Saturday, May 12, 2012

The Benefits Of The IFRS Conversion

By Cheri Knowles


IFRS conversion is the new system change that has been introduced by the International Accounting Standard Board. This has been the subject of discussion by most companies and it still is as the companies and businesses have to switch by the year 2014.These standards are used internationally by all the countries thus solving so many problems and inconveniences that were by the prior system.

It is not an option that the companies have but it is a must for the organization to Change their accounting systems by 2014 and fully affect them by 2016.The switch takes a period of at least two years for the conversion to be successful. The larger the company the longer the time it will take for everything to be fully effected.

The difference of GAAP and the International Financial Reporting Standards is that they leave the implementation of the principles and standards to the auditors and preparers. Thus the personnel have to undergo some training so that they can be conversant with the new accounting reporting system that is to live of use.

There are some of the advantages that come with the change when it is fully in use by the companies and businesses that operate globally. They will be able to save a few sums that they used in the payment of the foreign reporting in the foreign countries as the IFRS is international.

Access to the foreign capital and markets is now made possible as the International Financial Reporting Standards is international thus covering all the foreign countries. The companies will be able to monitor the progress of the foreign markets knowing on the best country to invest thus making much profit than before.

IFRS Conversion is not easy as it is both times consuming and expensive. The IT systems that are now in use have to change in the companies so that they can accommodate the changes brought by the financial reporting system. Thus the companies should first access then budget for the whole process for them to live safe.




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