Despite such delay, the US government's acknowledgment of the need for a single set of high-quality global standards, in addition to the continuing globalization of capital markets, suggest that IFRS (not US GAAP) will eventually become the new global standard.
Most likely the end result will be a convergence of US GAAP and IFRS standards. In the meantime, many US companies and their investors will see, among other things, major changes in financial statements. The impact of the accounting changes caused by convergence will go beyond mere financial reporting. Tax policy, mergers and acquisitions, financial planning, systems requirements, and compensation structures are just some of the areas that will be affected. Get familiar with it; it's coming fast! Who said accounting was dry and boring?
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About the Author of the November 2010 MCAD/MCAE Commentary
Since 1996, Dr. Russ Henke has been president of HENKE ASSOCIATES, a San Francisco Bay Area high-tech business & management consulting firm. The number of client companies for HENKE ASSOCIATES now numbers more than forty. During his corporate career, Henke operated companies sequentially on "both sides" of MCAE/MCAD and EDA, as a user and as a vendor. He's a veteran corporate executive from Cincinnati Milacron, SDRC, Schlumberger Applicon, Gould Electronics, ATP, and Mentor Graphics. Henke is a Fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and served on the SME International Board of Directors. He is also a member of the IEEE and a Life Fellow of ASME International. In April 2006, Dr. Henke received the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award from the CAD Society, presented by CAD Society president Jeff Rowe at COFES2006 in Scottsdale, AZ. In February 2007, Henke became affiliated with Cyon Research's select group of experts on business and technology issues as a Senior Analyst. This Cyon Research connection aids and supplements Henke's ongoing, independent consulting practice (HENKE ASSOCIATES). Dr. Henke is also a contributing editor of the EDACafé EDA WEEKLY, having published 14 EDA WEEKLY articles since November 2009. To access these articles, go to:
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