As of January 1, 2011, most of the world financial market economies are using International Reporting Standards (IFRS) as the required framework for financial statements. A non-comprehensive listing includes the European Union Countries, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In the United States,...

The U.S. green industry (floriculture and environmental horticulture) is the fastest growing agricultural sector in grower cash receipts, with an average annual growth rate of 9 percent since 1982. Green industry crops totaled $8.7 billion in grower cash receipts, earned 11 percent of the total...

The analysis of the performance of a firm (company) has a determinant role in setting the strategy to follow and this is more necessary during the period of economic-financial crisis. In the following items, I have performed the analysis, based on the balance sheet data, for SC DELTA SRL, using...