We examine the information benefits of R&D capitalization in the UK after the adoption of IFRS (which mandates capitalization of development costs). Using the successful efforts model of Healy et al (2002), we examine whether information provided by capitalization helps to explain current stock...

We examine the effect of capitalization vs expensing on UK firms' R&D expenditures. Our investigation is motivated by the UK's mandatory switch from UK GAAP to IFRS in 2005. Under UK GAAP, firms could elect to expense or capitalize development expenditures, but IFRS mandates capitalization....

We examine the effect of capitalization vs expensing on UK firms' R&D expenditures. Our investigation is motivated by the UK's mandatory switch from UK GAAP to IFRS in 2005. Under UK GAAP, firms could elect to expense or capitalize development expenditures, but IFRS mandates capitalization....