Dubai: Visitors to Dubai searching for accommodation via Airbnb better be prepared — the city has the “most expensive monthly average Airbnb cost at $15,892”, according to a survey of costs across global cities. In comparison, Kuala Lumpur had the most affordable monthly average Airbnb of $1,664, says findings by Nested, a London based [...]
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released guidance aimed at clarifying the official definition of a “business” for purposes of the accounting rules. The new accounting standards update issued Thursday by FASB affects any company or other type of reporting organizations that needs to determine whether it has acquired or sold a business. The [...]
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a final Accounting Standards Update that clarifies aspects of the revenue recognition standard. ASU No. 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, aims to cover narrow aspects of guidance in number of areas, including, among others: Loan guarantee fees; Impairment testing [...]
IASB issued an amendment to IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts to address concerns about the different effective dates of IFRS 9 and the new insurance contracts Standard that will replace IFRS 4. The amendment provides entities meeting a criterion for engaging in predominantly insurance activities with the option to continue current IFRS accounting and to [...]
