Question: Exercise 1 5 . 1 3 ( Algo ) Financial Statement Harmonization ( LO 1 5 - 2 , LO 1 5 - 3 )

Exercise Algo Financial Statement Harmonization LO LO
Refer to Exhibit in this chapter. Assume a United Kingdom company, Brits International, lists on the London Exchange using UK GAAP and the New York Stock Exchange using IFRS. Assume that Brits revalues its fixed assets at the end of each reporting period. The revaluation resulted in the companys fixed assets being revalued $ higher than historical cost, which resulted in $ of additional depreciation for the current year and $ additional depreciation in prior years.
Net Income Shareholders Equity
UK IFRS balances $ $
US GAAP adjustments:
a Revaluation of fixed assets
b Additional depreciation charges
US GAAP balances
Required:
What amount of Net Income would Brits International have reported under US GAAP?
What amount of Shareholders' Equity would Brits International have reported under US GAAP? EXHIBIT Global Variation in Accounting Practices
Country GAAP Fixed Asset
Revaluation
Allowed LIFO
Allowed
IFRS Yes No
United States No Yes
United Kingdom Yes No
Japan No No
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