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Exercise 1 5 . 1 3 ( Algo ) Financial Statement Harmonization ( LO 1 5 - 2 , LO 1 5 - 3 )

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Exercise 15.13(Algo) Financial Statement Harmonization (LO15-2, LO15-3)
Refer to Exhibit 156 in this chapter. Assume a United Kingdom company, Brits International, lists on the London Exchange using UK GAAP and the New York Stock Exchange using IFRS. Assume that Brits revalues its fixed assets at the end of each reporting period. The revaluation resulted in the companys fixed assets being revalued $525,440 higher than historical cost, which resulted in $49,300 of additional depreciation for the current year and $328,233 additional depreciation in prior years.
Net Income Shareholders Equity
UK IFRS balances $ 784,900 $ 4,769,600
US GAAP adjustments:
a. Revaluation of fixed assets
b. Additional depreciation charges
US GAAP balances
Required:
What amount of Net Income would Brits International have reported under U.S. GAAP?
What amount of Shareholders' Equity would Brits International have reported under U.S. GAAP? (EXHIBIT 156 Global Variation in Accounting Practices
Country GAAP Fixed Asset
Revaluation
Allowed LIFO
Allowed
IFRS Yes No
United States No Yes
United Kingdom Yes No
Japan No No)
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