A Roadmap for Convergence between IFRSs and US GAAP—2006-2008 Memorandum of Understanding between the FASB and the IASBMemorandum of Understanding • February 24th, 2006
Contract Type FiledFebruary 24th, 2006After their joint meeting in September 2002, the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued their Norwalk Agreement in which they ‘each acknowledged their commitment to the development of high quality, compatible accounting standards that could be used for both domestic and cross-border financial reporting. At that meeting, the FASB and the IASB pledged to use their best efforts (a) to make their existing financial reporting standards fully compatible as soon as is practicable and (b) to co-ordinate their future work programmes to ensure that once achieved, compatibility is maintained.’