Visit the DaimlerChrysler site at: www.daimlerchrysler.de/index_e.htm and access both English and German (Deutsch) home pages and give both a comparative overview to get a sense of the complexities this newly formed company faces with their merger.

Explore the FASB Web site at: www.Rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/fasb/ and give a brief description of the board's main objectives.

Visit the IASC Web site at: www.Rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/fasb/IASC/iascpg2d.htm and compare IASC Standards and U.S. GAAP. Discuss your findings in a brief essay.

Compare the following two Web sites regarding global issues on GAAP and discuss your findings in relation to the material in Chapter 19. The Web sites are: www.Macmillan-reference.co.uk/EandF/gaap.htm and www.gaap.ru/

Visit the IOSCO Web site at: www.iosco.org/gen-info_01.html and discuss their mission in relation to international accounting standards in a succinct essay.