Our research follows the path of fair value as a term and concept, as well as its disclosure, measurement and recognition back from 1953 until our days, and analyzes the regulations issued by United States Accounting Standard setters, through the point of view of the historical events, which led...

Our research follows the path of fair value as a term and concept, as well as its disclosure, measurement and recognition back from 1953 until our days, and analyzes the regulations issued by United States Accounting Standard setters, through the point of view of the historical events, which led...

Our study approaches corporate governance in the context of the financial reportingprocess. From a theoretical point of view we draw on literature arguing that informationaltransparency connects corporate governance mechanisms and the financial reporting process withbenefits for stakeholders....

Our paper focuses on accounting professionals in Romania as being a significant element when considering a national accounting system that went through complex accounting reforms of more than two decades. Since accounting policy represents an area of social and economic policy we must also...

This study complements the growing literature on the value relevance of fair value by examining the validity of the hypothesis that fair value is more informative than historical cost as a financial reporting standard for financial instruments. We therefore compare the relative explanatory power...

The main objective of the present paper is to analyze the particular case of accounting for investment property when considering small and mediumsized entities. The first part of our study addresses the issue of SMEs financial reporting by synthesizing particularities being documented within...

In the last years and especially after the outbreak of the recent financial and economiccrisis, fair value and implicitly fair value measurements for financial statements have been harshlycriticized, mainly by the representatives of the companies activating in the financial sector.Therefore, the...

Accounting, the accounting system and the accounting profession are all dimensions, which are deeply influenced by economic, social and political evolutions of the Romanian existence from the first considered paper within Romanian accounting literature (1792) until today. We therefore set out...

Our paper presents the scientific demarche that we are developing through a currentaccounting research project. Prior to its implementation, the final steps of the project are beingpresented for discussion and debate. Aiming at developing a functional model for optimizing thenational strategy...

Our paper analyzes the current financial crisis starting with some recent developments and reactions in the field of accounting. We find that involved parties within the financial system naturally look for a “scapegoat” instead of dealing with reality. Moreover, they try to avoid regulations...