Accountability refers to a relationship of responsibility, answerability, and enforceability between individuals and groups. In contrast to traditional institutions that rely on enforcement of accountability through traditional legal frameworks, blockchain systems rely on the "rule of code",...

Companies depend on the trust and confidence of the general public to thrive. The integrity of financial reporting practices plays a pivotal role in establishing and sustaining stakeholders' confidence. This trust serves as a foundational cornerstone in managerial decision-making processes and...

Understand and explain the benefits and consequences of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) convergence from the expected timeline for convergence. Accountants must be able to record and report transactions involving the exchange of US dollars in foreign currency

Understand and explain the benefits and consequences of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) convergence from the expected timeline for convergence. Accountants must be able to record and report transactions involving the exchange of US dollars in foreign currency

We use a case study to illustrate how different acquisition methods can result in different amounts of goodwill recognised on financial statements in China. China Merchants Bank adopted a two-step acquisition method: first, it acquired 53% of the shares of Hong Kong's Wing Lung Bank to gain...

This paper analyses the underlying assumptions of the double-entry bookkeeping system to show how we can expand this system to integrate ESG information in the financial data collection and reporting processes. Our analysis identifies five axioms that shape double-entry bookkeeping. By relaxing...

We use a case study to illustrate how different acquisition methods can result in different amounts of goodwill recognized on financial statements in China. China Merchants Bank adopted a two-step acquisition method: first, it acquired 53% of the shares of Hong Kong’s Wing Lung Bank to gain...

Double-entry bookkeeping (DEB) is used by most large firms even though scholars do not understand why they chose DEB. We address three questions about DEB’s gradual displacement of single-entry bookkeeping (SEB): (1) What is the main benefit of DEB? (2) How did DEB emerge and evolve? and (3)...

Based on the work of Jean Fourastié, accountant and economist, this article seeks to show that the origins of double-entry bookkeeping are the result of several successive innovations that appeared in Italian commercial enterprises between the 13th and 14th centuries in response to the...

We study the extent and determinants of p-hacking in experimental accounting studies. Based on p-values in experimental studies published in top accounting journals, we find an unusual abundance of p-values that are just significant: the observed frequency of p-values equal to 0.05 is 22% to 30%...

In India traditionally accounting and audit related standards are regulated by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The ICAI was established to set a code of conduct that needs to be followed by all the professional accounting practitioners including auditing firms. ICAI...

This paper evaluates whether alternative methods of subsequent accounting for goodwill result in accounting numbers that are significantly different from previous methods prescribed by standard setters. Financial statement users have identified significant flaws in both the...