Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which UK equity prices reflect shareholder level taxation on dividends (dividend tax capitalisation). Despite an extensive theoretical and empirical literature controversy exists. Design/methodology/approach – Using a sample...

Purpose – The aim of this study is to examine the impact of mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption on the informational efficiency, market stability, and price adjustment of underlying stocks in Europe. Design/methodology/approach – This study examines 1,187...

Purpose – In spite of facilitating and motivating factors in the external environment, the implementation of new management‐accounting techniques as activity‐based costing (ABC) in companies is disappointing. The aim of the study is to determine factors that catalyse, facilitate and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has produced an impact on the level of noise trading and volatility dynamics in three major central and eastern European (CEE) markets....

Purpose – The mandatory conversion to IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) has represented much more than a change in accounting rules. Firms’ main concerns have been to understand the extent to which accounting differences between national GAAP and IFRS could affect their...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze how share buybacks can be, in Portuguese small privately held firms, a source of tax‐based conflicts between shareholders and tax administrations. Two issues are of particular relevance: the favored tax treatment of capital gains relative to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the opinions of national stakeholders on the costs and benefits of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) implementation and to determine whether countries with disparate social, economical and political backgrounds have different...

Purpose – This research explores the use of the internet, a mechanism that provides the opportunity to reach vast audiences efficiently and cost effectively, by United Kingdom (UK) charities to discharge accountability. Design/methodology/approach – This research combines a content analysis...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document the determinants and value relevance of corporate disclosure and transparency on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs the Fama and French model by relating firm value to firm level characteristics,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss an accounting innovation in the cost measurement system of rail transport companies. Design/methodology/approach – The authors identify the distinctive features that cost accounting systems should have in order to capture the...