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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>IFRS Report</title><description>Designed specifically for CPAs and those who work with the accounting profession, IFRS Report is a FREE monthly update from the AICPA on accounting for a global marketplace.&amp;nbsp;Click&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/ifrs/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe.</description><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/ifrs?sb_code=rss</link><image><url>http://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gif</url><title>IFRS Report</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/ifrs?sb_code=rss</link></image><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>06 Jun 2013 06:19:54 CDT</lastBuildDate><item><title>SEC chief accountant: IFRS requirement unlikely in short term</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3DCE070702-6794-41EA-9C6F-A095EB54BA9F%26brief%3Difrs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3DCE070702-6794-41EA-9C6F-A095EB54BA9F%26brief%3Difrs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Securities and Exchange Commission Chief Accountant Paul Beswick told the attendees at a financial-reporting conference that &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3DCE070702-6794-41EA-9C6F-A095EB54BA9F%26brief%3DIFRS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div><p><div style="background-image:url('/images/briefs/common/graphicbox_top.gif');background-repeat:no-repeat;clear:both;margin:0 auto;margin-top:14px;border:1px solid #000000;padding:4px;padding-top:18px;"><I><B>IFRS Financial Statements&mdash;Best Practices in Presentation and Disclosure 2012/2013</B></I> 
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style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board are working on a proposed revenue-r&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3DCA616B5E-718B-4C66-B156-E3395F9E600E%26brief%3DIFRS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>06 Jun 2013 06:19:54 CDT</pubDate><category>IFRS at Work</category></item><item><title>European Parliament members take aim at IFRS</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3DC2F160DA-1FD6-43D0-BA57-8F8CABEE46F5%26brief%3Difrs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3DC2F160DA-1FD6-43D0-BA57-8F8CABEE46F5%26brief%3Difrs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">International Financial Reporting Standards, adopted in 2005 by the EU, could be overhauled if several members of the Europea&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3DC2F160DA-1FD6-43D0-BA57-8F8CABEE46F5%26brief%3DIFRS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>06 Jun 2013 06:19:54 CDT</pubDate><category>International Watch</category></item><item><title>Guidance for Indian companies using IFRS</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3DD06DAA9E-B4FF-4D9A-A8B7-8FCC2A527385%26brief%3Difrs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3DD06DAA9E-B4FF-4D9A-A8B7-8FCC2A527385%26brief%3Difrs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Indian companies that prepare financial statements under International Financial Reporting Standards will need to incorporate&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3DD06DAA9E-B4FF-4D9A-A8B7-8FCC2A527385%26brief%3DIFRS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>06 Jun 2013 06:19:54 CDT</pubDate><category>International Watch</category></item><item><title>Keep your A&amp;A skills up to date</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3D38691A85-A681-44ED-8351-12200CE7737E%26brief%3Difrs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3D38691A85-A681-44ED-8351-12200CE7737E%26brief%3Difrs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Make sure your accounting and auditing skills are up to date and on par with industry standards with this comprehensive cours&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3D38691A85-A681-44ED-8351-12200CE7737E%26brief%3DIFRS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>06 Jun 2013 06:19:54 CDT</pubDate><category>AICPA News</category></item><item><title>Independence Day, July 4</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3D6544C646-84F7-460E-950F-319D582F364A%26brief%3Difrs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3D6544C646-84F7-460E-950F-319D582F364A%26brief%3Difrs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The next issue of IFRS Report will publish on Wednesday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day on Thursday, July 4, in th&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3D6544C646-84F7-460E-950F-319D582F364A%26brief%3DIFRS%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>06 Jun 2013 06:19:54 CDT</pubDate><category>Editor's Note</category></item><item><title>I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3D8E6228F7-BAD1-4699-AD16-FCB8946FC045%26brief%3Difrs%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3D8E6228F7-BAD1-4699-AD16-FCB8946FC045%26brief%3Difrs%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Charles Dickens,British writer&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DE5912E80-EB64-4102-BB2E-422F64E3DFF6%26copyid%3D8E6228F7-BAD1-4699-AD16-FCB8946FC045%26brief%3DIFRS%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>06 Jun 2013 06:19:54 CDT</pubDate><category>SmartQuote</category></item></channel></rss>