CFA CFA Level 1 Question of the Week – Financial Reporting (US GAAP vs IFRS)

Question of the Week – Financial Reporting (US GAAP vs IFRS)

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    • Avatar of Prosper0Prosper0
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        So, which is it?

      • Avatar of exam_whizexam_whiz
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          Yes A is correct.

          Under GAAP, a company will capitalize the issuance costs of debt separately from the bond itself, whereas IFRS will include it as a part of the security’s book value. As such, Security Solutions Corp will need to write-down the issuing costs separately under GAAP but does not need to do so under IFRS.

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          Think the correct answer is A since as per GAAP, the issuance costs are treated as an asset.

        • Avatar of shannondailyshannondaily
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            Boo! I got it wrong. :neutral_face: 

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