scholarly journals Did the Adoption of IFRS Affect Corporate Tax Avoidance?

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 947-979
Author(s):  
Oliver Nnamdi Okafor ◽  
Akinloye Akindayomi ◽  
Hussein Warsame
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Corporate Tax ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Industry Membership

This article investigates whether the adoption of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) affected corporate tax avoidance in Canada. Based on a 3,200 firm-year data set of 400 publicly listed Canadian firms that adopted IFRS and 400 listed US firms, matched one-to-one using propensity score matching, the authors' regression results show that IFRS adoption was followed by a decrease in corporate tax avoidance in Canada, at least in the short run. The study finds a significant increase in cash tax paid in the post-adoption period by Canadian firms that adopted IFRS compared to US firms that used US generally accepted accounting principles. Additional regression results based on a small control sample of Canadian firms that did not adopt IFRS present collaborative evidence. The authors further test specific taxpayer attributes and accounting issues identified in Canada Revenue Agency internal memorandums—in particular, concerns that the adoption of IFRS may increase the risk of tax avoidance. While the authors find evidence that the IFRS firms that engaged in accrual management paid more taxes in the post-adoption period, their analysis provides no evidence of statistically significant relationships between IFRS adoption and tax avoidance associated with revenue management, ownership of foreign operations, industry membership, profitability, or impairment losses or writeoffs. Taken together, the authors' findings present preliminary but strong empirical evidence that IFRS adoption is associated with a decrease in corporate tax avoidance, at least in the short run.

scholarly journals Effects of IFRS adoption on tax avoidance

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (75) ◽  
pp. 407-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Nogueira Braga
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Corporate Tax ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Tax Rate ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Accruals Management ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption

ABSTRACT This study investigates the association between mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption and corporate tax avoidance. In this study, tax avoidance is defined as a reduction in the effective corporate income tax rate through tax planning activities, whether these are legal, questionable, or even illegal. Three measures of tax avoidance are used and factors at the country and firm level (that have already been associated with tax avoidance in prior research) are controlled. Using samples that range from 9,389 to 15,423 publicly-traded companies from 35 countries, covering 1999 to 2014, it is found that IFRS adoption is associated with higher levels of corporate tax avoidance, even when the level of book-tax conformity required in the countries and the volume of accruals are controlled, both of which are considered potential determinants of this relationship. Furthermore, the results suggest that after IFRS adoption, firms in higher book-tax conformity environments engage more in tax avoidance than firms in lower book-tax conformity environments. It is also identified that engagement in tax avoidance after IFRS adoption derives not only from accruals management, but also from practices that do not involve accruals. The main conclusion is that companies engage more in tax avoidance after mandatory IFRS adoption.

Real Effects of Intangibles Capitalization—Empirical Evidence from Voluntary IFRS Adoption in Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-36
Author(s):  
Yoshiaki Amano
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Intangible Asset ◽  
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Real Effects ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Intangible Investments ◽  
Voluntary Adoption ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACT This study examines how firm behaviors are affected by the voluntary adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Japan, which has expanded the scope for the capitalization of intangible assets compared with the Japanese Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Prior research suggests that capitalization of intangibles is preferred by firms with larger intangibles and that it enables them to increase intangible investments. Using empirical data from Japanese IFRS adopters, this study analyzes the relationship between firms' intangible asset amounts and their voluntary adoption of IFRS. The results show that (1) the more intangibles firms possess, the more likely they are to adopt IFRS, and (2) once firms decide to adopt IFRS, their intangible assets increase compared with matched non-adopters. Additional analysis shows that this increase is partly attributable to an increased volume and value of mergers and acquisitions after IFRS adoption, suggesting that the real actions of the adopters changed.

Information Content of Earnings Announcements Around IFRS Adoption and a Simultaneous Change in Press Release Disclosure in Italy

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (02) ◽  
pp. 1950005
Author(s):  
Pureum Kim ◽  
Pier Luigi Marchini ◽  
Gianfranco Siciliano
Keyword(s):  
Information Content ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Earnings Announcements ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Regulatory Changes ◽  
Market Benefits ◽  
Earnings Disclosures

This study examines the effect of a security regulation that occurs simultaneously with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption on the information content of earnings announcements in Italy. To identify the effect of this regulation, we use a treatment and a control sample of IFRS countries that vary in the adoption of the security regulation, but are similar along a set of accounting and institutional dimensions (Italy versus France, Belgium, and Portugal). We find that the increase in information content of earnings announcements is more pronounced in Italy (treatment sample). Further, we analyze non-earnings disclosures using 2106 earnings announcements and find that the inclusion of IFRS-based detailed financial statements in earnings announcements contributes to the increased informativeness of IFRS earnings announcements. Our results provide support to the notion that regulatory changes concurrent with IFRS adoption are necessary to yield capital-market benefits.

Accounting Quality under U.S. GAAP versus IFRS: The Case of Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Cussatt ◽  
Li Huang ◽  
Troy J. Pollard
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Accounting Quality ◽  
Causal Inferences ◽  
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
And Control ◽  
Control Samples

ABSTRACT This study examines whether accounting quality changed for a diverse set of German firms that were required to switch accounting standards from U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (MANDATORY sample). Additionally, we utilize a control sample of German firms that report using IFRS during the entire sample period (CONTROL sample). In both the MANDATORY and CONTROL samples, we find evidence of decreased conditional conservatism, increased value relevance of earnings, and smoother earnings surrounding the mandatory IFRS adoption period. Further, we find no evidence that these changes in accounting quality proxies are significantly different between the MANDATORY and CONTROL samples. While we do not draw causal inferences, results are consistent with the notion that other concurrent changes within Germany, such as economic shocks or the changes in the institutional environment (e.g., enforcement system) documented in Christensen, Hail, and Leuz (2013), are driving the observed changes in accounting quality, rather than the transition from U.S. GAAP to IFRS.

Pengaruh Konvergensi International Financial Reporting Standards (Ifrs) Terhadap Penghindaran Pajak(Tax Avoidance)

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-169
Author(s):  
Umi Wahidah ◽  
Sri Ayem
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Control Variables ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards

This research aimed to examine the effect of the convergence of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on tax avoidance on companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange. Tax avoidance that used in this research was Cash Efective Tax Rate (CETR). This research is also use the control variable to get other different influence that different such as CSR, size, and earning management (EM. This research used populations sector of transport service companies that listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange. The data of this research taken from secondary data that was from the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the form of Indonesian Capital Market Directory (ICMD) and the annual report of the company 2011-2015. The method of collecting sample was purposive sampling technique, the population that to be sampling in this research was populations that has the criteria of a particular sample. Companies that has the criteria of the research sample as many as 78 companies. The method of analysis used in this research is multiple regression analysis. Based on regression testing shows that the convergence of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has a positiveand significant impact on tax evasion. This shows that IFRS convergence actually improves tax evasion practices. The control variables of firm size and earnings management also significantly influence the application of IFRS in improving tax avoidance practices, while CSR control variables have no role in convergence IFRS in improving tax evasion practice.

Does the Mandatory Adoption of IFRS Improve the Association between Accruals and Cash Flows? Evidence from Accounting Estimates

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-59
Author(s):  
Jimmy F. Downes ◽  
Tony Kang ◽  
Sohyung Kim ◽  
Cheol Lee
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Accounting Quality ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Accounting Estimates ◽  
Accounting Accruals ◽  
Future Cash Flows

SYNOPSIS We investigate the effect of mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption in the European Union on the association between accounting estimates and future cash flows, a key concept of accounting quality within the International Accounting Standard Board conceptual framework. We find that the predictive value of accounting estimates improves after IFRS adoption. This improvement is largely driven by specific types of accounting estimates, such as accounts receivable, depreciation, and amortization expense. We also find that the improvement is concentrated in countries with larger differences between pre-IFRS domestic GAAP and IFRS. Our findings suggest that IFRS allow managers to exercise their judgment to provide information about future cash flows through the more subjective/judgmental portion of accounting accruals. JEL Classifications: M16; M49; O52. Data Availability: The data used in this study are from public sources identified in the study.

scholarly journals The impact of IFRS-based accounting standards on earnings management: evidence from Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Yosra Makni Fourati ◽  
Rania Chakroun Ghorbel
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Absolute Value ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Earning Quality ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Levels

This study aims to examine the consequences of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) convergence in an emerging market. More specifically, we investigate whether the adoption of the new set of accounting standards in Malaysia is associated with lower earnings management. Using a sample of 3,340 firm-year observations across three reporting periods with different levels of IFRS adoption, we provide evidence that IFRS convergence improves earning quality. In particular, we find a significant decrease in the absolute value of discretionary acccruals in the partial IFRS-convergence period (2007-2011), whereas this effect is restrictive after the complete IFRS- implementation.

scholarly journals IFRS Adoption in Developing Countries: What Is the Impact?

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 278
Author(s):  
Chris D. Gingrich ◽  
Leah Kratz ◽  
Ryan Faraci
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Accounting Environment ◽  
Mandatory Adoption ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Financial Environment

This study explores the impact of mandatory adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in developing countries on business leaders’ perceptions of the overall accounting and financial environment. The study employs survey data from the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report to gauge business leaders’ perceptions of the accounting and financial environment. Eight countries across Latin America, Africa, and Asia comprise case studies, all of whom recently adopted mandatory IFRS use for publicly listed companies. Each survey variable is tracked over time, comparing pre and post IFRS adoption, vis-à-vis the same variable in a control country that did not adopt IFRS. IFRS adoption shows mostly positive impacts on the accounting environment in four cases. The impact of adoption in the other three countries is mostly insignificant. These results should encourage policymakers in developing countries to improve auditing and enforcement practices to increase the likelihood of positive results from IFRS adoption.

scholarly journals International financial reporting standards (IFRS) adoption and oil & gas companies performance in Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aminu Abdullahi ◽  
Musa Yelwa Abubakar ◽  
Sunusi Sa’ Ad Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Debt Ratio ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Mandatory Adoption ◽  
Oil And Gas Companies

This study investigates the effect of IFRS adoption on the performance of oil and gas marketing companies in Nigeria. The study utilise financial statements of a sample of eight (8) oil and gas companies operating in the country. These companies were purposively selected due to availability of data. Firms’ performance was proxied by Profit Margin (PM), Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE) ratios and were considered as dependent variables to be determined by reporting regime (RR) as independent variable. While Current Ratio (CR), quick Test (QT), Total Debt Ratio (TDR) Earnings per Share (EPS) and Equity Debt Ratio (EDR) are use as control variables. The ratios were computed and compared for 4 years (2010 to 2011) before mandatory IFRS adoption and 2012 to 2013 often mandatory adoption OLS, regression with help of eviews 9 was employed for the analysis. The study reveals IFRS adoption has not improved the performance of oil and gas companies in Nigeria. The paper recommended that, oil and gas companies should continue to comply with provisions of IFRS as it will improve their reporting quality which may also improve their performance as result of more investment flow, easy access to capital and comparability.

Does IFRS adoption decrease the cost of equity of the global tourism firms?

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 1615-1631
Author(s):  
Zhi-Yuan Feng ◽  
Ying-Chieh Wang ◽  
Hua-Wei Huang
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Cost Of Equity Capital ◽  
Cost Of Equity ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Legal Enforcement ◽  
Global Tourism ◽  
The Cost

This article answers the question of whether the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) reduces the cost of equity capital, with a focus on the tourism industry. We employ a set of global tourism companies and find that mandatory IFRS adoption has a significantly negative relation with the cost of equity capital. However, we find that this relation is varied with different business cultures and geographic areas. Moreover, from interactive analyses of country institutions for the relation between mandatory IFRS adoption and tourism firm’s cost of equity, we show that adopting IFRS complements the deficiencies of various country institutions, such as investor protection, the strength of legal enforcement, and corporate governance.

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