scholarly journals GENERAL OPINIONS ABOUT THE ADOPTION OF IAS/IFRS IN ROMANIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragos Andrei Stoica
Keyword(s):  
Accounting Standards ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Accounting Firms

IAS/IFRS represent a set of global accounting standards that have gained a tremendous influence over national standards, regulations and organisations all across the globe. Romania’s argument for being an interesting research case is given mainly by its longer experience with the standards over other countries in the region. Through this study, my aim is to highlight the arguments in favour of IAS/IFRS over the national GAAP by conducting a survey, addressed to the employees of the biggest 7 accounting firms in Romania.

The essence of equity capital and its structuring for accounting needs

2017 ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Iryna Nazarova
Keyword(s):  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Capital Allocation ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Equity Structure ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Business Property ◽  
Informational Value

The paper considers various interpretations of the essence of equity capital. The concept of equity capital is viewed from the perspective of property as a venture capital, i. e. business property, which does not guarantee profits and dividends, and for which there is no clear schedule of returning funds to investors and shareholders. The most common equity capital components in national and foreign practice are examined and compared. It is pointed out that the equity components mainly used in Ukraine are defined by the National Accounting Standards. Alternatively, the structure of equity capital components in foreign practice relies on the Conceptual Framework of Financial Statements, but it is further detailed by national standards of each country and depends on its policy and accounting characteristics. The structure of equity capital in foreign practice may be influenced by shareholders’ decisions on the establishment of funds (additional capital), allocation of profits, transactions with treasury shares. It is made clear that in most countries equity capital components include joint stock capital, surplus reserves, and retained profit. The article reviews the classification of equity capital, viewed as the key factor, and determines its influence on accounting principles and policies. It is concluded that in regulatory documents, there are no clear lines between types of equity capital. The paper also discusses various views of scholars on equity capital arrangement. It is found that in research works, equity capital is classified based on various characteristics, but the majority of researchers consider sources of equity capital to be the main criterion. In addition, there is no consensus among academics as to what types of equity capital can be singled out by the criterion described. Taking into consideration some proposals of scholars and foreign practice related to ac- counting of equity capital, the author develops a generalized structure of equity capital which is based on the sources of capital formation and includes: invested capital, particularly registered capital (statutory and mandatory share capital), corrective capital (unpaid and withdrawn capital), additional capital (capital received from investors for stock that exceeds the par value of the stock, i.e. additional equity capital); acquired capital (assets received for free, capital formed from revaluation of assets, other capital) and reinvested capital (retained profits (uncovered losses) and surplus reserves). The above equity structure can be used to prepare financial statements in order to increase its informational value. Proposals are given on how to improve methods for accounting of equity capital, in particular accounting of additional capital invested by founders in the account entitled “Non-registered investments of owners”.

Determinants and Consequences of Firms' Derivative Accounting Decisions

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spencer Pierce
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Fair Value ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Firm Risk ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Earnings Volatility ◽  
Hedge Accounting ◽  
Reported Earnings ◽  
Jel Classifications

ABSTRACTFinancial accounting standards require derivatives to be recognized at fair value with changes in value recognized immediately in earnings. However, if specified criteria are met, firms may use an alternative accounting treatment, hedge accounting, which is intended to better represent the underlying economics of firms' derivative use. Using FAS 161 disclosures, I examine determinants of hedge accounting use and the effects of hedge accounting on financial reporting and capital markets. I find variation in firms' hedge accounting use and provide evidence that compliance costs of applying hedge accounting affect firms' decision to use hedge accounting. Firms decrease their reported earnings volatility via derivatives that receive hedge accounting and could further decrease their earnings volatility if hedge accounting were applied to all their derivatives. Inconsistent with arguments given for using hedge accounting, I fail to find a decrease in investors' assessments of firm risk from using hedge accounting.JEL Classifications: M40; M41; G32.

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.

An Examination of Voting Behavior of the ASB

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. McEnroe
Keyword(s):  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Financial Accounting Standards Board ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Setting Process ◽  
Auditing Standards ◽  
Audit Standard ◽  
Parent Organizations

The system by which auditing standards are promulgated has resided in the private sector since 1939. The members of the Auditing Standards Boards (ASB), unlike the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), retain formal affiliations with their parent organizations during their tenure on the ASB. As a result, this process has been criticized by the late Senator Metcalf and others. One of Metcalf s allegations was that large accounting firms dominate the audit standard-setting process through their employees that serve on the ASB. Accordingly, this study examines certain voting behavior of the ASB in an effort to determine if the board members are acting as agents of their parent organizations or, rather, as independent rule makers. The results do support the proposition that in casting certain votes, the board members are acting in an agency capacity.

scholarly journals Perception of Preparers and Auditors on New Revenue Recognition Standard (IFRS 15): Evidence From Egypt

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Amr M. Khamis
Keyword(s):  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Professional Judgment ◽  
Financial Accounting Standards Board ◽  
Revenue Recognition ◽  
Paper Test ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Business Sectors

In May 2014, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued long-awaited converged standard on revenue recognition, IFRS 15 and ASU 2014-09 (Topic 606) Revenue from Contracts with Customers, that sets out the principles for when revenue should be recognized and how it should be measured, together with related disclosures and will replace the all current revenue standards in IFRS and US.GAAP. Although the actual implementation is still in the future, now is the time for all preparers, auditors and users of financial statement to understanding of the new recognition and disclosure requirements and prepare to implement them, because the new provisions of IFRS 15 will impact in all entities in all industries, but the extent of the impact can vary significantly. This paper test the perception of Egyptian preparers and auditors on IFRS 15, we focus on the level of familiarity, standard clarity and ease of application across different business sectors in Egypt. The final sample of the study consisted of 31 auditors and 34 preparers (which consist of chief accountants, account executives and etc.), a majority of the participants (88.3%) were from local accounting firms or Listed companies operating in various business sectors. Both the auditors and preparers are experienced accountants with mean years of experience of 7.6 and 8.56 years respectively. We find that generally Egyptian accountants and auditors surveyed are still not ready to adopt and did not have sufficient knowledge about IFRS15, as well as, they afraid of the new revenue recognition requirement (which increased discretion and professional judgment in revenue recognition) and its potential impact on different industries.

The Big-4’s influence on rules-based accounting standards

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 729-755
Author(s):  
Amy K. Lysak
Keyword(s):  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Standard Setting ◽  
Change Score ◽  
Auditor Independence ◽  
Litigation Risk ◽  
Audit Risk ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Big 4 ◽  
Comment Letters

Purpose This study aims to evaluate whether the Big-4’s commenting efforts influence the characteristics of Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB’s) Final_Standards using the content of their comment letters. Whether auditors lobby standard-setters to help their clients or to help themselves and whether they are successful are questions highly relevant to issues of auditor independence and audit effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach Based on components of Mergenthaler (2009), this study develops a rules-based continuum change score to measure how much more (less) rules-based a Final_Standard is compared to its exposure draft to evaluate the influence of the Big-4 on the FASB’s standard-setting for 63 accounting standards. Findings The findings show that extensive comment letters and increased uncertainty language are associated with increases in the rules-based attributes included in Final_Standards. These results suggest the Big-4 prioritize a reduction in their own litigation risk over the possible preferences of their clients for less rigid standards. Moreover, the results are consistent with their comment letters influencing the FASB’s decision to include more rules-based attributes in Final_Standards. Originality/value This study develops a potential proxy for audit risk by assessing the changes in the rules-based characteristics of proposed accounting standards and using the content of the comment letters to evaluate whether the Big-4 accounting firms may influence the FASB’s Final_Standards. Overall, this study provides a unique perspective on the influence of constituents on the FASB’s standard-setting.

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNTING IN RUSSIA AND CHINA

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 258-261
Author(s):  
Wang Xinkun ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
National Accounting

This article compares the accounting standards of small enterprises in Russia and China, an-alyzes the advantages of national accounting standards for small enterprises. All this allows us to learn from the strengths of national standards in order to improve the accounting standards of small enterprises.

Implementation of foreign practice of regulation and accounting and reporting in Russia

2020 ◽  
pp. 215-222
Author(s):  
N. Yu. Orlova
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
National Standards ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Tax Reporting ◽  
International Comparability

The reform of accounting and reporting in Russia began in the 1990s. The benchmark was taken on International Financial Reporting Standards, as many countries use these standards. IFRS have a number of advantages, such as simplicity, objectivity, international comparability. The author of the article gives the main problems, as a result of which, for almost thirty years, national standards have come very slightly closer to international ones. The author of the article gives the main problems, as a result of which, for almost thirty years, national standards have come very slightly closer to international ones. In the comparative analysis of accounting and the preparation of accounting and tax reporting according to Russian Accounting Standards (RAS) with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), fundamental differences were revealed in the reflection of accounting objects in financial statements.

scholarly journals STRUCTURE AND VALUATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF STANDARDIZATION

2019 ◽  
pp. 145-156
Author(s):  
Valentyna YASYSHENA
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
National Standards ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Different Levels

Introduction. Today, due to the large number of types of intangible assets that are presented in the valuation and accounting standards of different levels, it is difficult to determine their objective assessments. Purpose. The article is devoted to the research and systematization of IA objects, presented in the international, European and national standards of expert assessment and accounting, with the aim to find the ways of domestic standards improvement, as well as management of IA at the enterprise. Results. The structure of the IA objects, which are described in the International Standard for Assessments 210 “Intangible Assets”, the European Standards for Evaluation of the TEGoVA, the Professional Standards for the Evaluation of RICS, the National Standard No. 4 “Appraisal of Intellectual Property Rights”, the International Accounting Standard 38, Intangible Assets, and the Standards of Accounting 8 “Intangible Assets”, is analyzed. It is established that the objects of IA are shown in the international and national accounting standards, which are reflected in the accounting and financial statements of the entity, but they do not fully cover the market value of the enterprise. The list of objects of IA, which is not given in P (C) BO 8, is marked out and described, and accordingly they are not reflected in the financial statements of the enterprise. The article proposes a list of IA, which was formed on the basis of study of the nternational, European and national standards of expert assessment and can be taken into account by the enterprise for the estimation of business value and needs of IAmanagement. Conclusions. It is noted that the assessment of IA is not a sufficiently developed direction of professional property valuation; therefore, there is a need to mprove the National Standard 4 “Appraisal of Intellectual Property Rights” from its approximation to international practice. It has been determined that a standard for the assessment of IA, which will regulate not only the evaluation of intellectual property objects, but also other IA objects, which will be used in international practice, taking into account contemporary economic development, will be developed. The results of this article outlined the directions of further research in the area of improving the methodology of IA assessment.

scholarly journals The Relation between Initial Returns and Audits by the Big Four Accounting Firms

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Jen-Sin Lee ◽  
Yue Li ◽  
Xin Hu ◽  
Qi-An Lu
Keyword(s):  
Stock Prices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Sample Period ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Turnover Ratio ◽  
Trading Volumes ◽  
Big Four

This paper mainly explores the relation between initial returns and audits by the big four accounting firms (the Big Four) in China. The sample period is from January 2007 to December 2012 (the new accounting standards in China is implemented after January 2007 for integrating with the international standards), and selected 1,069 IPO firms listed in the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange in this paper.Many previous studies have proposed the Informational Hypothesis, which states that the initial returns of IPOs being audited by the Big Four are lower than those IPOs being audited by other accounting firms. Oppositely, this paper proposes the Snap-up Hypothesis due to consider the IPOs in mainland China are characterized by “three lows,”: the low reliability of audits being performed by non-Big Four, low proportion of IPOs audits being performed by the Big Four, and low balling ratio. These “three lows” features indicate that the Snap-up Hypothesis applies in the IPOs market of mainland China. In other words, the initial returns of the IPOs being audited by the Big Four are higher than those IPOs being audited by other accounting firms due to the Big Four have the superior reputations.This paper further collects the trading volumes and the turnover ratio on the first day, and selects the Big Four audited IPOs by snap-up tide. As above mentioned, because the snap-up tide and raised stock prices on the first-day listing, investors may purchase the shares when offering and sell them on the first-day listing to obtain considerable profits.

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