Briefly discuss the objectives of financial reporting and the characteristics that such information should possess.
Question 1: Discuss how International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are developed? and the role played by AASB in that process? Question 2: It is argued by some researchers that even in the absence of regulation, organisations will have an incentive to provide credible information about their operations and performance to certain parties outside the organisation; otherwise, the costs of the organisation’s operations will rise. What is the basis of this belief? Please provide at least three reasons and/or theories to...
What do you think are important characteristics that public health nurses should possess? Discuss why you think these characeristics are important?
Week 1 The fundamental qualitative characteristics that financial information must possess to be useful to the primary users of general purpose financial reports—identified in the Conceptual Framework are ‘relevance’ and ‘faithful representation’. Required: a) Provide one example where information is relevant but not faithfully represented. (3 marks, maximum 100 words) b) Provide one example where information is not relevant but is faithfully represented. (3 marks, maximum 100 words) c) Provide one example where information is relevant and faithfully represented. (4...
The Case The FASB has been working on a conceptual framework for financial accounting and reporting and has issued several statements of financial accounting concepts. These SFACs are intended to set forth objectives and fundamentals that will be the basis for developing financial accounting and reporting standards. The objectives identify the goals and purpose of financial reporting. The fundamentals are the underlying concepts of financial accounting – concepts guide the selection of transactions, events, and circumstances to be accounted for;...
The AICPA Special Committee on Financial Reporting proposed the following constraints related to financial reporting. 1. Business reporting should exclude information outside of management’s expertise or for which management is not the best source, such as information about competitors. 2. Management should not be required to report information that would significantly harm the company’s competitive position. 3. Management should not be required to provide forecasted financial statements. Rather, management should provide information that helps users forecast for themselves the company’s...
The AICPA Special Committee on Financial Reporting proposed the following constraints related to financial reporting. 1. Business reporting should exclude information outside of management’s expertise or for which management is not the best source, such as information about competitors. 2. Management should not be required to report information that would significantly harm the company’s competitive position. 3. Management should not be required to provide forecasted financial statements. Rather, management should provide information that helps users forecast for themselves the company’s...
List of International Financial Reporting Standards and their objectives and scope
Financial reporting regulation has costs. 1. Discuss the costs and benefits of financial reporting regulation. 2. What should happen if the costs outweigh the benefits?
9. Which of the following is not one of the GASB's financial reporting objectives? a. Providing information on the extent to which interperiod equity is achieved b. Ensuring that budgeted revenues are equal to or exceed budgeted expenses c. Reporting on budgetary compliance d. Providing information on service efforts and accomplishments 10. Which of the following is not one of the FASB's financial reporting objectives? a. Providing information about economic resources, obligations, and net resources b. Providing information to help...
2. How does the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) achieve its objectives? Discuss the qualitative characteristics identified by the IASB for preparation of financial statements.