This application provides the tools global accounting students need to understand what IFRS is and how it is applied in practice. The emphasis on fair value, the proper accounting for financial instruments, and the new developments related to leasing, revenue recognition, and financial statement presentation are examined in light of current practice. New Global Accounting Insights highlight the important differences that remain between IFRS and US GAAP, and discuss the ongoing joint convergence efforts to resolve them.

Table of Contents:
1 Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards
2 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
3 The Accounting Information System
4 Income Statement and Related Information
5 Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Cash Flows
6 Accounting and the Time Value of Money
7 Cash and Receivables
8 Valuation of Inventories: A Cost-Basis Approach
9 Inventories: Additional Valuation Issues
10 Acquisition and Disposition of Property, Plant, and Equipment
11 Depreciation, Impairments, and Depletion
12 Intangible Assets
13 Current Liabilities, Provisions, and Contingencies
14 Non-Current Liabilities
15 Equity
16 Dilutive Securities and Earnings per Share
17 Investments
18 Revenue Recognition
19 Accounting for Income Taxes
20 Accounting for Pensions and Postretirement Benefits
21 Accounting for Leases
22 Accounting Changes and Error Analysis
23 Statement of Cash Flows
24 Presentation and Disclosure in FinancialReporting