Auditing Cases 6th Edition by Mark Beasley,Frank Buckless,Steven Glover,Douglas Prawitt

Exercise 1

Research the difference between American Depositary Shares and American Depositary Receipts. Then, visit the SEC's website (www.sec.gov) to locate the final SEC rule Release No. 33-8879 issued on December 21, 2007 and research whether foreign issuers must file with the SEC financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).