India is likely to defer the adoption of new accounting standard on revenue recognition (known as Ind AS 115) as more consultation is needed with the industry to clarify the requirements and to give examples to help implementation. Technology and telecom companies are largely going be impacted with this standard. The new accounting standard on…
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A succession of recent announcements by major Japanese companies—notably relatively young firms like Softbank and Rakuten—that they were adopting the International Financial Reporting Standards has generated great interest. The IFRS accounting rules were originally developed to harmonize standards in the European Union and have since been adopted by countries outside the region; they are now…
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released two proposed accounting standards updates related to derivatives and hedging. The first proposal involves the effect of derivative contract novations on existing hedge accounting relationships. The second proposal, also issued Thursday, pertains to contingent put and call options in debt instruments. The proposed update on derivative contract novations comes from FASB’s…
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a three-part accounting standards update for employee benefit plans accounting as part of its efforts to simplify the accounting rules. Earlier standards for defined contribution benefit plans and health and welfare benefit plans required fully benefit-responsive investment contracts to be measured at contract value, along with an adjustment to reconcile…
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Introduction As it is well known, small- and medium-sized entities (SMEs) are a very important player in the global economy. However, in many cases, SMEs’ resource providers say, “I do not trust their financial statement figures”. This is a double-sided problem. First, those who need capital might not gain access to it, or at least…
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The Financial Accounting Standards Boards has finalized its simplification of the accounting requirements around measuring inventory, although the simplification is not as broad-based as originally intended. FASB has approved Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-11 to adjust the requirements in Topic 330 of the Accounting Standards Codification around measuring the value of inventory. The update says when performing…
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Las últimas encuestas sobre la profesión del auditor interno destacan la atención de los riesgos emergentes del negocio y sus prácticas de gerenciamiento. Los resultados obtenidos también demuestran que un sólido gerenciamiento de riesgos tiene un impacto positivo sobre el rendimiento y las ganancias de una empresa a largo plazo. Estas necesidades, señaladas por miembros…
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El CTCP señala que los sindicatos se consideran entidades sin ánimo de lucro, y las entidades sin ánimo de lucro están obligadas a llevar contabilidad, de acuerdo a lo establecido en el artículo 17 de la Ley 50 de 1984, el artículo 16 del Decreto 1529 de 1990, el artículo 45 de la Ley 190…
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Según el artículo 16 del Decreto 2685 de 1999, se estableció que las Agencias Aduaneras, deberán mantener durante toda su vigencia, los requisitos generales y especiales exigidos, para ejercer la actividad de agenciamiento aduanero. El incumplimiento de estos requisitos, deberá ser subsanado dentro de los 2 meses a la fecha en que haya ocurrido el…
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Según el artículo 195 del Código de Comercio, las sociedades por acciones llevarán un libro debidamente registrado, para inscribir las acciones, donde igualmente se anotarán, los títulos expedidos, con indicación del número y fecha de inscripción, la enajenación o traspaso de acciones, embargos y demandas judiciales, las prendas y demás gravámenes o limitaciones del dominio.…
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