Practical Implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards: Lessons Learned - Country Case Studies in IFRS

Format:

Book

Contributor:

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting., Content Provider.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--Accounting--Standards.

International business enterprises.

Small business--Standards--Accounting.

Small business.

Environmental responsibility--Standards.

Environmental responsibility.

Financial statements.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] United Nations Publications 2009

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since 2005, UNCTAD's Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) has been deliberating on practical implementation challenges of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This publications contains details of major practical implementation challenges and lessons learned from the experiences of member States that have embarked on the implementation process of IFRS, along with country case studies on Brazil, Germany, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa and Turkey.

Contents:

I. Practical implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards: lessons learned

II. Case study of Brazil

III. Case study of Germany

IV. Case study of India

V. Case study of Jamaica

VI. Case study of Kenya

VII. Case study of Pakistan

VIII. Case study of South Africa

IX. Case study of Turkey.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-4416-1546-6