Why are the GAAP and IFRS standards being converged?

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Why are the GAAP and IFRS standards being converged?

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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the accounting standard adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While the SEC previously stated that it intends to move from U.S. GAAP to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the...
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Business in Action

ISBN: 978-0133773996

7th edition

Authors: Courtland Bovee, John Thill

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