Friday, May 15, 2009

The future for US accounting

In a recent report at WebCPA, they look at the current push to have the USA transition from the GAAP accounting system to IFRS. Industry leaders and accounts are currently calling for a more certainty in the transition between the two. Another roadblock may be the views of Mary L. Schapiro on the plan of adoptoin of the new system.

D.J. Gannon, national leadership partner at Deloitte & Touche’s IFRS Center of Excellence, stated:
“They want certainty. Five to seven years is sufficient time for most people to get through what they have to get through.”

Read the full article here.

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