ACC 541 week 1 individual paper

Accounting Standards Boards Paper

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) are currently working on a joint venture referred to as the convergence project.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper describing the relationship between the IASB and the FASB. Include the following in your paper:

• A brief history of the relationship between the two boards and the IASB equivalents of the FASB original pronouncements
• An explanation of how the MSA program prepares the student for a professional life within the accounting vocation

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines, including appropriate citations and references. Run your paper through WritePoint^SM and the Plagiarism Checker in the University of Phoenix Center for Writing Excellence.