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Identify and describe (in your own words) any two of the major accounting differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS.Please reference any outside sources used.(Word limit = 300 words)


Download Nokia’s 2003 20-F report at the following URL: http://i.nokia.com/blob/view/-/264310/data/1/-/form20-f-03-pdf.pdf


(a)Refer to page 158 of the report.List the top 3 items (in Euros) which led to the difference between Nokia’s 2003 net income under U.S. GAAP and its 2003 net income under International Accounting Standards.


(b)Refer to note #36 of the report.In your own words, describe the main reason(s) why the following items in the 2003 reconciliation of net income were positive or negative in amount (analyze each item separately):


· Development costs


· Stock compensation expense


· Amortization of goodwill


(c)In 2008, the U.S. SEC eliminated the U.S. GAAP net income reconciliation requirement for foreign private issuers that adopt International Financial Reporting Standards. Do you agree with this decision?Why or why not?



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Answer 3:-
a) Following are the top three reasons for difference between the net income
reported
as per IAS and as per US GAAP:-
 Development costs (322 million Euros)
 Amortization of goodwill (162 million Euros)
 Impairment of goodwill (151 million Euros)
b) Following are the causes of differences and their reasons:-
 Development costs (+322 million Euros) – The rules for recognizing the amount
to be capitalized and the time when it should be capitalizing the costs should
cease are different in case of IAS and US GAAP. Due to difference in rules the
amount of development cost differ in both cases, in year 2003 development cost is
less...
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