This paper examines whether the level of enforcement shapes the complexity in accounting standards. First, in order to identify the level of complexity in accounting standards, we calculated a new measure that conceptualizes accounting complexity based on the theoretical dimensions of...

This study involved a multinational entity listed on the Malawi Stock Exchange which adopted IAS 29 – Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economy emanating from its foreign operation. The results of this study indicate that it is a rare phenomenon for effects of hyperinflation of a...

With the wave of M&A, total amount of goodwill balances has been accumulated to a enormous number in Chinese capital market. Accounting Standards is controversial about high discretion in the goodwill subsequent measurements. This study examines whether goodwill book value is consistent with...

IFRS 9 substantially affects the financial sector by changing the impairment methodology for credit losses. This paper analyzes the implications of the change from IAS 39 to IFRS 9 in the context of bank resilience. We shed light on two effects. First, the “cliff-effect”, which refers to...

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is a common accounting language developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to provide a common language for business transactions and financial reporting. The use of IFRS is aimed at improving the comparability,...

Using a qualitative research design, this study examined the inventory valuation conflict between financial managers and auditors and its implications for the International Accounting Standard 2 (IAS 2). This study found that the conflict arose due to the lack of precise instructions in the IAS...

This study focuses on the decreasing relevance of financial information associated with current financial reporting standards for intangible assets. We summarize and compare three approaches to improving financial reporting standards for internally generated intangibles-the recognition approach,...

Post-Brexit is currently being researched as not only an important geopolitical change butalso as an economically conflicted period that constantly generates many issues in finance,accounting, and taxation. This paper aims to consider, identify and forecast - whether andwhat - the new directions...

The objective of this study is to examine the level of rules-based characteristics in the national accounting standards in the periods prior to and after the IFRS convergence and determine whether national accounting standards are moving towards relatively more principles-based following the...

Accounting is simply the language of business; like any other field of knowledge, it has its own rules, regulations, and standards, which differ from region to region, country to country, and economy to economy. Having single, universal standards is the dream of many accounting practitioners,...

In seeking to replace accounting ‘conventions’ by ‘concepts’ in the pursuit of principles-based standards, the FASB/IASB joint project on the conceptual framework has grounded its approach on a well-known definition of ‘income’ by Hicks. We welcome the use of theories by accounting...

In Unshackling Accountants , Professor D R Myddelton of Cranfield School of Management looks at the history of and the arguments for and against detailed accounting standards. Myddelton concludes that, while there may be a case for the accounting profession to develop voluntary guidelines, the...

In this monograph, I advocate and illustrate an emerging stream of accounting literature that deploys economic models to study issues of accounting disclosure by banking institutions. To motivate the focus on a specific industry (banking), I identify two banking specificities: first, banks are...

In 2006, Egypt issued new standards to be in line with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The new Egyptian Accounting Standards (EAS) were created with the intention of making financial statements more comparable and transparent, and they replaced the country’s previous...

We empirically investigate whether the presence of trade openness in a bank-domiciled country affects how banks might employ loan loss provisions to smooth out their earnings, and how adopting IFRS can mitigate it. Using fixed-effect and two-step system panel GMM estimators, we find that trade...

Extraordinary economic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic caused many IFRS 9 impairment models to produce unreliable results. Severe market reactions, resulting from unprecedented events, prompted swift action from the regulatory authorities to maintain the financial system's stability....

Purpose - The objective of the present study is to examine the value relevance of accounting information presented by Brazilian banks. Design/methodology/approach - The studied sample derived from Brazil’s Stock Exchange, B3, under the banking segment, resulting in a group of 24 publicly...

The International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9 relates to the recognition of an entity’s financial asset/liability in its financial statement, and includes an expected credit loss (ECL) framework for recognising impairment. The quantification of ECL is often broken down into its three...

We propose a model for risk adjustment, in the context of IFRS 17, for surrender risk. Surrender rates are assumed to follow a stochastic process, underpinned by data. The distribution of the present value of future individual cash flows is calculated. Using well-known techniques from the theory...

IFRS 9 substantially affects the financial sector by changing the impairment methodology for credit losses. This paper analyzes the implications of the change from IAS 39 to IFRS 9 in the context of bank resilience. We shed light on two effects. First, the "cliff-effect", which refers to sudden...

Biodiversity loss poses a significant threat to the global economy and affects ecosystem services on which most large companies rely heavily. The severe financial implications of such a reduced species diversity have attracted the attention of companies and stakeholders, with numerous calls to...

International financial reporting standards (IFRS) have become a worldwide common accounting language which most countries have adopted. However, there are no studies obtained based on transition economies in a particular geographic zone. Thus, this study is carried out to observe the influence...

The Prediction Accuracy Index (PAI) monitors stability, defined as whether the predictive power of a model has deteriorated due to a change in the distribution of the explanatory variables since its development. This paper shows how the PAI is related to the Mahalanobis distance, an established...

This paper critically examines the underlying dynamics and invisible linkages among the beneficiaries of IFRS adoption in OHADA countries, the latest and largest bloc of IFRS adopters. The globalisation of accounting standards through the adoption of International financial reporting standards...

Our research aims to investigate the theoretical and empirical links between corporate governance mechanisms, accounting conservatism, and stock price crash risk under IFRS adoption in Pakistan through separate and combined analyses. For this research, 155 nonfinancial firms listed in PSX during...

Academic research on loan loss provisioning and the earlier incurred credit losses (ICL) model has a long tradition in the literature. Academic criticism of the ICL was taken up by the Financial Stability Board after the financial crisis of 2018, leading to a fundamental revision of accounting...

We investigate how the mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by publicly listed firms in the European Union affects peer private firms. We find that private firms’ capital investment decreases significantly after the IFRS mandate, relative to public firms....

This paper describes selected major differences between International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and completed convergence projects of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards...

We examine the impact of IFRS reporting flexibility on the presentation of income statements after the adoption of IFRS and whether this affects analysts' forecasts. We find that 44.7 percent (42.02 percent) of first-time IFRS adopters exhibit an average marginal increase (decrease) of 2,584...

Under IAS 17, around 85% of leases were reported as operating. Under IFRS 16, finance and operating leases are no longer separated. This study responds to the IFRS Foundation's call about the effects of implementing IFRS 16 by examining three types of effects: a combined effect, a...

Our paper examines how large shareholders manage goodwill impairment to inflate earnings as well as the role of audit functions in this setting. The influence of large shareholders on corporate decisions is well documented, however, overlooked in goodwill literature. Using data from China, we...

The extractive industry covers a wide range of activities, including the exploration, production and sale of non-renewable natural resources such as minerals, oil and natural gas. In general, these activities are characterized by a high degree of risk. There is a risk that exploration will not...

International accounting is accounting carried out for transactions between countries by comparing accounting principles that apply in different countries and harmonizing accounting standards around the world.Main things regulated in accounting standards:Measurement and assessment to determine...

Depreciation is an accounting method used to allocate the cost of a tangible asset or physical asset over its useful life. This is necessary to measure the company's net income in each accounting period. Depreciation allows companies to earn income from the assets they own by paying for them...