<p>Background: With an increased global market, where companies seek capital abroad, the demand for a more uniform accounting standard has been raised. This uniform accounting standard is not yet available, differences between accounting standards still exists. Several Swedish companies seek risk capital in the USA and some are part of a concern that is listed on the American stock exchange. This means that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires the companies to do a reconciliation to US GAAP on those items that are considered material. This can be an extensive work for the companies if the knowledge about the differences between Swedish GAAP and US GAAP does not exist. </p><p>Purpose: The purpose with this essay is to describe Swedish GAAP and US GAAP and experienced differences between them, and identify items that should be taken into consideration at a reconciliation. Further we have the purpose to examine the meaning of the expression material and how that affects what items that are chosen for reconciliation, and to create a model for analysis of what items are material. </p><p>Accomplishment: We have done a research among an assortment of Swedish companies that do a reconciliation of their reports to US GAAP. The purpose of the research have been to identify differences between Swedish GAAP and US GAAP and which ones that are considered material and therefore should be reconciled. We have then described the identified differences and what effect those differences have from the view of a case company. The case company is Sydkraft ÖstVärme that are part of a German group that are listed on the American stock exchange and therefore are affected by US GAAP accounting. </p><p>Results: Through the information from the research we have created a guideline that could be used as help when doing reconciliation. This guideline consists partly of a model of how an analysis of material items could function when choosing reconciliation items and partly of a compilation of the differences that have been identified and how they should be treated.</p>

This diploma thesis deals with the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with the US GAAP. It briefly describes the development of the US GAAP and organizations working with the FASB. Afterward, it mentions the US GAAP and the IFRS key standards concerned with the consolidated financial statements. For appropriate recognition of the investment, it is necessary to determine conditions under which the entity controls another entity. This thesis focuses on full consolidation method and equity method. For better understanding of the area, practical examples are included. This thesis aims to define the general principles and rules applicable to the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with the US GAAP and also to compare specific areas to the IFRS.

This thesis aims to describe the creation of international accounting standards and their implementation into the legislative framework of EU. It also evaluates its impact on Czech Republic. Its first part focuses on the international systems of financial reporting - IAS/IFRS and US GAAP. It describes circumstances and conditions of their creation and also identifies influences on their continuing development. The second part focuses on IAS/IFRS as a system chosen by EU for implementation into its legislation. The third part describes the process of implementation itself, along with the approval procedure and related institutions. A special chapter was addressed to accessibility of the standards or overview of currently effective standards. The last part focuses on current situation in Czech Republic and includes the results of questionnaire research among local IAS/IFRS specialists.

Purpose of this work is to describe long-termed tangible assets in compliance with IFRS and U.S. GAAP and compare their individual elements using financial statements of The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola HBC. Part of this work will focus on ongoing convergent process. Specifity of agriculture (IAS 41) is not an object of this work.

The thesis focuses on financial reporting under IFRS in comparison with US GAAP. It defines a software company and characterizes the business segment as very dynamic, rich in business combinations. The thesis describes methods of financial reporting of intangible assets, research and development and external sources for obtaining software. In-house created software is rarely capitalized that cause undervaluation of assets. In particular assets from business combination are reported. The thesis describes software revenue recognition according to current IFRS/US GAAP and the new revenue standard. It compares chosen aspects of reporting in segments: B2C, B2B, social networks, information security and search engines. In the conclusion, the thesis evaluates current situation in described segments regarding relevance of the standard to monetization models and intangible assets of software companies and it provides possible outlines in the future.

The diploma thesis focuses in the theoretical part on a determination and comparasion presentation of intangible assets acording to two world accounting systems – International Accounting Financial Standards and US Generally Acepted Accounting Principles and Czech Accounting Legislation. Specifies the basic theoretical elements of intangible assets. The analytical part of thesis focuses in the impacts and their effect on the entity.

This diploma thesis deals with the deferred tax issue in the context of changing the US GAAP accounting system to IFRS. First of all, it summarizes the theoretical approaches to recognition, measurement and reporting of deferred tax and examines the factors, which could affect its appearance in the individual and consolidated financial statements. Then this diploma thesis focuses on the comparison between the US GAAP and IFRS rules regarding deferred tax accounting. The output of this comparison is demonstrated in a form of analysis table pointing to the fundamental conceptual differences. Next part of the thesis presents the first IFRS adoption issue in relation to IFRS 1, where the effect of the first adoption on the presented deferred tax is accentuated. After all, the findings from the theoretical part of the diploma thesis are applied in the practical example of PJSC LUKOIL, which had to change US GAAP to IFRS in 2014 due to the new legislation requirement. This last part examines the differential attitudes of both accounting systems to deferred tax and presentation and significance of deferred tax at the first IFRS adoption.

This thesis deals with the compilation and comparison of financial statements in accordance with U.S. accounting principles and U.S. GAAP currently valid law on accounting in the Czech Republic. The aim is to characterize the balance sheet and income statement under both systems show the procedure of reporting the selected firm and preparing proposals or recommendations for optimizing the current situation

My thesis is concentrated on basic types of securities, their measurement and reporting, according to Czech legislation, International Financial Reporting Standards and US GAAP. I deal with origin occasions of individual accounting systems and their structure at the beginning of my thesis. Then I describe different classification of securities. The main part is about equity and debt securities. I use shares and bonds to show right way of measurement, recognition and reporting of securities, according to Czech legislation, IFRS and US GAAP. In conclusion I compare measurement and reporting methods of individual accounting systems and their influence on reports.

This thesis is concerned with an evaluation of a role of financial and managerial accounting in the management of financial performance. From the range of criterions, that indicate the development of performance, the profit was chosen. The basic approach of the thesis is the concept of financial performance in the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP). The diction of U.S. GAAP is compared with the text of International Accounting Standards / International Financial Reporting Standards (IAS / IFRS) and the Czech accounting legislation. In addition, the thesis deals with the concept of financial performance and its role in the performance management system. In conclusion, the theoretical background is confronted with its practical application. The comparison is made with the assistance of the example of financial performance management in the company Škoda Auto, a.s.