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Basic Question 13 of 18

The European community ______

A. presently uses U.S. GAAP.
B. agreed to require international accounting standards beginning in 2005.
C. Neither of these statements is true.

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johntan1979 Now we have to remember historical dates as well? I didn't remember signing up for a history exam :(
HolzGe1 B is only partly correct. IFRS is mandatory for publicly listed companies only. Private companies may continue using local GAAP in some countries in the EU.
forry9er The European "community" - Can't they just say EU to make it less ambiguous?
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Learning Outcome Statements

describe the importance of regulatory filings, financial statement notes and supplementary information, management's commentary, and audit reports

describe information sources that analysts use in financial statement analysis besides annual and interim financial reports

CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 2, Module 1.