On-Demand Events

Update on the IFRS Convergence Process and IASB rulemaking

Update on the IFRS Convergence Process and IASB rulemaking

KPMG Partners provided insights into the content and status of the IFRS Convergence process and updates on the IASB’s rulemaking.

IFRS for Financial Instruments and Exposure Draft Update Webcast

IFRS for Financial Instruments and Exposure Draft Update Webcast

We invite you to listen to this webcast dedicated to the discussion of IFRS and exposure draft updates.

IFRS - Synergies with Finance Transformation

IFRS - Synergies with Finance Transformation

This webcast, titled IFRS - Synergies with Finance Transformation discusses how an IFRS conversion can be embedded into companies’ broader activities of transforming their finance functions and even serve as a catalyst for change.

IASB Rate Regulated Activities Webcast

IASB Rate Regulated Activities Webcast

On behalf of the KPMG Global Energy Institute, the American Gas Association (AGA) and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), you are invited to participate in the third broadcast in the series of Webcasts dedicated to the discussion of IFRS in the Natural Gas and Electric Utilities industry. Jon Wierda, KPMG Advisory partner and National Leader for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Power & Utilities, will co-moderate this session with Molly Hollonbeck, KPMG Managing Director in Transaction Services. The broadcast will address the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB’s) exposure draft on rate regulated activities.

IFRS for Small and Medium Sized Entities - a new choice for many U.S. private companies

IFRS for Small and Medium Sized Entities - a new choice for many U.S. private companies

KPMG partners will provide an overview of the simplifications and omissions compared to full IFRS, and will provide insight to practical implications for companies adopting on IFRS for SME.

Consolidation, Derecognition and Off Balance Sheet Activities

Consolidation, Derecognition and Off Balance Sheet Activities

During the Webcast, we will provide updates regarding the December 2008 IASB Exposure Draft, Consolidated Financial Statements, the March 2009 Exposure Draft on Derecognition, and the June 2009 published FASB guidance which eliminates the concept of qualifying special purpose entities (QSPE), and amended its existing guidance on accounting for variable interest entities.

U.S. Tax Implications of Adopting IFRS: Accounting for Income Taxes

U.S. Tax Implications of Adopting IFRS: Accounting for Income Taxes

This webcast focuses on accounting for income taxes, and will provide a comparison of FAS109 to IAS12, as well as a discussion of the IASB’s recent Exposure Draft of a replacement for IAS12.

US Tax Implications of Adopting IFRS

US Tax Implications of Adopting IFRS

This webcast will focus on various possible U.S. income tax implications from an IFRS conversion

Live Interview with IASB Chairman, Sir David Tweedie

Live Interview with IASB Chairman, Sir David Tweedie

Henry Keizer, Global Head of Audit, KPMG, will conduct a live interview with Sir David Tweedie, Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), who will share his views on the future of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as a global standard and the potential for adoption of IFRS in the U.S.

IT Implications of Conversion to IFRS

IT Implications of Conversion to IFRS

This audio webcast will discuss IFRS conversion efforts and provide guidance for achieving synergies with other IT projects. Topics include: IFRS overview and timeline, IFRS system considerations, IT environment factors and considerations for SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards.