Foreword
The work of the Task Force on Implementing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) emanates from the work of the Russian ... ... priorities and provides guidance on how to enhance corporate governance in the Russian Federation. Among its key recommendations, the White Paper identifies a full and quick... ... was assembled and met during 2004 to establish priorities for implementation.
This report presents the work of the Task Force in the form of 25 recommendations on short-term...
... Changes to Audit Reports
Proposed Changes to Audit Reports
The InternationalFederationofAccountants (IFAC) is proposing changes to its standard on audit reports to require the auditor to clearly state the financial reporting framework being used to prepare financial statements. IFAC«sInternational Auditing Practices Committee (IAPC) has recommended ... ... to International Standard on Auditing (ISA) 700, The Auditor»sReport on Financial Statements, so that users may better understand ...
... on accounting issues, both technical and political, than in the immediate aftermath of the Enron case.
Rarely, if ever, have the newspapers carried so much coverage –... ... by the largest bankruptcy in US history go much deeper than a possible breakdown in auditor performance. Enron has triggered an enormously wide-ranging debate and has raised... ... quality of the corporate governance in major corporations. This article sets out ACCA’s views on each of these issues.
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Nadezhda Stepanova
Nadezhda Stepanova
Need for IFRS Enforcement
Setting universal financial reporting standards is not an easy task. The International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) has gained an overall recognition as an efficient accounting standard setter since its formation in 1973. The IASC used to focus on setting IFRS. Now it is facing a new issue, i.e. finding the way of enforcing and achieving compliance with these standards.
The benefits of these Standards are obvious. IFRS-based financial statements will enable investors and creditors to assess the ability of enterprises to generate earnings and repay debts. The ...
Nikolai Remizov
Nikolai Remizov
The Federal Auditing Law has come into effect, which is a long-awaited event for Russian auditors and enterprises subject to audit. The need for auditing arose with the start of market reforms in Russia. The former Soviet Russian Law «On Foreign Investments in the Russian Soviet Republic» mentioned the necessity to have financial and business operations of enterprises with foreign interests inspected by audit firms in the ...