In February of 2010 the SEC announced a new time line calling for publicly traded companies to switch from GAAP to a different set of accounting standards, called IFRS, by 2015. Now that it is 2017, do some research on the impact this switch will have on US companies. Based on your research, what are the key advantages and major challenges associated with making the proposed switch?

Required: 2 paragraphs outlining the advantages and disadvantages.