In addition to preparing financial statements in accordance with
GAAP, U.S. companies may be required, in the near future, to
prepare financial statements according to International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS). If the United States adopted IFRS
standards, what would be the advantages and disadvantages? Does it
make sense for U.S. companies to change to IFRS? How would IFRS
impact a comparative analysis of an organization's financial
statements?