International Accounting
ACC 2420

Professor Wayne G. Bremser, Ph D, CPA

office: Bartley 3024

Office hours (fall 2009) : Tu. and Th 1:45-2:25; 3:55- 4:15 and by appointment. 
 
(I will make every possible effort to keep these hours, but meetings and other professional responsibilities sometimes prevent this.
 Most exceptions to these hours will be announced in class. I am usually in the office 10 to 15 hours per week.)

Email -- I check my email every day.
Telephone and
voice mail-- 610-519-4314

Text: International Accounting, by Doupnik and Perera, Second Edition, Copyright 2009, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Text website with useful study aids:
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007337962x/information_center_view0/

Class Schedule:
Meets: T, Th from 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm. ----B3042

Course Prerequisites:
ACC 1102 and ACC 2310 or ACC 3300

The International Accounting course will provide information about international accounting and business in the global economy. It will explore comparative international accounting standards, review global harmonization of accounting and IFRS reporting and discuss cultural differences. Further, this course will study foreign currency transaction and translations, and related issues.
 

Useful Web Sites

International Accounting Standards Board   www.iasb.org

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants   www.accaglobal.com

European Commission   http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/accounting/ias_en.htm

Chartered Accountants of Canada   www.cica.ca

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales www.icaew.com

 Chartered Institute of Management Accountants           CIMA 

Accounting Standards Board of Australia                             www.aarf.asn.au

International Association for Accounting Education and Research www.iaaer.org

Chartered Financial Analyst Institute www.cfainstitute.org

International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board    www.ifac.org/IAASB

International Organization of Securities Commissions   www.iosco.org

XBRL International        www.xbrl.org

Accountancy Age    www.accountancyage.com

USA:

Financial Accounting Standards Board     www.fasb.org

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants   www.ifrs.com  www.aicpa.org

Securities and Exchange Commission    www.sec.gov

SEC Roadmap to IFRS    http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/ifrsroadmap.htm

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board     www.pcaobus.org

New York State Society of CPAs CPA Journal www.cpajournal.com

 American Accounting Association    www.aaahq.org

Financial Executives Institute          www.financialexecutives.org

 Firms

 Deloitte & Touche    www.deloitte.com and www.iasplus.com

Ernst & Young             www.ey.com

Grant Thornton    IFRS

KPMG       www.kpmg.com and www.kpmgifrsinstitute.com

PricewaterhouseCoopers     www.pwc.com

BDO    www.bdo.com

 

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