Should the US conform to international standardsSolutionYes

Should the US conform to international standards?

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Yes, US should conform to International Standards.

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has achieved “almost” worldwide acceptance and adoption of its precious and hard-delivered (that is, more than 30 years in the making) “baby”—International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), a comprehensive set of financial reporting standards. However, that “almost” is a very significant one: the US, the largest capital market in the world, is still reluctant to fully incorporate IFRS into its financial reporting system, despite the recognition of IFRS on all continents during the last ten years. So US should conform to International Standards