Property, Plant, and Equipment and IFRS Conversion from the U.S. Accounting Perspective—Technical Research Report

Abstract

This article analyzes matters related to IAS 16 Property, Plant, and Equipment from a random selected of the IFRS financial statements, with a particular emphasis on componentization and revaluation assets. There are two fundamental differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP. The first difference is component depreciation required under IFRS. The second part is the option to revalue fixed assets to estimated market value under IFRS. The research has helped U.S. executives understand the complexities of global accounting for PP&E between U.S. GAAP and IFRS and then to know how these differences may potentially impact their multinational organization’s accounting function.