"Harmonisation" is one of the buzz words of our time - but what exactly does it mean? Our experts shed light on the general meaning of the term and MoniQA harmonisation activities on a strategic, technical and socio-economic level.
what are advantages and disadvantages of harmonisation of accounting standards
There are several barriers to the harmonization of international financial reporting standards. Among the barriers are; 1. Culture 2. Business process 3. Legal framework 4. Investors perception about foreign transfer of financial regulations 5. Inappropriate theoretical framework for integration and convergence 6. poor enforcement and compliance. etc Jude E. E.
I believe this question is phrased incorrectly. "International Accounting Standards" means the same thing as IFRS. IFRS stands for "International Financial Reporting Standards". I suspect the question should actually read 'what is the difference between IFRS and US GAAP? I have some knowledge regarding this question as well but this is by no means a complete response. The piece I know about applies to the treatment of R&D expenses. Under US GAAP, almost all of a company's R&D expense are treated as cash outflow (expenses) and affect the income statement in the period in which they occur. There is no effect to asset levels on the balance sheet. Under IFRS, a large portion of a company's R&D expenses must be capitalized and then depreciated/amortized over some period. The treatment is more like that of capital investment spending and creates assets on the balance sheet that then carry a book value as they are depreciated over time.
what are advantages and disadvantages of harmonisation of accounting standards
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Niamh Hearns has written: 'International harmonisation of financial accounting'
Sophia Delipalla has written: 'Commodity tax harmonisation and public goods'
Ernst Mohr has written: 'Environment taxes and charges and EC fiscal harmonisation'
Guido Freystadt has written: 'Harmonisation of officially supported export credit insurance within the EU'
AnswerHow do specific accounting theories helps us to understand issues relating to harmonization of accounting standard.
P. A. Brenton has written: 'Harmonisation of EC trade and industrial policy,University of Birmingham, Dept of Economics discussion paper no. 93/16'
Before the relatively recent change in the colour codes to meet the requirements of European harmonisation, Britain's homes were wired as follows:red -line conductorblack -neutral conductorgreen -protective conductor (earth)
These are the nominal voltages used by the UK's distribution system, although (to comply with European Harmonisation requirements, 415 V has now been 'replaced' with 400 V. Incidentally, the symbol for the volt is a capital 'V', not a lower-case 'v'.
In whole Europe there is 230 volts AC, so it is in the UK. Before there was 240 volts.Cheers ebsAnswerOfficially, to fall into line with EU harmonisation requirements, the stated voltage in the UK is now 230 V(+10% / -6%). In practice, however, nothing has changed from when the official voltage was 240 V(+/- 6%), as this is little more than a paper exercise.
There are several barriers to the harmonization of international financial reporting standards. Among the barriers are; 1. Culture 2. Business process 3. Legal framework 4. Investors perception about foreign transfer of financial regulations 5. Inappropriate theoretical framework for integration and convergence 6. poor enforcement and compliance. etc Jude E. E.