IFRS Tax Manager

Need help with IFRS conversion and convergence? Could you use a step-by-step guide during the GAAP-IFRS transition period and beyond? Then look no further than IFRS Tax Manager. It gives you the explanations and productivity tools you need to understand the IFRS issues you face. It contains full text of important titles, SEC sample filings, answers to common questions and more.

Get the help you need with IFRS. Contact us today — we’ll get you there.

Formats available / Update frequency

• IntelliConnect: Updated as needed. Includes access to CCH@Hand™.

IFRS Tax Manager contains comprehensive coverage of important titles, including full text of:

• IAS 12, Income Taxes.
• IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting.
• IAS 37, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets.
• Links to specific paragraphs.

Also included are news features, such as the Accounting Manager Advisor newsletter and Tax Tracker News™, a customized daily e-mail update that covers federal and state news.

IFRS Tax Manager provides the breadth and depth of information you need to develop a solid understanding of the GAAP-to-IFRS conversion, including:

• Answers to commonly asked questions that address key issues of the transition.
• Best practices guidance from top tax professionals, including examples based on the experiences of companies that have implemented IFRS.
• SEC updates on the status of the overall movement towards IFRS reporting.
• Productivity tools that provide quick information downloads to Microsoft® Word or Microsoft® Excel®.
• Practice aids that ease understanding of the process.

Commonly asked questions

• Overview and scope of IFRS
• IFRS adoption by U.S. companies
• IFRS conversion and convergence
• Interim reporting
• Earnings and profits
• Transfer pricing
• Accounting methods
• Reporting requirements
• Convergence
• The IRS in IFRS

IFRS best practices

• SEC Proposed Rule: Roadmap for the Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards by U.S. Issuers
• Acceptance From Foreign Private Issuers of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance With International Financial Reporting Standards Without Reconciliation to U.S. GAAP
• Concept Release On Allowing U.S. Issuers To Prepare Financial Statements In Accordance With International Financial Reporting Standards
• SEC staff report on its review of IFRS-prepared financial statements
• SEC staff comments on annual reports containing financial statements prepared for the first time on the basis of IFRS
• Remarks by John White, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, June 5, 2008, at the FEI Global Financial Reporting Convergence Conference
• Remarks by Katrina Kimpel, Office of the Chief Accountant, December, 10, 2007

SEC examples

• Sample SEC filings by foreign issuers who have already converted to IFRS compliance (sample filings by U.S. issuers added when available)

Productivity tools

• Quick downloads to Microsoft® Word or Microsoft® Excel®
• Links in downloads, so information from source documents can be easily verified
• Print-friendly versions
• Searches that can be saved for the next session
• Highlighted changes since last visit

Practice aids

• The Road to IFRS – A practical guide to IFRS 1 and first-time adoption
• IFRS and privately held companies
• SEC proposed roadmap to IFRS
• Example of consolidated financial statements 2008
• Comparison between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards

Get the help you need with IFRS. Contact us today — we’ll get you there.

Formats available / Update frequency

• IntelliConnect: Updated as needed. Includes access to CCH@Hand™.

CCH Support is the best in the business — we’re always here when you need us. To keep your office up and running, we offer helpful tools, as well as a variety of ways to interact with CCH Support.

CCH Knowledge Base — In this online database of CCH software information, you’ll find step-by-step instructions, information on critical known issues and product documentation.

• Web ticket — Learn how to open a Web ticket online to submit your question directly to customer support.
• System requirements — Find out exactly what you need for CCH products to function properly in your office.
• Real-time chat — If you need a quick answer but don’t want to pick up the phone, live chatting via your Web browser is the way to go.
• CCH Support Center — Pick up your phone and call us to speak directly to a customer support representative.
• Remote support — Complicated problem? We can access your computer remotely and view your screen.

Get the most out of your CCH products — connect with us today.