Research Question- This paper investigates the problem of the multitude of accounting choices allowed by international accounting in the French context. Motivation- The discretionary accounting choices of capitalization of development costs and the use of fair value in the French context of...

This study analyzed the current practice of Malaysian agricultural companies in disclosing their biological assets by examining the effect of chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), and board attributes on fair value agriculture disclosure (FVAD), consequently proposing a...

We show that mutual funds report their junior stakes in startups at 43% higher valuation than model fair values that consider multi-tier capital structures of startups. The latest-issued and most senior security is worth 48% per share than junior securities held by mutual funds, implying that...

This study examines how aggregation in financial reporting leads to information loss using a sample of firms that report individual financial assets. The level of information loss increases with the level of aggregation; however, combining assets with similar risk-factor exposures mitigates this...

We show that mutual funds report their junior stakes in startups at 43% higher valuation than model fair values that consider multi-tier capital structures of startups. The latest-issued and most senior security is worth 48% per share than junior securities held by mutual funds, implying that...

This study analyzed the current practice of Malaysian agricultural companies in disclosing their biological assets by examining the effect of chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), and board attributes on fair value agriculture disclosure (FVAD), consequently proposing a...

In the business environment, economic entities are aware of the importance of reporting transparency for them and their stakeholders. This study provides a comprehensive review of the topic of transparency, with the aim of identifying current research trends. PRISMA method ("Preferred Reporting...

In response to regulatory calls for research on materiality judgements and regulators discovering shortcomings in the audit of fair values, we provide the first empirical evidence on the impact of auditor planning materiality for fair value assets on the audit. Auditing standards require...

This study aims to fulfil a gap in the literature, delivering a road map to understand the course and nature of the fair value accounting literature, further showing how the 2008-2009 financial crisis affected it. Bibliometric methods analyze 377 documents retrieved from the Web of Science and...

This study investigates the effect on nonprofessional investors' judgements and decisions of discretionary measurement choices. Using a paper-and-pencil experience, we collect and analyze information regarding investment amounts as well as past and future financial performance judgements of...

This study aims to fulfil a gap in the literature, delivering a road map to understand the course and nature of the fair value accounting literature, further showing how the 2008-2009 financial crisis affected it. Bibliometric methods analyze 377 documents retrieved from the Web of Science and...

This study investigates the effect on nonprofessional investors' judgements and decisions of discretionary measurement choices. Using a paper-and-pencil experience, we collect and analyze information regarding investment amounts as well as past and future financial performance judgements of...

Purpose This paper aims to investigate whether Brazilian firms that legally bond to stricter enforcement and commit to stringent corporate governance requirements experience increased value relevance of discretionary fair value measurements (Levels 2 and 3), and how different measurement levels...

Purpose Emerging economies are increasingly benefiting from Islamic finance principles. The distinctive features of this unconventional form of finance are starting to be considered even in developed economies. Islamic finance operates under prohibitions on interest, gambling, speculation and...

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has permitted or mandated increasing use of fair value accounting. This has been associated by the academic community with a neoliberal objective of financial accounting. Nevertheless, historic cost accounting, associated with a stewardship...

Scholarly work on the financialization of the firm generally argues that shareholder value pressures have increased returns to shareholders by reducing the revenue share of the workforce and investment. This is often represented as a zero-sum allocative contest that takes place in linear time....

The valuation of insurance liabilities has traditionally been dealt with by actuaries, who closely monitored underlying illiquid features, assumed a long-term perspective, and exercised their own subjective, expert judgment. However, the new EU regulatory regime of Solvency II (S2) has come to...

This structured literature review of 48 archival-based studies investigates the influence of fair value measurements on earnings quality and stresses the moderating impact of corporate governance. We focus on accounting-based earnings quality measures that have several advantages for...