2. Since 2005, publicly traded companies in the EU have been required to use IFRS in preparing their consolidated financialstatements.Required:a. Explain the EU's objective in requiring the use of IFRS.b. Identify and describe two issues that might hamper the EU from achieving the objective underlying the use of IFRS.

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Choose the correct. What is the so-called Norwalk Agreement?a. An agreement between the FASB and SEC to allow foreign companies to use IFRS in their filing of financial statements with the SEC.b. An agreement between the U.S. FASB and the U.K. Accounting Standards Board to converge their respective accounting standards as soon as practicable.c. An agreement between the SEC chairman and the EU Internal Market commissioner to allow EU companies to list securities in the United States without providing a U.S. GAAP reconciliation.d. An agreement between the FASB and the IASB to make their existing standards compatible as soon as practicable and to work together to ensure compatibility in the future.
What is the so-called Norwalk Agreement?a. An agreement between the FASB and SEC to allow foreign companies to use IFRS in their filing of financial statements with the SEC.b. An agreement between the U.S. FASB and the U.K. Accounting Standards Board to converge their respective accounting standards as soon as practicable.c. An agreement between the SEC chairman and the EU Internal Market commissioner to allow EU companies to list securities in the United States without providing a U.S. GAAP reconciliation.d. An agreement between the FASB and the IASB to make their existing standards compatible as soon as practicable and to work together to ensure compatibility in the future.
How is U.S. GAAP accounting different from international accounting? What are the key differences? And what rationale drives these differences?
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3. Assume that you have been invited to advise the accounting oversight body in one of the former Eastern European countries that became a member of the EU in May 2004. The accounting oversight body is charged with the task of identifying the main issues to be addressed in implementing the use of IFRS. Required: Prepare a report outlining the key points you would include in your advice to this accounting oversight body.
What is the major difference between the approach of international financial reporting standards versus U.S. GAAP accounting? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
What are some of the differences between International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)? What are some advantages and disadvantages of adopting IFRS in the US?
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