译者序 1
前言 1
Foreword 1
财务报告的目标 1
中国与国际财务报告准则——主导全球财务报告的机遇 8
会计透明度与金融危机 17
美国在全球会计准则趋同进程中的使命与担当 21
美国全面采用国际财务报告准则是保护投资者利益的绝佳选择 28
纵论收入确认、租赁和金融工具 36
把国际会计准则理事会建设得更为强大 44
国际会计准则理事会未来展望 51
纵论会计透明度与金融稳定 57
非精确的会计世界 63
审慎：消亡抑或生存？ 69
会计协调和全球经济后果 75
消除对国际财务报告准则的偏见与误解 83
致力实现财务报告的一致性 86
会计与长期投资：“买入并持有”并非“买入并期待” 90
国际财务报告准则与印度尼西亚会计准则：2013及未来展望 95
国际财务报告准则趋同进展如何？——跟踪通向全球会计准则的世界进展 105
打破披露程式 111
欧洲与通向全球会计准则之路 117
强化会计准则制定机构之间的协调配合 125
期待美国尽快作出采用国际财务报告准则的承诺 130
为什么金融业与众不同：金融业按现值计量的相关性 134
A Time for Change？ The Objectives of Financial Reporting 142
China and IFRS—An Opportunity for Leadership in Global Financial Reporting 151
Accounting Transparency and Financial Crisis 163
The Mission and Responsibility of America in the Process of International Convergence of Accounting Standards 168
Adoption of IFRS to Be the Best Way to Protect Investors in America 177
On Revenue Recognition ， Lease and Financial Instruments 185
Building a Stronger International Accounting Standard Board 194
The Prospects of International Accounting Standard Board 202
On Accounting Transparency and Financial Stability 209
The Imprecise World of Accounting 217
The Concept of Prudence ： Dead or Alive ？ 225
Accounting Harmonisation and Global Economic Consequences 233
Dispelling Myths about IFRS 243
The Search for Consistency in Financial Reporting 247
Accounting and Long-term Investment-“Buy and Hold”Should not Mean “Buy and Hope” 251
IFRS and Indonesian Accounting Standards 2013 and Beyond 258
Are We There Yet？ Charting the World’s Progress towards Global Accounting Standards 270
Breaking the Boilerplate 277
Europe and the Path towards Global Accounting Standards 285
Strengthening Institutional Relationships 294
Expectation of US Commitment to Adopt IFRS in a Timely Manner 299
Why the Financial Industry is Different：The Relevance of Current Measurement for the Financial Industry 303