Wenn bei einer AG oder GmbH ein Verlust in Höhe der Hälfte des Gezeichneten Kapitals besteht, müssen Vorstand bzw. Geschäftsführung eine Versammlung der Gesellschafter einberufen, um den Verlust anzuzeigen. Ein Abschlussprüfer ist von der Anzeigepflicht nicht direkt betroffen, weil es...

This paper uses an agency theory perspective to develop an understanding of the determinants of auditor change for small firms in the United Kingdom. The paper, therefore, extends the existing literature (see Williams [22] and Francis and Wilson [9]) from a consideration of auditor change for...

This study explores the influence of situational and organizational factors on transparency regarding financial restatements. It is predicted that situational factors related to the severity of a restatement will influence transparency about the event and that an organization's stakeholder...

Research on relationship between profitability and indebtedness is an interesting scientific and professional question because it is the basic criterion of performance and security in business. The aim of this paper is to examine and determine the level of correlation between profitability and...

This article deals with disclosure of associates and joint venture in financial statement. In May 2011 the IASB issued new standard IFRS 12 Disclosure of interest in other entities. This standard, compared with IAS 28 and IAS 31, requires to disclose more detail information about joint ventures...

The study investigates the effects of financial accounting services on SMEs' financial performance. The agency theory was used in the research. The study used a quantitative strategy and a survey method to acquire the essential data for the project. The study used a sample of 320 SMEs to carry...

The question of non-financial and risk disclosures in corporate annual statements has been discussed globally for over a decade. The stakeholders of socially responsible organisations report a constantly growing demand for financial and non-financial information, including that related to...

The paper aims to determine the role of the financial situation of production companies in the relationship between their environmental initiatives and their factors of competitiveness. The paper takes advantage of primary and secondary statistical data. The former were gathered using the...

Identifying fraudulent financial statements is important in open innovation to help users analyze financial statements and make investment decisions. It also helps users be aware of the occurrence of fraud in financial statements by considering the associated pattern. This study aimed to find...