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22777 International Accounting
6cp; prerequisite(s): 22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions or 22784 Accounting: Concepts and Applications
Postgraduate

In the context of many corporations experiencing a strongly developing global business environment, this subject explores the causes and effects of diversity in corporate financial accounting and evaluates the efforts undertaken to harmonise accounting standards and practice internationally. It considers the identities and interests of stakeholders in this process and equips students with the knowledge and skills to appreciate the characteristics and limitations in the interpretation of accounting reports originating from various countries and that arise from cultural and other factors impacting on each country's national accounting profession.