IFRS and the IT world

In a new article at Computer World, they look at the upcoming decision on converting the United States' accounting system to IFRS, which is regarded globally as the universal accounting standards. This will: help provide transparency information to investors, make it easier to understand financial statements, and help companies make more efficient investment decisions. The decision will be made in 2011 as to whether to adopt the process, and all conversions to the system will have to take place by 2014. The article looks at how CIOs will have to change their current practices. Read it here.