International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) IFRS are designed to bring consistency to accounting language, practices and statements, and to help businesses and investors make educated financial analyses and decisions. The IFRS Foundation sets the standards to “bring transparency, accountability and efficiency to financial markets around the world… fostering trust, growth and long-term financial stability in the global economy.” Companies benefit from the IFRS because investors are more likely to put money into a company if the company's business practices are transparent. IFRS are used in at least 120 countries, as of March 2018, including those in the European Union (EU) and many in Asia and South America, but the U.S. uses Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) . The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) has said it won't switch to International Financial Reporting Standards, but will continue reviewing a proposal to allow IFRS information to ...