There are two dominant systems of accounting used by corporations around the world. In the U.S., companies use the generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, while international companies use ...

There are differences between how the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) treat unusual or infrequent income or expense ...

In Washington today, top officials of the EU Commission and the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) reached agreement on a roadmap towards equivalence between International Financial Reporting ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Accounting principles help hold a company’s financial ...

Investors liked that the company's financial reporting will be more aligned with that of most publicly traded companies in the U.S. It has adopted the GAAP accounting standard. The change is from ...

Bank supervisors and officials responsible for loan loss provisioning and managing credit risk in countries that have adopted International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or are planning to do ...