Standard-Setting Bodies and Process

Financial Accounting Standards and Reporting · 3:39

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[Verse 1]
When companies report their books each year
We need the rules to be crystal clear
Three mighty bodies set the stage
Writing standards page by page
IASB works worldwide you see
While FASB serves the US free
And IOSCO watches securities

[Chorus]
Standard setters, making it right
IASB, FASB, IOSCO's might
Due process keeps it fair and true
Exposure drafts and comment periods too
Standard setters, hear the call
Making financial reporting work for all

[Verse 2]
The IASB sits in London town
With fourteen members of renown
From different countries they all come
To make IFRS standards for everyone
The trustees guide them from above
While staff research with care and love
Public interest is their only judge

[Chorus]
Standard setters, making it right
IASB, FASB, IOSCO's might
Due process keeps it fair and true
Exposure drafts and comment periods too
Standard setters, hear the call
Making financial reporting work for all

[Verse 3]
FASB protects investors' needs
Seven members plant the seeds
Of GAAP standards tried and true
Research first, then they review
Comment letters flood their door
Public hearings give us more
Transparency is what they're fighting for

[Bridge]
First they research and analyze
Then exposure drafts arise
Comments come from far and wide
Final standards are our guide
This process takes some time to grow
But quality is what we know

[Chorus]
Standard setters, making it right
IASB, FASB, IOSCO's might
Due process keeps it fair and true
Exposure drafts and comment periods too
Standard setters, hear the call
Making financial reporting work for all

[Verse 4]
IOSCO brings regulators near
To make securities crystal clear
Principles and standards they create
Help global markets communicate
When standards work across each border
Financial chaos turns to order

[Outro]
Three bodies working hand in hand
Making standards across the land
Due process makes the system strong
Financial reporting right not wrong

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