Academic research on loan loss provisioning and the earlier incurred credit losses (ICL) model has a long tradition in the literature. Academic criticism of the ICL was taken up by the Financial Stability Board after the financial crisis of 2018, leading to a fundamental revision of accounting...

Under IAS 17, around 85% of leases were reported as operating. Under IFRS 16, finance and operating leases are no longer separated. This study responds to the IFRS Foundation's call about the effects of implementing IFRS 16 by examining three types of effects: a combined effect, a...

Our paper examines how large shareholders manage goodwill impairment to inflate earnings as well as the role of audit functions in this setting. The influence of large shareholders on corporate decisions is well documented, however, overlooked in goodwill literature. Using data from China, we...

Depreciation is an accounting method used to allocate the cost of a tangible asset or physical asset over its useful life. This is necessary to measure the company's net income in each accounting period. Depreciation allows companies to earn income from the assets they own by paying for them...

This research investigates financial reporting entities, which is an important topic in the field of accounting and financial reporting. The purpose of this study is to discover and analyze the main features of financial reporting entities as well as their value in financial reporting. At the...