Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP): These are the guidelines necessary to create accounting principles for the implementation of financial information reporting in the Country U.
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): IFRS are a set of international accounting standards which are framed, approved, and published by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for the preparation and disclosure of international financial reports.
To compare: The financial statement terms used in GAAP that contrast with IFRS
Explanation of Solution
Comparison of financial statement terms used in GAAP that contrast with IFRS:
GAAP Financial Statement Term | IFRS Financial Statement Term |
Statement of comprehensive income | Statement of comprehensive income |
Balance sheet | |
Interest expense | Finance costs |
Net income | Profit for the year |
Trading investments | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
Excess of issue price over par | Share premium |
Notes payable | Loans |
Wages payable, or salaries payable, or payroll taxes payable | Employee provisions |
Table (1)
Thus, the financial statement terms used in GAAP are compared with those used in IFRS.
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Chapter 15FSI Solutions
Bundle: Accounting, Loose-Leaf Version, 26th + CengageNOWv2, 2 term Printed Access Card
- If during the year total assets increase by $83,000 and total liabilities decreased by $20,000, by how much did owners equity increase/ decrease? General Account.arrow_forwardHi teacher please help me this question general accountingarrow_forwardChicotti Cocoa Chiles has 3,000 units in beginning work in process, 30% complete as to conversion costs, 25,000 units transferred out to finished goods, and 1,000 units in ending work in process 20% complete as to conversion costs. The beginning and ending inventory is fully complete as to materials costs. How much are equivalent units for conversion costs if the weighted average method is used?arrow_forward
- What is the consumer surplus for swimmers ?? General accountingarrow_forwardOn the basis of the following data, what is the estimated cost of the merchandise inventory on October 31 by the retail method? Cost Retail Oct. 1 Merchandise Inventory $2,25,000 $3,24,500 Oct. 1-31 Purchases (net) 3,35,000 4,75,500 Oct. 1-31 Sales (net) 7,00,000 a) $372,000 b) $140,000 c) $70,000 d) $100,000arrow_forwardI want to this question answer general Accountingarrow_forward
- Principles of Accounting Volume 1AccountingISBN:9781947172685Author:OpenStaxPublisher:OpenStax CollegeIntermediate Accounting: Reporting And AnalysisAccountingISBN:9781337788281Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald PagachPublisher:Cengage Learning