The Difficulties of Teaching IFRS in Russia

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Vysotskaya ◽  
Maria Prokofieva
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Open Market ◽  
Private Business ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Business Entities

ABSTRACT: In recent years Russia has undergone radical changes in all spheres of life, prompted by the transition from a centrally planned economy to an open market-based economy. Dramatic changes such as privatization, the development of private business entities, and foreign investment in the Russian economy have brought changes in the accounting field, including those arising from a decision to adopt the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). While Russia has not yet implemented IFRS in full for all types of businesses, it has made considerable steps over the years to introduce IFRS into its accounting system. From 2012, Russia is adopting IFRS fully for publicly listed companies. This paper provides an overview of the changes in accounting education that have ensued from the decision to adopt IFRS, including the educational reforms that have taken place. The paper reviews these changes from a historical perspective and investigates existing problems caused by the transition.

scholarly journals Practical Issues in Education and Adoption of IFRS: Evidence from Russia

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (28) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Anna VYSOTSKAYA ◽  
◽  
Y. Bora SENYIGIT ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
English Language ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Communication Difficulties

This paper examines how the recognition and spread of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) have affected accounting practices and accounting education in Russia. We use evidence from Russia as a case study to provide a historical perspective on the changes in its accounting system and analyze the translation and communication difficulties in accounting practices and education. By conducting Russian accounting textbooks’ content analysis, we highlight IFRS translation issues in order to investigate the positional statement of the problems regarding the challenges with IFRS education. We also discover the current difficulties in teaching IFRS-based accounting to non-English speakers. Our findings outline the interrelation between the educational approach and practical applications of the existing knowledge on financial reporting. Finally, this research addresses the nature of the challenges that emerge due to the linguistic translations of the IFRS. We consider this paper will be of particular interest for non-native English-language speakers, including academics, practitioners, and standard setters.

China's Progress with IFRS Convergence: Interviews with Chinese Professors

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Nie ◽  
Allison B. Collins ◽  
Shanping Wang
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Accounting History ◽  
Convergence Process ◽  
Insight Into

ABSTRACT: The focus of this paper is to examine China's process of convergence with international accounting standards, through a review of the history and through the experiences of its accounting academics. The review of China's accounting history establishes a framework for understanding the current standards. The experiences of Chinese academics during the convergence process are of particular interest to other academics, and offer insight into the training and development of an internationalized accounting profession. To gain insights from the Chinese academics, we conducted interviews with ten professors, and solicited comments, suggestions, and advice from these academics. These academics report between 6 to 50 years of experience in Chinese accounting education. The focus of our interviews was to gain an understanding of the forces and circumstances that characterized the period during which China changed from an internal, rules-based accounting system to a system that has now achieved significant progress toward convergence with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The insights from these Chinese accounting professors will be of interest to educators in other countries that are dealing with IFRS-related issues in their curriculum.

Adoption of IFRS in Japan: challenges and consequences

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriyuki Tsunogaya ◽  
Andreas Hellmann ◽  
Simone Domenico Scagnelli
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Institutional Complementarity ◽  
Accounting Environment ◽  
Social Organizational

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to provide a rigorous and holistic analysis of the main features of the Japanese accounting environment. It also raises issues related to the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Japan. Design/methodology/approach – For the purpose of investigating the Japanese accounting system, this study applies the accounting ecology framework developed by Gernon and Wallace (1995) and provides a content analysis of relevant meetings of the Business Accounting Council of Japan. Findings – The findings of this study provide evidence that it would be problematic to require the adoption of IFRS for all listed companies in Japan. The main reason for this is that the Japanese policymakers and standard-setting bodies follow two objectives: enhancing the international comparability of financial reporting and maintaining institutional complementarity between financial reporting and other infrastructures such as accounting-related laws. Research limitations/implications – This study is relevant for accounting researchers and professionals with an interest in Japanese accounting practices. It is also useful for the International Accounting Standards Board and representatives of countries planning to adopt IFRS in the future. Originality/value – The findings of this study show that contextual issues such as social, organizational and professional environments cannot be ignored in the adoption of IFRS in Japan.

scholarly journals Unconditional conservatism in Brazilian public companies and tax neutrality

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (74) ◽  
pp. 197-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Pinhata Sanches do Vale ◽  
Sílvio Hiroshi Nakao
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Tax Neutrality ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Tax Legislation ◽  
Reported Earnings

ABSTRACT Law n. 11,638/2007 legitimized the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption process in Brazil and introduced an accounting system detached from tax purposes in the country. This law aims to reduce the influence of tax law on accounting standards and improve the quality of financial reporting, as IFRS are considered to be higher quality standards. International literature shows a reduction in earnings quality in environments where accounting and tax rules are strongly linked. Moreover, the influence of tax legislation on financial accounting is seen to encourage unconditional conservatism, a bias with no advantages for financial market efficiency. Thus, tax neutrality is expected to provide a more favorable institutional environment for quality financial reporting by detaching corporate accounting from tax accounting. In light of the above, this study aims to verify whether the advent of tax neutrality influences unconditional conservatism in Brazilian public companies. The methodology used involves panel data regressions. The sample consists of non-financial publicly-traded companies with information published in Economática® covering 2002 to 2014. The results show differences in the relationship between taxation and financial reporting between firms that are subject to different levels of monitoring in the Brazilian stock market. Evidence of unconditional conservatism is only found in companies that are subject to greater market monitoring. In this group, it is observed that taxation does not induce unconditional conservatism in reported earnings, which is expected in a tax neutrality context.

scholarly journals Selected issues of using international standards of auditing when assessing the application of the going concern basis by management personnel of a company

2018 ◽  
pp. 96-100
Author(s):  
S. V. Selishchev
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Audit Process ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
Going Concern ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Management Personnel ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
Audit Reports

The article deals with selected issues of the application of international standards of audit in domestic practice. The source of the main problem, which hinders the development of a unified methodological approach to the application of international standards, is determined, and proposals for its solution are provided. Particular attention is paid to the methodological recommendations for reflecting the requirements of international standards in the auditor’s working papers. The investment activity of foreign partners in Ukraine is conditional on the financial statement clarity for domestic business entities and their trust in them. While the former can achieved by the application of International Financial Reporting Standards, the latter is dependent on the application of International Standards of Auditing (ISA). The purpose of the article is to develop a methodological approach to the application of ISA, based on clarification of their essence and nature. The study of audit practice and opinions of users of audit reports shows that one of the key issues is compliance with the going concern basis of accounting by management personnel in preparing financial statements. It can be concluded from the study that ISA do not conform to the definition of “standards”, being more similar with some kind of “rules”. It means that ISA constitute the rules for performing audit by focusing the auditor attention on a specific set of issues and objects. This approach allows for a certain extent of control over the completeness the audit process and for assuring selected aspects of quality.

scholarly journals A practical model to implementing IFRS in the national accounting system: The case of Azerbaijan

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-598
Author(s):  
Akif Valiyev ◽  
Arif Huseynov ◽  
Nushaba Gadimli ◽  
Ilham Huseynov ◽  
Abasov Elmar
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
National Accounting ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Accounting Practice ◽  
Consolidation Model ◽  
Practical Model ◽  
Questionnaire Method

The purpose of this article is to develop a methodological approach to substantiating the effective consolidation model of national accounting standards (NAS) with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for Azerbaijan. Using the questionnaire method, the advantages, and obstructions of IFRS implementation in Azerbaijan have been assessed, depending on the practicing models of consolidation of NAS and IFRS. Using fuzzy sets made it possible to determine the levels of development of advantages and obstructions associated with the introduction of IFRS into national accounting practice in Azerbaijan. We determined the most effective model of consolidation of NAS and IFRS for the enterprises of Azerbaijan. The effectiveness of implementing models for the consolidation of NAS and IFRS has been assessed to provide a balance between advantages and destructive factors in the implementation of IFRS.

scholarly journals HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF THE FORMATION OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRAQ

2021 ◽  
pp. 68-76
Author(s):  
И.В. Алексеева ◽  
Х. Алзубаиди
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Historical Aspects ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Further Development

В статье проведено исследование исторических аспектов развития и становления системы бухгалтерского учета Республики Ирак. Систематизированы и хронологически представлены основные события, повлиявшие на развитие Единой учетной системы бухгалтерского учета и отчетности в Республике Ирак. Изучив исторические аспекты развития иракской системы бухгалтерского учета, выделены этапы ее развития. Проведен сравнительный анализ российских, иракских стандартов и МСФО и выделены их отличительные особенности. Обосновано, что основные ориентиры для трансформации иракских национальных стандартов – это международные стандарты финансовой отчетности. Определено, что дальнейшее развитие иракских стандартов заключается в трансформации количества стандартов и их содержательной составляющей для раскрытия информации об активах, обязательствах, доходах, расходах. The article examines the historical aspects of the development and formation of the accounting system in the Republic of Iraq. The main events that influenced the development of the Unified Accounting System of Accounting and Reporting in the Republic of Iraq are systematized and chronologically presented. Having studied the historical aspects of the development of the Iraqi accounting system, the stages of its development are highlighted. A comparative analysis of Russian, Iraqi standards and IFRS is carried out and their distinctive features are highlighted. It has been substantiated that the main guidelines for the transformation of Iraqi national standards are International Financial Reporting Standards. It was determined that the further development of Iraqi standards consists in transforming the number of standards and their content, for disclosing information about assets, liabilities, income, expenses.

scholarly journals Financial statements of banking institutions under IFRS as the main element of accounting

2020 ◽  
pp. 38-40
Author(s):  
Liubov SHEVCHENKO ◽  
Maryna Trokhymivna SHENDRYHORENKO ◽  
Vitaliia LIADSKA
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Main Element ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
National Bank

The paper consider the stage of preparation, functions and essence of the financial statements of banking institutions, as well as its purpose. It is established that a necessary condition for the operation of each bank is a unique accounting system. The most important indicator that reflects the activities of banking institutions and financial institutions, as well as information of internal and external users for financial decisions is the financial report. Effective bank management depends on the integrity, reliability and reliability of the information provided. The financial statements of each bank reflect the results of activities for the light period. The bank must prepare financial statements in accordance with the requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards and regulations of the National Bank of Ukraine and submit statistical reports on operations, liquidation, solvency, guidance and information. The effective functioning of the bank depends on various factors affecting its financial stability. All bank operations are exposed to risks, so customers, investors and their partners need certain guarantees of return on investment in banks. Especially important in modern conditions is the openness of all market participants, especially credit institutions. This is achieved by complete financial information about their activities. Notice of financial statements, which gives the participant a complete picture of financial stations, the results of its activities at the moment and in the future. Such information is easy to compare with the reporting data of foreign counterparties. The preparation of such reports should be regulated and enshrined in the legislation of Ukraine. However, now we have some discrepancies in the reporting of banks for IFRS in the requirements of the NBU and the requirements of the IFRS Committee. The paper examines the features of the financial statements, which are present banking institution, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards Reporting (IFRS) and requirements of the National Bank of Ukraine, differences between these requirements, as well as the benefits of the transition on IFRS for the banking sector and enterprises of Ukraine as a whole together with the problems of implementation in the Ukrainian banking system of International Financial Reporting Standards. The approach to the implementation of IFRS in banking institutions will ensure the creation of a new level of trust in potential partners, as well as attract foreign investment and loans, which will help solve national banking problems.

scholarly journals Special issues of IFRS application in Russian organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 09029
Author(s):  
Tatiana Melekhina ◽  
Elena Sedova ◽  
Irina Karpova
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Operating Leases ◽  
The Right ◽  
Double Entry ◽  
Lease Accounting ◽  
Coefficient Method

In modern conditions, Russian accounting is increasingly oriented to international standards. Accounting for leasing relations is also subject to changes that are associated with the transition of Russian accounting to international financial reporting standards (IFRS). In 2016, a new standard was approved for accounting for leases in public sector organizations - the SPS “Leases” (entered into force on January 1, 2018). For other organizations, on October 16, 2018, FAS 25 “Lease accounting” was approved. This standard introduces the type of asset - the right to lease, which represents a new format for accounting methodological documents. The purpose of the study is to consider the features of the application of FAS 25 “Lease accounting” based on the new IFRS 16 “Leases” in accounting for operating leases of Russian organizations. The authors consider the lease relations of economic entities of the Russian economy using the example of pharmacy organizations, in particular, the main aspects of FAS 25, the procedure for accounting for operating leases from the perspective of a lessee and lessor, features of accounting for sublease, leaseback, lease on special terms, as well as disclosure of lease information in accounting (financial) statements. The methodological basis of the study consisted of elements of the accounting method (system of accounts, double entry book-keeping, reporting) and tools of economic analysis (method of comparison, absolute and relative values, tabular and graphical representations of data, coefficient method). As a result of the study, an operating lease accounting mechanism was proposed, which reflects the specifics of pharmacy organizations.

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