The Importance of The Improvement And Convergence of Ias/Ifrs to the National Accounting System of Uzbekistan

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Аброржон Кучаров

Abstract

Nowadays, the world is changing very quickly and so is Accounting Practices. As free movement of capital and other resources is very important for the economic and political integration of the countries, harmonization and convergence of accounting and financial reporting can be considered as an integral part of this development. In addition, financial information of different firms around the world, which can be hardly achieved by different accounting and financial reporting practices can be easily compared by shareholders and other stakeholders. The foundation of a more apparent and proficient capital marketplace that will help a lower cost of capital. That is why the harmonization of international accounting standards and the national accounting system has already become an issue, need and problem in Uzbekistan.

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