In late April America's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unexpectedly floated the idea of giving American, and not just foreign, companies the choice of using IFRS.

4月末，美国证券交易委员会(SEC)出人意料地进一步提出了允许美国本土公司选用国际会计准则的设想，而不仅仅是外国公司。

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