The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) will be offering live webcasts free of charge to give viewers a chance to email questions about issues such as the transition to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to panelists during the event, starting on January 8.

The webcast will feature a high profile panel of experts, including Robert Herz, FASB chairman, Peter Bridgman, Decisive Consultants’ director; Greg Jonas, Moody’s investors service managing director; Sam Ranzilla, Center for Public Company Audit Firms chairman, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, will discuss the implications of moving the US toward adoption of IFRS.

Moderated by Wall Street Journal reporter David Reilly, the panel will cover topics such as the steps necessary to ensure a successful transition to IFRS.

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