How Is Preferred Stock Reported Differently Under U

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Essay

How is preferred stock reported differently under U.S.GAAP and IFRS? Do you think preferred stock is a liability or an equity item? Why?

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Definitions:

Net Income

The total profit of a company after all expenses, including taxes and operating costs, have been subtracted from total revenues.

Monetary Unit Assumption

An accounting principle that assumes transactions and events can be expressed in monetary units.

Dollar Amounts

Units of currency used in financial transactions or accounting to represent values or costs.

Fair Value

The value that could be gained from the sale of an asset or the expense of transferring a liability, in a regulated transaction among market players on the date of assessment.