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Monitoring the Countdown to Convergence

Monitoring the Countdown to Convergence

Blame it on the collapse of the Enron, Worldcom, the financial crisis or globalization. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has been under pressure to come up with the globally improved financial reporting standards. Anyone following U.S. GAAP needs to track the overhaul of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as it converges U.S. GAAP [...]

10 Minutes on off-balance-sheet arrangements

Off-balance-sheet arrangements are used by many financial and non-financial companies for a variety of reasons, including managing risk, reducing borrowing costs, and collaborating with other companies. The impact may reach beyond financial reporting to include current and future business ventures, financing, financial metrics, operations, stakeholder communications, internal controls, and IT systems. This edition of PwC’s [...]

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