Adoption of international accounting standards is extremely costly. Developing counties usually use accounting standards that are most beneficial to them (based on who they trade with to ease accounting for transactions) or just Another Country's GAAP that works for the developing country. Ex. Mexico very closely resembles U.S. GAAP because of NAFTA and the quality of U.S. GAAP.
Should IFRS be implemented in developed counties, developing counties might be forced to adopt them as well in order to maintain trade relations. This could be extremely costly for smaller developing counties.
Start with the International Accounting Standards Board.
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
Presently, the dominant body in the development of accounting principles is the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in the United States. FASB is responsible for establishing and improving generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Additionally, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) plays a crucial role in the global context by developing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which aim to unify accounting practices across different countries. Both organizations significantly influence accounting standards worldwide.
Indian accounting standards are developed by Indian board and only applicable in India while international accounting standards are developed by International Accounting standard board and applicable to all countries.
International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) by umair sajedin
what are advantages and disadvantages of harmonisation of accounting standards
The term used to refer to creating one set of financial accounting standards throughout the world is "International Financial Reporting Standards" (IFRS). These standards aim to provide a common accounting language for businesses and organizations globally, enhancing transparency and comparability of financial statements across different countries. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is responsible for developing and maintaining IFRS.
The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) is the largest global accounting body in the world. It represents over 175 member organizations in 130 countries and jurisdictions, promoting international accounting standards and ethical practices.
Here is a link to a great paper by from the SEC , outlining the major differences in International Accounting Standards.
Accounting standards help to standarise the financial reporting of companies in all areas to make it easier to make comparisons. With the international accounting standards it allowes this to become international, once exchange rated have been applied.
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