The impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption and IFRS renouncement on audit fees: The case of Switzerland

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Raffournier ◽  
Alain Schatt
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
The Impact

Challenges of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Adoption in Libya

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abulgasem Zakari
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ifrs Implementation

This study investigates the challenges that face implementing of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by Libyan firms. In particular, this paper analyses the effect of legal, economic, accounting education and culture structures on adopting of IFRS in the Libyan context. A questionnaire was used to collect data regarding the effect of some selected challenges on IFRS adoption in Libya. The results of the study indicate that IFRS adoption by Libyan companies has faced some obstacles such as accounting education and economic issues. This research extends accounting literature by studying the challenges of IFRS in Libya (a developing country), focusing on the impact of legal, accounting education, economic and culture in IFRS implementation.

Eliminating the Form 20-F Reconciliation and Audit Pricing

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Hung Lin ◽  
Hua-Wei (Solomon) Huang
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Audit Pricing ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Industry Specialist

ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) policy in 2007 to eliminate the Form 20-F reconciliation requirements for foreign cross-listed firms following the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on audit pricing. We find that the elimination of this requirement decreases audit fees, and this fee decrease is less prominent when foreign cross-listed firms engage industry-specialist auditors. Our findings reinforce prior studies that found that managers of foreign cross-listed firms have a greater tendency to manage earnings when there is a need to reconcile earnings (Bradshaw, Bushee, and Miller 2004; Lang, Raedy, and Wilson 2006; Kang, Krishnan, Wolfe, and Yi 2012), and thus eliminating the Form 20-F reconciliation impedes managerial manipulation of earnings, decrease financial reporting risk, and audit fees. The results also provide direct evidence to support the SEC's (2007) claim that eliminating the Form 20-F reconciliation would reduce the preparation costs and regulatory burdens for foreign issuers.

scholarly journals The impact of international financial reporting standards on cost of capital

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 458-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krismiaji ◽  
Adi Prabhata
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Cost Of Capital ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ifrs Implementation

This paper discusses empirical research examining the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on cost of capital. Using a sample of 1.173 observations of publicly listed companies on the Indonesian Stock Exchange for the fiscal year that ends on December 31, 2006 through 2013, this research finds evidence of positive relationship between IFRS implementation and cost of capital. This means that in post adoption period, the cost of capital increase. This result is inconsistent with investor’s expectation, in which IFRS implementation will reduce information asymmetry which in turn decreases cost of capital. When analysis is decomposed into per sector’s analysis, the results are inconsistent. For some sectors, IFRS adoption does not have impact on the cost of capital, whereas for the others IFRS adoption positively affect the cost of capital. This study provides further evidence on the economic consequence of IFRS implementation on cost of capital using data from emerging market with low-level coercion which is Indonesian Capital Market.

scholarly journals The Impact of International Financial Reporting Standards on Financial Performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Adedoyin Isola Lawal ◽  
Yinka D. Olufemi ◽  
IfeOluwa Adewuyi ◽  
Olubukoye Opeyemi Oye
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Quality Reporting ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Earnings Per Share ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The Impact

Globalization, capital market crash and the Enron’s case led the accounting profession to insist on the need for a single set of high quality reporting standards. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) were first adopted in 2005 by EU countries while Nigeria agreed to adopt in 2012. The question is: How does IFRS adoption improve the monetary relevance of accounting information? Several studies have explored the monetary relevance of IFRS adoption; however, they are based on foreign countries while Nigerian researches do not contain empirical evidence as they are mostly theoretical. This study therefore seeks to investigate the effect of IFRS adoption on financial performance. The study used correlation research design and data on Earnings per Share (EPS), Change in Earnings per Share (CEPS), Book Value per Share (BVPS) and net profit margin

scholarly journals Determinants of Voluntary International Financial Reporting Standards Adoption in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-168
Author(s):  
Marcin Kędzior ◽  
Malgorzata Cyganska ◽  
Dimitrios Syrrakos
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Supervisory Board ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Board Characteristics ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
International Investors ◽  
The Impact

The paper examines the determinants of voluntary International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption in Poland. In doing so, it empirically confirms the impact of diverse CEO and supervisory board characteristics on voluntary IFRS adoption. The paper focuses on  446 publicly traded production companies from Poland. The analysis is based on logistic regression analysis. The empirical investigation  confirms the impact on voluntary IFRS adoption of such factors as company size, international investors, international supervisory board, number of supervisory board members, CEO nationality. The paper  contributes to the assessment of  voluntary IFRS adoption determinants, by presenting for the first time CEO and supervisory board characteristics and their impact on voluntary International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption, and the determinants of IFRS adoption from Central and Eastern Europe. The paper enhances  existing knowledge of voluntary IFRS adoption by incorporating  new CEO and supervisory board characteristics, thus closing a gap in the relevant literature. The results of the paper are significant from the supervisor’s perspective, the quality of financial statements and the effectiveness of corporate governance systems.

scholarly journals Big 4 and audit fees in the context of adopting International Financial Reporting Standards

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 463-472
Author(s):  
Marta Tache
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Audit Market ◽  
Big 4 ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The main purpose of this article is to determine the impact that Big 4 companies have had after the adoption of IFRS became mandatory and if the level of the fees related to the audit services registered a significant increase. Thus, after a thorough research of the specialized studies, we analyzed the impact of financial reporting according to the International Financial Reporting Standards, determining how the audit fees were influenced and which was the impact of the largest companies targeted in this study. In order to determine the number of companies audited by Big 4, we analyzed all the companies listed on Bucharest Stock Exchange, during the period 2010-2018, which trade premium shares. It is obvious that the financial reporting according to the International Financial Reporting Standards increases the number of companies audited by Big 4, although there has audit fees with higher values. In the following, we will analyze the changes that have occurred in the audit market of Romania.

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