The present research provide information about the value of discretionary accruals considering the fact that a switch from Romanian Accounting Standards to International Financial Reporting Standards was compulsory, from 2012, for the entities that have securities admitted on trading. The value...

Considering the modern market requirements and the government in the last decade that require two information systems: accounting and statistic. In accordance with these requirements, we believe it is very important to analyze the harmonizing of the two systems between Government Finance...

This paper aims a comparative analysis between IFRS for SMEs and Romanian national accounting regulations concerning measurement of formal convergence level of definitions, treatment and policies of Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) and highlighting main national fiscal rules related. With the...

The purpose of this article is to investigate the development of Czech accounting research and education and their links to current practice. The paper uses the autoethnography method and deals with some of the main issues arising in current university research management practices. To this aim...

We present an analysis of the determinants of Asia-Pacific banks’ extent of derivative activities. Our findings suggest that the probability of financial distress and economies of scale arguments are important in this regard. Further analyses reveal that Asia-Pacific dealer banks tend to use...

This study aims to provide evidence of the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption on audit fees in Jordan. Our study is based on publicly available information obtained from a sample of annual reports from Jordanian industrial companies listed in Amman Stock...

The International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs) is adopted by Turkey in November 2010. Turkey initially decided to apply IFRS for SMEs starting from 2013, but recently postponed application to 2014. This research has two primary purposes. The...

The accession of Romania to EU – in 2007 - confirmed the mandatory application IFRS in the consolidated financial statements of Romanian listed companies. From 2012, the application of IFRS is extended to the separate financial statements of the listed companies. Applying the Gray index of...

The European Commission has required the adoption of IFRS in order to harmonize financial reporting standards for European listed companies as of 1 January 2005. Adoption of IFRS by European Union has made IFRS the most widely accepted financial reporting standards in the world. Turkey, having...

The International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs) is currently considered for adoption by national regulators in many emerging economies and a few developed countries. The cost-benefit approach is advanced as useful to investigate how the scope of...