Earnings from gold mining in Australia remained tax-exempt for almost seven decades until January 1, 1991. In the early 1980s, rapid economic prosperity induced by escalated gold prices brought the Australian gold-mining industry under intense political scrutiny. Using a variant of the modified...

This study proposes an alternative measure of discretionary accruals that can be used in testing for intentional earnings management. Prior research has shown the prevalence of measurement error in all models used to estimate discretionary accruals (Healy (1985), DeAngelo (1986), Jones (1991)...

This paper introduces a catering hypothesis of ESG disclosure, where managers adjust their disclosure policies based on investor valuation of high-disclosure companies. The study examines 2,207 US-listed firms from 2005-2022, and finds a significant positive relationship between the ESG...

This study conducts a comprehensive financial assessment of Greece's ten largest energy companies during the tumultuous period of 2019 to 2022, amidst the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Employing a meticulous analysis of crucial profitability ratios, I delve into the...

This paper introduces a catering hypothesis of ESG disclosure, where managers adjust their disclosure policies based on investor valuation of high-disclosure companies. The study examines 2,207 US-listed firms from 2005-2022, and finds a significant positive relationship between the ESG...

The study focuses on issues related to the implementation of the new IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The most debatable issues regarding the requirements of the new five-step revenue recognition approach are discussed, as well as the conceptual basis of this approach and its...

The purpose of this publication is to provide a critical analysis of the applicability of the European Non-Financial Reporting Directive, and in particular of the non-financial disclosure framework applied. The results of the study, based on a literature review of the specialized literature and...

Romania's accession to the European Union required a series of changes in the fiscal legislation in order to harmonize it with the Community Regulations; the value-added tax, the new introduced concepts or mechanism being especially regarded at this indirect tax level, with the function to...

The legislative modifications, both in accounting/book-keeping and fiscal manner, influenced the leasing which is known in our country as a modern financing technique for investments, beeing thus an alternative of economical entities financing. Starting from the rules imposed to nobanking...

The entrance of our country in Europen Union determined modifications in the romanian fiscal system, this one must to adapt to community demands/wants. Taking into account the fact that commercial transactions made in community space are not included in the international transactions category,...