This paper focuses on a long-standing challenge for standard setters: what kind of standards should they write? How specific and prescriptive should standards be? How should cost considerations influence requirements? How should standard setters balance comparability with effective communication...

This paper presents a study of the implementation process for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Turkey. The study analyzes the application of IFRS in Turkish publicly traded companies which have been preparing their financial statements under IFRS since 2005, and highlights...