Half of US CFO’s would like to see the
adoption of IFRS to take place five to seven years after US GAAP
and IFRS have converged, according to a survey conducted by Grant
Thornton.

The survey of 516 US CFO’s revealed that only
20% of the participating companies are using XBRL and 76% have no
plans to use it in the future.

With the rest of the world actively working
towards full IFRS implementation, the Grant Thornton survey found
only 19% of CFO’s questioned is using IFRS.

The Grant Thornton survey casts doubt on how
prepared US companies are for IFRS as standards board’s works
towards a convergence agreement.

The survey by the mid-tier firm was conducted
on a national level starting on 5 October 2010.