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IFRS Conversion: The Case of a Marine Defence Company

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  • Daphne Rixon
  • Donna Stapleton
  • Heather Sceles

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This case is based on a privately held company that had implemented Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE) but has now, in anticipation of a public offering, voluntarily decided to change from ASPE to Canadian IFRS for its December 31, 2013 fiscal year‐end. This case demonstrates that the fear associated with implementation of new accounting standards is often blown out of proportion, with the result that companies incur significant and unnecessary financial costs and employees experience undue stress. Although businesses can have complex IFRS issues, the approach of training staff, extensive planning, and preparing the board of directors and owners for the implications on the bottom line can be utilized by both large and small organizations to reduce the stress of IFRS implementation. Students are required to prepare a report to identify the accounts that will require changes, to analyze and recommend a course of action for those accounts for which IFRS provide options, to develop an implementation plan for parallel tracking for a 12‐month period, as well as make recommendations for project team members, budget, and timeline. Résumé Le cas exposé est celui d'une société non cotée ayant adopté les normes comptables pour les entreprises à capital fermé (NCECF), mais qui a maintenant décidé, dans la perspective d'un appel public à l'épargne, de passer volontairement des NCECF aux IFRS canadiennes pour son exercice clos le 31 décembre 2013. Ce cas démontre que la crainte associée à la mise en place de nouvelles normes comptables est souvent démesurément exagérée, ce qui fait que les sociétés engagent des coûts financiers importants et inutiles et que les employés subissent un stress injustifié. Malgré la complexité que peuvent présenter les enjeux de l'adoption des IFRS pour les entreprises, les organisations, qu'elles soient grandes ou petites, peuvent adopter la démarche qui consiste dans la formation des employés, la planification exhaustive et la préparation du conseil d'administration et des propriétaires aux conséquences de ce choix sur le résultat net, afin de réduire les inquiétudes associées à la mise en place des IFRS. Les étudiants sont appelés à rédiger un rapport dans lequel ils doivent relever les comptes qui nécessiteront des modifications, analyser la situation et recommander un plan d'action relativement aux comptes à l'égard desquels les IFRS prévoient des options, élaborer un plan de mise en place assurant un suivi parallèle pendant une période de 12 mois, ainsi que formuler des recommandations en ce qui a trait à l'effectif de l'équipe du projet, au budget et à l'échéancier.

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  • Daphne Rixon & Donna Stapleton & Heather Sceles, 2015. "IFRS Conversion: The Case of a Marine Defence Company," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 14(2), pages 135-145, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:accper:v:14:y:2015:i:2:p:135-145
    DOI: 10.1111/1911-3838.12043
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