The Effects of International Financial Reporting Standards on the Accounts and Accounting Quality of Australian Firms: A Retrospective Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Goodwin ◽  
Kamran Ahmed ◽  
Richard Heaney
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Accounting Quality ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards

Empirical Study on the Effect of Adopting the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the Quality of Earnings using Beneish Model in a Sample of Banks Listed in the Iraqi Stock Exchange

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahraa Nasser Ali ◽  
Hakeem Hammood Flayyih
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Global Capital ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
The Impact

The need for international financial reporting standards (IFRS) emerged due to the increasing degree of interdependence between global capital markets and the need for investors to obtain reliable and honest financial information in expressing economic events, in order to find a common financial language, and this is what IFRS provide. Nevertheless, the research aimed to measure the impact of the adoption of IFRS on the quality of earnings in the Iraqi banks listed in the Iraqi Stock Exchange for a sample of 30 banks. The Beneish model was used to measure the quality of earnings, while Mann-Whitney was used to measure and prove the hypothesis of the research. However, the research reached a set of conclusions, including that although the IFRS should contribute to improving the quality of financial reporting, the adoption of these standards in commercial banks listed in the Iraq Stock Exchange did not contribute to achieving quality in earnings even after adopting those standards. Furthermore, a Beneish model is an important tool for auditors, financial analysts, investors, and creditors who have the ability to understand the financial statements or those who have a reasonable understanding of the nature of those financial statements in measuring the quality of earnings, because it is a simple and easy to implement tool.

scholarly journals The Impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Adoption on The Accounting Quality of Listed Companies In Kenya

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erick Rading Outa
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Accounting Quality ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Timely Loss Recognition

AbstractThis study seeks to establish if the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Kenya has been associated with higher accounting quality for listed companies. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), in its objectives and preamble, supposes that the beneficial effects from IFRS adoption include transparency, accounting quality and reduced cost of capital. Based on these assumptions, this study applied accounting quality measures; earnings management, timely loss recognition and value relevance to find out whether the adoption of IFRS has led to improvements in accounting quality in companies listed in Kenya. The methodology is based on prior literature definition of metrics of accounting quality mainly earnings management, timely loss recognition and value relevance. The study differs from the previous ones by overcoming difficulties in controlling for confounding factors faced in previous studies which could have led to less reliable results. Three out of the eight metrics indicated that quality had marginally improved while five indicated that it had marginally declined. These mixed outcomes are very much in line with findings in other studies and the study contributes to the debate by explaining why accounting quality outcomes are still not consistent with IFRS promises in spite of improved test conditions. Key words: IFRS; IAS; accounting quality; earnings management; timely loss recognition;

scholarly journals Orientation of the development of vietnam financial reporting standards for small and medium - sized entities compatible with the international financial reporting standards for small and medium sized entities

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Hung Xuan Nguyen ◽  
Thuy Xuan Ho
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
International Accounting ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Systems ◽  
Development Orientation

Differences in financial reporting systems for small and medium sized entities(SMEs)and large ones have caused plenty of controversies in the last few decades, especially after the introduction of the International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs) by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Bohusova & Blaskova [3]suggested that there existed a preference in many developing countries where the quality of financial reporting was normally considered sub-average for applying the IFRS for SMEs due to strong demand in international economic integration and higher quality financial reporting standards, to which Vietnam is also no exception. Therefore, further research of the IFRS for SMEs in Vietnam is highly desired. This paper shall present a review of concepts of SMEs and the IFRS for SMEs, followed by a comparison of some notable differences between the IFRS for SMEs and the current Vietnamese Accounting Standards (VAS) for SMEs. A summary of many worldwide, mainstream thoughts of the development of financial reporting standards for SMEs is also included. On that basis, prospective proposals for the development orientation of financial reporting standards for SMEs in Vietnam are suggested in order to help Vietnamese SMEs to meet the universal trend of convergence of international accounting.

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