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accounting standards
The SFAS 157 is the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 157, which was issued in 2006 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Wikipedia has a lengthy in depth article on the subject.
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are new standards and Interpretation about accounting applied in several countries. IFRS are issued by IASB For more info I suggest you to visit related links
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Accounting and financial reporting guidance is provided not only by the two major accounting standards-setting bodies, but also by the AICPA, the staffs of the accounting standards-setting bodies, and even professional literature. Because of the heavy workloads of the standards-setting bodies, they may not have issued guidance on a particular issue of concern to a practitioner. A hierarchy of generally accepted accounting principles allows a practitioner to look to the guidance of other bodies in the event the Board with jurisdiction has not issued a standard on a particular matter.
Accounting theory is a framework for understanding accounting principles and concepts, while IAS (International Accounting Standards) are specific guidelines and rules set by the International Accounting Standards Board for how financial statements should be prepared and presented. Accounting theory provides the foundation for accounting standards, including IAS, by guiding the development of principles and concepts used in accounting practice.
IFRSs refers to the new numbered series of pronouncements that the IASB is issuing, as distinct from the International Accounting Standards (IASs) series issued by its predecessor. More broadly, IFRSs refers to the entire body of IASB pronouncements, including standards and interpretations approved by the IASB and IASs and SIC interpretations approved by the predecessor International Accounting Standards Committee On the other hand by simple Accounting Standard we mean " Accounting Standard issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI)".
Authoritative pronouncements are formal statements issued by governing bodies, such as regulatory authorities or standard-setting bodies like the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) or the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). These pronouncements provide guidelines and rules that entities must follow in preparing their financial statements to ensure consistency, transparency, and comparability.
The Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB) issued APES 110 Compiled Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants in 2008. Further information is available at http://www.apesb.org.au/standards.php?id=10
Accounting Standards facilitate uniform preparation and repoting of general purpose financial statements published annually for the benefit of shareholders, creditors, employees and the public at large.The standards issued should be consistent with the provisions of law.Thus, they are very useful to the investors and other external groups in assessing the progress and prospects of alternative investments in different companies in different countries.Standards will help public accountant to deal with their clients by providing rules of authority to which the acoountants can appeal, in their task of preparing financial on a true and a fair basis.Accounting standards will rise the standards of audit itself in its task of reporting on the financial statements.
As per the IASs/IFRSs, so far 30 Indian Accounting Standards have been issued: AS1 - Disclosure of Accounting Policies AS2 - Valuation of Inventories AS3 - Cash Flow Statements AS4 - Contingencies and Events Occuring after the Balance Sheet Date AS5 - Net Profit or Loss for the period, Prior Period Items and Changes in Accounting Policies AS6 - Depreciation Accounting AS7 - Construction Contracts AS8 - Accounting for Research and Development ( Wirhdrawn pursuant to AS26 becoming mandatory ) AS9 - Revenue Recognition AS10 - Accounting for Fixed Assets AS11 - The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates AS12 - Accounting for Governement Grants AS13 - Accounting for Investments AS14 - Accounting for Amalgamations AS15 - Employee Benefits AS16 - Borrowing Costs