International Accounting Standards (IAS)
Definition
Standards for the preparation and presentation of financial statements created by the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC). They were first written in 1973, and stopped when the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) took over their creation in 2001. See also Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
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International Accounting Standards (IAS) is in the Accounting & Auditing, Economics, Politics, & Society and International Trade & Relations subjects.
International Accounting Standards (IAS) appears in the definitions of the following terms: International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
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