Purpose - This study evaluates whether firms carry out hedging activities on interest rates and foreign exchange to mitigate the effect of financial constraints caused by the informational disadvantage. Design/methodology/approach - In this study, the financial reporting quality is measured with...

The study aimed to demonstrate the mediating role of the e-disclosure system (E-DS) in the relationship between the extensible business reporting language (XBRL) and the quality of financial reporting (FRQ), for the Jordanian companies listed at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). This study uses...

The management report is an integral part of the ECB's Annual Accounts and is designed to provide readers with contextual information related to the financial statements. Given that the ECB's activities and operations are undertaken in support of its policy objectives, the ECB's financial...

The management report is an integral part of the ECB's Annual Accounts and is designed to provide readers with contextual information related to the financial statements. Given that the ECB's activities and operations are undertaken in support of its policy objectives, the ECB's financial...

Against the background of China's strengthening of finance and accounting supervision, this study examines the practice among listed companies of changing signing auditors at the last minute and explores whether Chinese investors can capture this information in a timely manner. We find that...

In today’s globalized competitive landscape several dimensions such as labour, markets and capital are integrated. As a result, companies attempt to gain inbound foreign capital. To achieve that they investigate away countries to host their operations and to trade their shares. While the...

The research objectives is to analyze factors impacting on accounting conservatism such as growth opportunity, return on equity, sales growth, return on assets, capital intensity, investment opportunity, financial distress, financial leverage, global diversification and uncertainty environment....

This paper studies the effect of financial constraints and financial distress on accounting restatements; specifically, we empirically analyse whether several firm-specific characteristics-namely, the level of leverage, the cost of debt, and the interest coverage ratio-influence the likelihood...

This paper examines the impact of firms' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activities on financial reporting quality (FRQ). The study uses 45,877 firm-year observations from 65 countries between 2003 and 2021. In the research model, firm characteristics and macroeconomic and...

The article deals with the decision-making situation whether it is more advantageous for accounting entities in Czechia to keep accounting according to Czech accounting regulations or to International Financial Reporting Standards. The preparation of financial statements only in accordance with...

This research delves into the influence of adopting international financial reporting standards (IFRSs) on the financial reporting quality (FRQ) of Indian multinational corporations (MNCs). It also investigates the moderating impact of the internal control system (ICS) on the relationship...

Understand and explain the benefits and consequences of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) convergence from the expected timeline for convergence. Accountants must be able to record and report transactions involving the exchange of US dollars in foreign currency

This study investigates how franchise accounting principles can be used to assess risks and potential disclosures in financial reports. In franchise accounting, the franchisor (franchisor) and the franchisee (franchiseee) have a contract. In this contract, the franchisor provides support,...

This research investigates financial reporting entities, which is an important topic in the field of accounting and financial reporting. The purpose of this study is to discover and analyze the main features of financial reporting entities as well as their value in financial reporting. At the...

A wide range of parties involved in evaluating economic performance, including investors, auditors, interest groups, bankers, government organizations, academics, and analysts, can benefit greatly from the immediate detection of fraudulent financial reports. This research presents a novel...

Understand and explain the benefits and consequences of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) convergence from the expected timeline for convergence. Accountants must be able to record and report transactions involving the exchange of US dollars in foreign currency

The quality of financial reporting shows how informative the accounting numbers are for decision-making. Because business outlook can influence financial reporting quality, this study examined predictable, moderately predictable and unpredictable business outlooks. The study randomly selected...

This chapter focuses on research that examines whether, why, and how nonprofits supply financial reports that have been intentionally manipulated. Research shows that, among other financial measures, nonprofits intentionally manipulate efficiency ratios, earnings, and revenues to appease...

Using a hand-collected sample of state-owned enterprises and newly privatized firms around the globe, we examine financial reporting quality in natural advantage (substantial oil reserves or mineral deposits) industries. We find that ultimate state ownership tends to deteriorate financial...

Objective: The objective of this research is to examine the connection between the efficiency of the audit committee and the quality of audits on the accuracy of financial reports.Method: The study collected data from annual reports and financial statements of listed companies across three...

Prior research confirms regulators’ concern that special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) exhibit elevated financial reporting risk (Kim, Park, Peterson, and Wilson 2022). In this study, we explore the auditor’s role in either elevating or reducing SPAC financial reporting risks....