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- Disclosure burden too much, preparers tell IASB
Disclosure requirements are too extensive, and methods of excluding immaterial information must be found in order to combat disclosure overload, financial statement preparers told the International Accounting Standards Board in a survey. Like the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the IASB is investigating ways to cut down on unnecessary disclosures. JournalofAccountancy.com
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- Banks doubt that FASB, IASB will deliver converged standards
Global banks are feeling less confident that converged financial-instrument accounting standards will be developed, according to Deloitte's Third Global IFRS Banking Survey. The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board have been unable to resolve the differences in their approaches -- namely, FASB's current-expected-credit-loss model and IASB's three-bucket approach. "If the boards do not converge, this will likely be cited as creating an unlevel playing field between the US and IFRS reporters," the report says. Accountancy Age (London) (tiered subscription model)
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- FASB eligibility for advisory panel enhanced by rule change
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has the chance to participate in a global forum on accounting standards thanks to a rule shift by the IFRS Foundation. The foundation is assembling an international panel of experts to advise the International Accounting Standards Board. The foundation dropped an earlier prerequisite that all participants support the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards, which opened the door for FASB participation. JournalofAccountancy.com
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- Opinion: Adopting IFRS can be a complex process
Financial directors, especially of smaller companies, could find the process of adopting International Financial Reporting Standards daunting, according to this opinion piece. The complex process is further complicated by the involvement of various standard-setting bodies in the consultation process. "We are faced with an evolving set of standards with amendments announced even before standard adoption," the author identified only as "The Secret FD" writes. Financial Director (U.K.)
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- IFRS Foundation publishes draft taxonomy for 2013
The 2013 draft of the IFRS Foundation's IFRS Taxonomy has been published to consolidate interim releases from last year and updates to International Financial Reporting Standards. Comments will be accepted until March 18. The taxonomy, which will allow filings in XBRL format, apparently won't win Securities and Exchange Commission approval in time to be used this calendar year. Compliance Week/Accounting & Auditing blog
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- Study: Countries with established markets tend to be IFRS compliant
The U.K. and Ireland are among the European countries that are most compliant with International Financial Reporting Standard disclosures, according to the Cass Business School. Italy, Greece, Portugal, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary had some of the lowest levels of compliance. One conclusion the study made is that countries with developed stock markets and strong financial infrastructure are more likely to be compliant. Economia magazine online (U.K.)
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- Accountants laud Malaysia's move to fully converge with IFRS
Malaysia's decision to fully converge with International Financial Reporting Standards will be good for the market and facilitate cross-border fundraising, says BDO Malaysia's Tang Seng Choon. Countries that "adopt only part of IFRS or make changes to IFRS as issued by the IASB experience a reduction in confidence in the amounts reported in financial statements and a corresponding loss of advantage," BDO's Andrew Buchanan says. Star Publications (Malaysia)
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