This paper addresses the relationship between mandatory and voluntary information. The introduction of IFRS in 2005 modified mandatory information requirements and influenced the content and level of the discretionary information disclosed by firms. This background allows us to test whether the...

This study develops and empirically tests a model of the corporate decision to disclose stakeholders' reports for French firms. The related literature is then reviewed in the first section. The next section identifies the factors influencing the decision to disclose stakeholders' reports. The...

Cet article propose une analyse de la récente réforme du dispositif français de normalisation comptable initiée par le décret n° 2007-629 du 27 avril 2007 relatif au Conseil national de la comptabilité (CNC) et achevée par l’ordonnance n° 2009-79 du 22 janvier 2009 créant une...

Following Colbert's Ordonnance of 1673, most of whose provisions were reiterated in the Code de Commerce, 1807 and the Law of Bankruptcy, 1838, traders in France were under a legal obligation to keep accounts of their business activities. In the event of bankruptcy, traders were potentially...

This article looks at the usefulness of measuring a company's wealth and net income using the fair value method. In this regard, the key question--is fair value relevant?--can be analysed as follows: do fair value "accounting numbers" provide a better estimate of the value of a company and the...

For a number of decades now, at the instigation of Anglo-Saxon standard setters, the basis of the traditional accounting model, or the financial conventions which determine how a company’s wealth and income is measured, have been increasingly called into question. This wide-reaching movement,...

La COB a publié la recommandation n°98-05 relative à la diffusion sur internet d’informations financières par les sociétés cotées. Cet article rappelle les orientations adoptées par la COB dans sa recommandation et procède à son évaluation eu égard aux interrogations émanant...

La gestion de ses risques par l'entreprise est une des premières préoccupations des dirigeants, des investisseurs et des partenaires de l'entreprise. Elle concerne donc les experts-comptables et les commissaires aux comptes. La communication financière en matière de risques constitue une...

From 2005, European listed firms and many more around the world are required to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The introduction of a uniform accounting system is expected to ensure greater comparability and transparency of financial reporting around the world. Over...