The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to mandate international financial reporting standards (IFRS) for US publicly listed companies by 2016. Wholesale adoption of this financial reporting regime will not happen at once. Rather such adoption will come in stages with implementation varying from company to company depending on the nature, size, and availability of resources. Moreover, it is probable that the FASB-IASB convergence project (i.e., Norwalk Agreement 2002) will continue into the foreseeable future with replacement of US GAAP with IFRS occurring over some specified transition period. It is noteworthy that the SEC has changed the likely adoption date several times. In 2008, it expected to require US-listed companies to file annual 10Ks using IFRS by 2011; in 2009, this date was extended to 2014; and more recently, the implementation date has been extended to 2016. What explains the SEC’s reluctance to require US-listed companies to adopt the IFRS regime sooner? A primary reason for the delay in implementation is concern that the various stakeholders, (e.g., creditors, stockholders, and management) will not understand financial statements based on this reporting regime. Relatedly, relatively few US accounting programs have incorporated IFRS in any systematic fashion into their accounting curricula. A survey sent to 535 accounting faculty conducted jointly by the American Accounting Association (AAA) and KPMG LLP found that 62% had not made any significant effort to incorporate IFRS into their accounting programs