Accounting for brands according to US-GAAP and IAS
- Art: Diplomarbeit
- Autor: Stefan Greite
- Abgabedatum: Dezember 2003
- Umfang: 66 Seiten
- Dateigröße: 380,2 KB
- Note: 1,7
- Institution / Hochschule: Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg Deutschland
- ISBN (eBook): 978-3-8324-8459-0
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ISBN (Paperback) :
978-3-8324-8459-0 P - ISBN (CD) :978-3-8324-8459-0 CD
- Sprache: Deutsch
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- Arbeit zitieren: Greite, Stefan Dezember 2003: Accounting for brands according to US-GAAP and IAS, Hamburg: Diplomica Verlag
- Schlagworte: Rechnungslegung, Markenwert, brand value, immaterielle Vermögensgüter, IAS / US-GAAP
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Diplomarbeit von Stefan Greite
Abstract:
In der heutigen Wirtschaft werden Unternehmenswert und Wachstum hauptsächlich durch immaterielle Vermögensgüter erzeugt. Marken spielen eine besonders wichtige Rolle in diesem Zusammenhang. Ziel dieser Arbeit war es aufzuzeigen wie speziell Marken und Markennamen in Bilanzen und Jahresabschlüssen behandelt werden. Die Besonderheiten der Rechnungslegung für Marken, die Probleme der Bewertung und die Möglichkeiten welche durch die Aufnahme in die Bilanz entstehen, werden sowohl nach US-GAAP als auch nach IAS betrachtet. Die Abhandlung ist aufgrund ihrer internationalen Aktualität auf Englisch verfasst, aber auch für den deutschsprachigen Leser sehr gut verständlich.
In today’s economy wealth and growth are mainly driven by intangible assets. In a knowledge-based economy the success of an enterprise is driven by intangible factors, while control over physical resources becomes progressively unimportant. In most successful companies, brands and other intangible assets outperform physical assets by a notable margin. Brands, the most valuable and sustainable corporate assets, and trademarks play an especially important role.
This paper aims to show how to account for brand names in financial statements according to US-GAAP and IAS. The objectives of this paper are to present and discuss the disclosure of brands as intangible assets, in the balance sheet according to US-GAAP and IAS. Therefore, the recognition criteria of both accounting regulations will be examined. The initial and subsequent measurement techniques will be discussed, and problems in this field will be exposed and criticized. The paper also aims to show criticisms of the current regulations and to discuss possible future developments.
New ideas and solutions for the problems arising with the disclosure and measurement of intangible assets and brands will be presented and discussed in Chapter four. Chapter five will include a summary of the findings and a critical statement about the problems discussed in this paper.
Table of Contents:
| Table of contents | II | |
| Abbreviations | III | |
| 1. | Introduction | 5 |
| 1.1 | Presentation of a problem | 5 |
| 1.2 | Objectives | 6 |
| 1.3 | Order of events | 7 |
| 1.4 | Literature | 7 |
| 2. | Task and requirements of accounting for brands | 7 |
| 3. | Disclosure of brands | 9 |
| 3.1 | Useful Terms | 9 |
| 3.1.1 | Definition of brands | 9 |
| 3.1.2 | Definition of assets | 11 |
| 3.1.3 | Definition of intangible assets | 13 |
| 3.1.3.1 | US-GAAP | 13 |
| 3.1.3.2 | IAS | 13 |
| 3.1.4 | Further explanation of useful terms | 14 |
| 3.1.4.1 | Identifiability | 14 |
| 3.1.4.2 | Goodwill | 14 |
| 3.1.4.3 | Reliability | 15 |
| 3.1.4.4 | Relevance | 15 |
| 3.1.4.5 | Useful life | 16 |
| 3.1.4.6 | Active market | 17 |
| 3.2 | Recognition | 17 |
| 3.2.1 | Process of capitalization | 17 |
| 3.2.2 | Separate acquisition of brands | 18 |
| 3.2.2.1 | US-GAAP | 18 |
| 3.2.2.2 | IAS | 19 |
| 3.2.3 | Internally developed brands | 19 |
| 3.2.3.1 | US-GAAP | 19 |
| 3.2.3.2 | IAS | 21 |
| 3.2.4 | Brands purchased in a business combination | 22 |
| 3.2.4.1 | US-GAAP | 22 |
| 3.2.4.2 | IAS | 23 |
| 3.2.5 | Criticism of recognition | 23 |
| 3.3 | Measurement of brands | 28 |
| 3.3.1 | Different measurement techniques | 28 |
| 3.3.2 | Initial measurement | 29 |
| 3.3.2.1 | US-GAAP | 29 |
| 3.3.2.2 | IAS | 30 |
| 3.3.3 | Subsequent measurement | 31 |
| 3.3.3.1 | US-GAAP | 31 |
| 3.3.3.1.1 | Amortization | 31 |
| 3.3.3.1.2 | Impairment | 32 |
| 3.3.3.2 | IAS | 34 |
| 3.3.3.2.1 | Benchmark treatment | 34 |
| 3.3.3.2.2 | Allowed alternative treatment | 35 |
| 3.3.4 | Criticism of measurements | 36 |
| 3.3.4.1 | Cost-based measurements | 36 |
| 3.3.4.2 | Fair value-based measurements | 37 |
| 3.3.4.3 | Subsequent measurements | 38 |
| 4. | Efforts by private and government bodies | 40 |
| 4.1 | American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) | 40 |
| 4.2 | Steering Committee Report | 42 |
| 4.3 | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development | 43 |
| 4.4 | Garten Task Force | 43 |
| 4.5 | Brookings Institution | 44 |
| 4.6 | The Canadian Accounting Environment and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) | 45 |
| 5 | Conclusion | 47 |
| References | 53 |
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http://www.diplom.de/ean/9783832484590
Arbeit zitieren:
Greite, Stefan Dezember 2003: Accounting for brands according to US-GAAP and IAS, Hamburg: Diplomica Verlag
Schlagworte:
Rechnungslegung, Markenwert, brand value, immaterielle Vermögensgüter, IAS / US-GAAP
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