IFRS, maybe not for US

Even though FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) has been working with the IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) towards convergence of US GAAP with IFRS since 2002, the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) has only recently in 2010, started to...

Japan deciding on IFRS

On February 7 and 8, 2011 members of the Accounting Standards Board of Japan and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) met to update each other on the progress they are making on convergence of their respective Accounting Standards with International...

Sri Lanka getting ready to adopt IFRS

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) plans to adopt new accounting guidelines for Sri Lankan companies in line with International Financial Accounting Standards starting 2012. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, in its Road Map Monetary and Financial...

Convergence Project still on track

Recently the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board said they were on track to finish writing the new accounting standards for financial instruments, revenue recognition, leases, comprehensive income, and fair value...