An appraisal of efforts by the Nordic countries toward accounting standards harmonization

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdel Agami ◽  
Norvald Monsen
Keyword(s):  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Standards Harmonization

scholarly journals A Review of IFRS and U.S. GAAP Convergence History and Relevant Studies

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Convergence Process ◽  
History Of ◽  
Voluntary Adoption ◽  
Standards Harmonization ◽  
Over Time ◽  
The Eu

In this paper, I conduct a review of the IFRS and U.S. GAAP convergence history and the related studies. I first review the history of the early accounting standards harmonization efforts in the Europe Union in the 1970s and 1980s. Next, I discuss the modern convergence efforts as well as the voluntary adoption of the International Accounting Standards (IAS) in the 1990s and early 2000s. I then discuss the concurrent global accounting standards convergence efforts from 2002 to present, including the mandatory IFRS adoption in the EU in 2005 and the convergence between the IFRS and U.S. GAAP. As I review the harmonization and convergence efforts over time, I discuss studies related to each stage of the history. I contribute to the accounting literature by providing a historical review of the IFRS-U.S. GAAP convergence process and relevant studies that can be useful for accounting educators and students, researchers, practitioners, and standards setters.

scholarly journals Accounting Standards Harmonization and Financial Integration

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 2437-2466
Author(s):  
Dan Dhaliwal ◽  
Wen He ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Raynolde Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Financial Integration ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Standards Harmonization

Co-operation in Disasters and Crises in the Nordic Countries

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S29
Author(s):  
P. Kulling ◽  
S. Ryborg ◽  
Söder MD ◽  
H. Briem ◽  
T. Roscher-Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Nordic Countries

Beyond Financial Reporting. Integrated Reporting and its determinants: Evidence from the context of European state-owned enterprises

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-72
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Nicolò ◽  
Gianluca Zanellato ◽  
Francesca Manes-Rossi ◽  
Adriana Tiron-Tudor
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
The Public ◽  
Explanatory Factors ◽  
Board Gender Diversity

Integrated reporting (IR), which aims to overcome the limitations of both tradi-tional financial and stand-alone non-financial reports, has gained momentum as a single comprehensive tool merging financial and non-financial information. Initially conceived for private sector entities, IR is also establishing itself in the public sector context as a vehicle for transparency and accountability. This research offers an empirical investigation of IR practices in the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) context. More specifically, the paper investigates the levels of disclosure provided through IR by a sample of 34 European SOEs and explores the effects of potential explanatory factors. The results indicate a fair level of IR disclosure and a trend of reporting information already requested under international accounting standards. The findings also highlight that industry (basic materials and financials) and size positively influence the level of IR disclosure in a particularly strong way, while governance features (board size and board gender diversity) and the provision of external assurance do not exert any impact.

The Reporting Entity in Private-Public Accounting Harmonisation. Is Control Enough for the Local Government Consolidated Financial Statements?

2017 ◽  
pp. 5-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Carini ◽  
Laura Rocca ◽  
Claudio Teodori ◽  
Monica Veneziani
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Consolidated Financial Statements ◽  
The Public ◽  
Financial Accountability ◽  
Public Sector Accounting ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Reporting Entity

The European Commission initiated a discussion on the expediency of using the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), based on the IAS/IFRS, as a common base for harmonizing the public sector accounting systems of the member states. However, literature suggests that accounting is not neutral with respect to the economic, social and political dimensions. In the perspective of evolution of the accounting regulation outlined, balanced between accountability, with the need to represent phenomena for reporting pur-poses, and decisionmaking issues, which concentrates on the quantitative importance of the values, the paper aims to analyse the effects of the application of different criteria for the definition of the reporting entity of the local government consolidated financial statements (CFS). The Italian PCA 4/4, the test of control and the financial accountability approaches are examined. The evidence that emerged from the case studies examined identifies several criticalities in the Italian PCA 4/4 and support the thesis that the financial accountability approach is more effective in providing a complete representation of the public resources entrusted to and managed by the group, whereas the control approach better approximates quantification of the group results in terms of central government surveillance. The analysis highlights the importance of the post implementation review period and the opportunity to contextualize the adoption of the consolidated financial statement in the broader spectrum of the accounting harmonization process, participating in the process of definition of the European Public Sector Accounting Standards (EPSAS).

Pengakuan Pendapatan dan Biaya dalam Kaitannya dengan Penentuan Laba Perusahaan Ekspedisi (Studi Kasus pada PT. EMKL Jelutung Subur)

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Yuli Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Recognition Method ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
Storage Service ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Accrual Basis

Revenue and cost recognitions is the most important thing to be done by an entity,  time and the recognition method must be based on the rules from Financial Accounting Standards. Revenue and cost recognition which is done by PT. EMKL Jelutung Subur located on Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung province is done by using the accrual basis, and it can be seen with its influences to company profits every year.  This research is useful to get a data and information for preparing this thesis and improving my knowledge and also for comparing between theories accepted against facts applied in the field.  The result of this research shows that PT. EMKL Jelutung Subur has implemented one of the revenue and cost recognition method (accrual basis) continually, so that profit accuracy is accountable to be used for developing this kind of expedition business in order to become a better company. The accuracy is evaluated because all revenues received and cost spent  have clear evidence and found in the period of time.  The evaluation shows there is one thing that miss from revenue and cost recognition done by PT. EMKL Jelutung Subur, that is charge to the customers who use the storage service temporary, because some customers keep their goods for a long time in the warehouse, and it will increase the costs of loading, warehouse maintenance, damaged goods and decreasing a quantity of goods. If the storage service is charged to the customers, PT. EMKL Jelutung Subur will earn additional revenue to cover all the expenses above

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