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Cross-Listed Companies, Navigating International Reporting Standards 

CFO Talks

For example, while South African companies follow International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the US requires compliance with its Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). IFRS is principles-based and allows for some judgment in financial reporting, while GAAP is more rigid, rules-based, and less forgiving.

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The five biggest challenges for revenue recognition in 2025

Future CFO

Compliance with standards like ASC 606 and IFRS 15 is still crucial, but the focus has shifted to optimising operations for growth. Inconsistent application of IFRS 15 and ASC 606 can lead to significant risks, including audit adjustments, compliance penalties, and investor mistrust. Spreadsheets cause manual work and time delays.

IFRS 52
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Automated Financial Reporting: A call to Excellence

CFO Talks

Automation helps organizations comply with IFRS, GRAP, and local tax regulations by ensuring all reporting follows the latest legal frameworks. To mitigate this, CFOs can start small; automating reconciliation and reporting workflows first before scaling. More focus on strategic decision-making instead of crunching numbers.

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IFRS 17 disclosures improvements needed: FRC

Future CFO

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) calls for IFRS 17 disclosures improvements in its recently published IFRS 17 'Insurance Contracts' thematic review. The IFRS 17 disclosures improvements that FR C expects include the following. The post IFRS 17 disclosures improvements needed: FRC appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Webinar- Take Lease Accounting to the Next Level with SAP CLM

Bramasol

Since the release of new lease accounting standards ASC 842 and IFRS 16 in 2018, companies have taken a variety of approaches to comply, but many are now aiming to optimize their lease accounting processes for efficiency and long-term manageability.

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Integrating RevRec and Cost Accounting in the SAP Public Cloud

Bramasol

Over the past eight years, many episodes in this blog series have focused on revenue recognition and how SAP solutions such as Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR) have provided a robust foundation for compliance with ASC 606 and IFRS 15.

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Closing The Books, With An Eye On Process And Automation

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The move to embrace automation, said Krumwiede, represents a “slow evolution,” with inefficiencies still extant as there must be communication between departments and data must be compiled and formatted in the practice of reconciliation. The optimization of the accounting process, he said, is difficult at times with limited staff.

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