scholarly journals Goodwill’s Accounting Practices in Belgium and Compliance with IAS 36 Required Disclosures

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Julius Gaël Tchatchou Tchaptchet ◽  
Olivier Colot
Keyword(s):  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Accounting Standard ◽  
Current Accounting ◽  
Great Heterogeneity ◽  
Separate Line ◽  
Required Disclosures ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims at studying the impact of the accounting treatment of goodwill on the mandatory disclosure required by the International Accounting Standard (IAS) 36 on the impairment test of goodwill. We use a sample comprising 79 companies listed on Brussels stock exchange to show that there is a great heterogeneity in current accounting treatment of goodwill. We identify two groups of companies: those that display the goodwill on a separate line in their balance sheet and those that integrate it in their intangible assets. For the later, the only way to notice the presence of goodwill is by looking at the financial statement’s notes presumably because those notes are expected to receive less scrutiny. Even if the compliance is not complete, the first group complies more with the paragraph 134 of IAS 36 than the other. Moreover, companies with a significant goodwill compared to both total assets and intangible assets are more compliant with IAS 36. The findings finally reveal that the notices issued by the Financial Service and Markets Authority (FSMA) have a limited impact on the disclosure level. There are some areas of improvement but others such as goodwill allocation to cash generating unit, determination of the recoverable amount, description of key hypothesis and the sensitivity test need more effort on compliance.

scholarly journals Intangible Assets Reporting: the Case of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry in the Czech Republic

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-439
Author(s):  
Hana Bohušová ◽  
Patrik Svoboda
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
The Impact

The cost structure of business entities has been changing in the span of time. Costs associated with intangible assets such as software, patents, licenses, copyrights and goodwill became an important item of costs in the recent days. The paper is focused on the evaluation of the share of intangible assets in total assets and the costs associated with intangible assets in business companies operating in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry in the Czech Republic. The analyzed sample of companies represents two groups of business entities: entities preparing financial statements in accordance with IFRS and the entities preparing financial statement according to the Czech Accounting legislation (CAL). The sample covers period after the mandatory implementation of IFRS for listed companies - starting in 2005 and ending in 2015. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of intangible assets reporting methodology using criteria as the share of this category in assets of companies, its structure and its changes over time and to identify possible reasons for this situation. The analysis revealed that there is an increasing tendency in volume of IAs in companies listed in Prague Stock Exchange.

scholarly journals Problems of accounting and reporting of intangible assets through accounting methods

2020 ◽  
pp. 171-186
Author(s):  
Valentyna Yasyshena
Keyword(s):  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Cost Model ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Fair Value ◽  
Accounting Disclosure ◽  
Normative Documents ◽  
Current Accounting ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. Constant changes in the economy require the development of a system of accounting, which requires constant improvement of its methodology. Nowadays, the companies’ value growth is due to the increase in the share of intangible assets. Therefore, it is relevant to conduct research that will highlight the problems of accounting and reporting of such assets of the enterprise through the accounting methods and outline ways to solve them. Objective. The paper aims at studying the methods of accounting, disclosure of their nature, determining the impact on accounting and the formation of reporting indicators in the IAs and goodwill in accordance with the requirements of the applicable law. Methods. The research methodology is based on the study of the state of the statutory regulation of accounting of intangible assets through a critical analysis of the content of normative documents. The identification of problematic issues was determined through a quick survey and questionnaire of the chief accountants of the companies’chief accountants. Methods of comparison and grouping were used at all stages of the study, and the results were summarized at the final stage. Results. It is stated that the it is necessary to consider all methods that contribute to the accounting development but not only the specific ones. A simulation method will allow to build accounting models to represent and use elements of the method of accounting in current accounting, educational and scientific processes, as well as well as to fulfil plans and set accounting estimates. The necessity of development of new methodological recommendations for documentary provision of primary accounting of intangible assets of all types with generalization and improvement of existing forms of primary documents is substantiated. It is substantiated that the inventory should take into account the characteristics and nature of certain types of intangible assets to determine the approach to verification. The necessity of choosing a prudent approach to the revaluation of intangible assets at fair value and the appropriateness of the cost model in many cases is disclosed. The necessity of elaboration of Methodological recommendations for the formation of the cost of intangible assets in the context of calculation items for enterprises of different types of economic activity, or more detailed disclosure of this issue in PAS 8, is revealed. Prospects. It is necessary to carry out research in the field of improvement of accounting methodology, including intangible assets through the prism of such elements of the method of accounting as accounts, double-entry, and balance sheet.

scholarly journals Determining The Impact Of Capitalising Long-Term Operating Leases On The Financial Ratios Of The Top 40 JSE-Listed Companies

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 655
Author(s):  
Rikus R De Villiers ◽  
Sanlie L Middelberg
Keyword(s):  
Great Part ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Financial Ratios ◽  
Current Standard ◽  
Accounting Standard ◽  
Current Accounting ◽  
Operating Leases ◽  
Top 40 ◽  
The Impact

Operating leases forma great part of companies financing structures in todays economicenvironment. Some accounting standard-setters and other users of financialstatements are of the opinion that the current standard on accounting foroperating leases, IAS 17, does not provide sufficient guidelines on the disclosureof a companys leasing activities. The current accounting standard on leasesprovides companies with the opportunity to classify lease contracts intodifferent classes which leads to off-balance-sheet financing. This problem iscurrently being addressed by the IASB as they are in the process of developingan improved standard on leases.The main focus ofthis paper is to determine the impact of the improved accounting standard onthe financial statements and the resulting financial ratios of theJSETop40 companies when operating leases are accounted for ason-balance-sheet debt. The differences between the current IAS 17 and theExposure draft (ED/2010/9) are identified and the comparison indicatessignificant differences between these two approaches on accounting foroperating lease activities.The focus of the IASBin developing this exposure draft was to provide the users of financialstatements with a universal picture of the leasing activities that the companyis engaged in. The findings include that this objective is achieved as usersare not left uninformed about any of the financing activities that stakeholdersare exposed to if indeed a company is engaged in operating lease activities.The study also revealed that the capitalising of long-term operating leaseswill have a significant effect on the key financial ratios that stakeholdersuse to interpret a companys financial performance.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN PSAK 73 PADA PERUSAHAAN PERTAMBANGAN YANG TERDAPAT DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA PERIODE 2019

Jurnalku ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-29
Author(s):  
Salfadilla Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Fixed Ratio ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Accounting Standard ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
The Impact

PSAK 73 is a new accounting standard that adopts the old policy of IFRS 16. PSAK 73 regulates  how an asset is recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statement. Lessees are only allowed to classify lease as finance lease except for short-term lease and lease where the  underlying asset is of low value. This study aims to determine the impact of the application of  PSAK 73 on lease on the company's financial performance with financial ratios. The sample of  this study is two mining sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2019. This  study uses a qualitative method with data collection techniques. In addition, the model method  used is the constructive capitalization of lease developed by Imhoff, Lipe, and Wright (1991). The  results of the study indicate that rental capitalization does not have a significant impact on the  company's financial statement, with the current ratio and fixed ratio of the two companies  decreasing. Net profit margin (NPM), return on assets (ROA), and return on equity (ROE) did not  change. Debt to assets (DAR) and debt to equity (DER) have increased. 

The effect of intangible assets on sustainable growth and firm value – Evidence on intellectual capital investment in companies listed on Bucharest Stock Exchange

Kybernetes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catalin Ionita ◽  
Elena Dinu
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Growth Rate ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe present study investigates the connection between company investments in intellectual capital (IC) and how they translate into financial value. The aim is to test the impact of intangible assets on the firm value and its sustainable growth.Design/methodology/approachThe research employs computation models to determine the sustainable growth rate (SGR) and the firm value (FV), and by using the ordinary least squares (OLS) model through a linear regression assesses the relationship between the dependent variables and expenditures on intangibles like R&D, IT programs and patents. A sample of 42 companies has been selected out of the 78 listed at Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE), based on the appropriateness of the information disclosed in the financial reports for the period 2016–2019.FindingsThe results show that intangibles classified as innovative competences (R&D and Patents) do not have a positive impact on SGR and FV in listed companies from Romania. Moreover, R&D has a negative and significant effect on FV, while IT Programs have a positive and significant impact on FV, but not on the SGR. Variables categorised as economic competencies (Brands, Shares held in associates and jointly controlled entities) and firm structure-specific variables (Leverage, Firm Performance) seem to have a significant effect on SGR and FV. Shares held in associates and jointly controlled entities is the variable that can have the biggest impact when it comes to FV for companies listed at BSE.Research limitations/implicationsDue to non-disclosure of specific information by some companies, or lack of investments in intangibles the sample had to be reduced and does not cover all listed companies.Practical implicationsCompanies listed on the Regulated Market from the Bucharest Stock Exchange should maintain their scale of liabilities at a reasonable level when financing intangible assets in order to ensure corporate long-term and sustainable development. Also, these companies should maintain awareness about the importance of intangible assets and invest more in specific sub-components, in order to sustain competitive advantage. Recognizing the roles of intangibles, managers need to develop strategies to invest in profitable intangibles by reasonably allocating their limited resources, in order to achieve sustainable growth and increase company success.Originality/valueStudies concerning the relation between investments in intangibles and sustainable growth rate and firm value of listed Romanian companies are very scarce. This paper reveals new research, never before undertaken, concerning expenditures on intangibles by Romanian companies and the valuation of such investments on Bucharest Stock Exchange.

scholarly journals Cost Control and Profitability of Selected Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-33
Author(s):  
Godwin Emmanuel Oyedokun ◽  
Amos Olafusi TOMOMEWO ◽  
Sunday Ajao OWOLABI
Keyword(s):  
Cost Control ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Profitability in manufacturing companies in Nigeria depends on the ability of the companies to grow their earnings and tame their cost profile through cost control techniques. Many manufacturing companies seem not to understand these costs and the impact they have on profitability. This study examined the effect of cost control on the profitability of selected manufacturing companies in Nigeria. The population of the study was the 78 manufacturing companies listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange as at 31st December 2017. A sample frame of 23 companies listed on the consumer goods sector was selected out of which five companies were considered for a period of 10 years (2005 – 2017). The study adopted a judgmental sampling technique. Data were obtained from the audited financial statement, and the accounts have already validated by regulatory authorities. The study took descriptive and inferential (regression) statistics. It was found that there is a significant negative relationship between the cost of raw materials (CoRM) and profit before tax of manufacturing companies in Nigeria. The study concluded that cost control has a significant positive effect on the profitability of manufacturing companies in Nigeria for the period under review. Therefore, it is recommended adequate management and alternative sourcing of raw materials.

scholarly journals The Impact of Inventory Valuation Methods on Corporate Financial Reports.

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-134
Author(s):  
A. Bruce Caster ◽  
Wanda K. Causseaux
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Hypothetical Case ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Income Statement ◽  
The Impact

Business students are generally introduced to LIFO and FIFO in their first accounting course. However, that introduction generally focuses exclusively on computing ending inventory and cost of goods sold.  Students are rarely challenged to compute or analyze the impacts of LIFO and FIFO on the income statement, balance sheet, or cash flow statement.  This paper presents a hypothetical case designed to provide a framework within which students can compute, analyze, and discuss the financial statement impacts and economic impacts of choosing one or the other of these accounting methods.  The questions in this case also address the effects of this choice on financial indicators like liquidity ratios, the impacts of each method on quality of earnings, and the potential impacts of IFRS convergence on companies that are currently using LIFO.One important feature of this case is its adaptability to support a variety of learning outcomes in different courses.  This flexibility results from making the questions posed in the case as independent of each other as possible.  That independence allows a professor to select only the questions that support the learning outcomes for that professor’s specific course.  The teaching notes discuss in detail possible course applications and uses of this case.

Instructional Case: Worldwide Shipping Corporation Ltd: Early or Late Adoption of a New International Accounting Standard?

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-231
Author(s):  
Peter Lee ◽  
Pearl Tan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
International Accounting ◽  
Accounting Choice ◽  
Accounting Standard ◽  
The Impact ◽  
International Accounting Standard

The management of Worldwide Shipping Corporation Ltd (hereafter “Worldwide Shipping”) is confronted with a dilemma when a new international accounting standard on leases is introduced which contains a transitional provision allowing firms to defer implementation for a period of four years. Students are required to put themselves in the position of managers who have to weigh the adverse impact of early adoption of the new accounting standard against a responsibility for fair financial reporting. Worldwide Shipping is a multifaceted case that can be used as an accounting case study or a financial analysis study. The objectives of the case are threefold. First, it aims to provide students with a better understanding of the impact of off-balance sheet transactions (in this case, sale-leaseback contracts) on a firm's financial statements. Second, it requires students to examine implications of accounting choice on management compensation and debt-contracting costs, as well as the perplexing problem of recognition in financial statements vs. footnote disclosures. By putting students in the position of managers, the case increases students' awareness of the possible economic consequences arising from accounting choice. Third, it provides students with a useful exercise in the mechanics of effecting a change in accounting method using the retroactive method.

scholarly journals Certain aspects of methodology for accounting of intangible assets

2020 ◽  
pp. 219-233
Author(s):  
Valentyna Yasyshena
Keyword(s):  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Investment Activity ◽  
Balance Sheets ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Statement Of Cash Flows ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Double Entry ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. In today’s competitive environment; there is an urgent need to find new approaches to managing an enterprise and its intangible assets in order to ensure the stability and development of domestic enterprises. For effective management of the enterprise; there is a need to conduct research aimed at improving the accounting methodology in accordance with the present requirements and to increase the formation of quality information and accounting support of the management system; etc. Objective. The study is aimed at studying such elements of the accounting method as double-entry; the balance sheet; reporting by disclosing their nature; determining the impact on accounting and the formation of reporting indicators in the IAs and goodwill in accordance with the requirements of the applicable law. Methods. Analysis and synthesis are used to identify the current state of the study of the elements of the accounting method. Scientific abstraction and historical methods have been used to outline the problems investigated by scientists arising in the theoretical and practical area of accounting for IAs. Groupings; tables; graphs are used to classify IAs and goodwill and to establish the interconnection of the accounting method elements; etc. Results. The problems of accounting and reporting of intangible assets through the prism of such elements of accounting method as accounts; double-entry; the balance sheet; reporting are revealed. It is emphasized that the balance sheet as an element of the method should be understood not only as a form of reporting but first and foremost as a model for ordering accounting objects and summarizing information on the facts about the economic activity. Not all intangible assets are reflected in the accounts and respectively in the balance sheets of domestic enterprises. This applies both to recognized intangible assets under PAS 8 and internally generated assets that do not meet the recognition criteria but which increase the value of the enterprise. It is stated that the internal goodwill should be reflected in the financial and management accounting of the enterprise because of its existence during all current activities of the company; and not only at the moment of its realization. Keeping current records of goodwill at the enterprise will reduce the gap between its market and book value to a minimum. The impossibility of simultaneous attribution of intangible assets transactions to two types of activities; which is disclosed in the financial statements; is proved. It is noted in the Statement of Cash Flows that the information on the sale of intangible assets should be recorded as an operating activity. The revision of the definition of «investment activity» was emphasized. Prospects. It is necessary to conduct research in the field of improving the methodology of domestic accounting in general; including intangible assets through the study of approaches to the accounting methodology.

scholarly journals Comparability of financial statements prepared according to IFRS and IFRS for SMEs in the field of intangible assets

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Bohušová ◽  
Patrik Svoboda
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Important Field ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact

IFRS for SMEs were adopted in July 2009 as a result of efforts to harmonize financial reporting for SMEs. These standards are based on the same principles as full standards. The aim is, compared to full IFRS reporting of these businesses, to significantly simplify, mainly from the reason that the strict application of the principles of the full standards does not excessively financially and administratively burden smaller accounting entity. Field of identifying, recording and reporting of intangible assets except goodwill is an important field in which the methodology is substantially different. In the pre­sent paper there is documented on the example the impact of different methods for recording of internally generated intangible assets in the both systems into balance sheet and profit or loss and into the selected indicators of financial analysis. Definition of issues that may arise during the transition from the IFRS for SMEs to full IFRS and vice versa, in the context of drafting the opening balance sheet is another field to which the paper is dedicated.

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