Die wachsende Bedeutung der Kundenorientierung führt dazu, dass auch die Relevanz kundenorientierter Vermögenswerte in den IFRS-Bilanzen steigt. War die Überwachung dieser Werte in der Vergangenheit ausschließlich ein Thema der Unternehmenssteuerung, so sind nun auch externe Anforderungen zu...

The cost of equity capital is traditionally considered as an increasing function of the estimation risk – the risk of error regarding the distribution of a firm’s future cash flows (FCF). Under international GAAPs, IAS 36 “Impairment of assets” -based information disclosure conveys...

Il presente lavoro si focalizza sulla qualità dell’informativa obbligatoria sul tasso di attualizzazione nella stima a valore d’uso dell’avviamento. L’analisi compara un campione di società italiane con uno del Nord Europa, al fine di verificare se la qualità informativa risulti...

This study seeks first to examine how firms implement impairment tests as required by IAS 36, and second, to explore factors which may explain why some firms are not entirely in compliance with IAS 36. It is based on a survey which includes 58 completed questionnaires representing 73% of the...

(VF)Le coût du capital est traditionnellement perçu comme une fonction croissante du risque d’estimation de la distribution des flux de trésorerie futurs (FTF) dégagés par les sociétés. En référentiel international, l’information communiquée au titre des tests de dépréciation en...

This study investigates determinants of goodwill impairment decisions and their disclosure quality. Under IAS36 goodwill is subject to an annual impairment test in which the carrying amount of goodwill is not allowed to exceed the recoverable amount. However, valuing this recoverable amount is...

We examine the consequences on impairment testing disclosures of auditor-pair choice made by French listed companies where two (joint) auditors are required by law. Managers are likely to manipulate impairment-testing disclosures since it relies on unverifiable fair value estimates (e.g.,...

We examine the consequences on impairment testing disclosures of auditor-pair choice made by French listed companies where two (joint) auditors are required by law. Managers are likely to manipulate impairment-testing disclosures since it relies on unverifiable fair value estimates (e.g.,...