The reliability of the accounting information is one of the most significant features in terms of quality and refers to its capacity to influence investors, creditors and other users of the financial statements in their decision-making. A reliable piece of information helps users assessing...

The aim of this paper is to bring into attention the creative accounting phenomenon. Typesof creative accounting practices has been examined comparing scandals occurred in large companiesin the last two decades. In order to realize this scope we define the concept of creative accounting andits...

With the increased complexity of business and with the growing popularity of the conglomerates business forms has become clear that enhanced financial reporting can not provide users with enough information to make decisions for high yield. Therefore, segment reporting is presenting...

This study begins with definitions for the concept of performance and its components. Also, based on the profit and loss account for the period 2004-2010 of company X, we determined the performance indicators for frozen assets, current assets and the performance given by the rates of return. The...

Romanian banks use derivatives to hedge against or speculate on the movement of economic variables such as foreign exchange rate or interest rate. To report these contracts, they apply the IFRS in both consolidated accounts (from 2007 onwards) and individual accounts (starting with 2012). This...

Romanian banks use derivatives to hedge against or speculate on the movement of economic variables such as foreign exchange rate or interest rate. To report these contracts, they apply the IFRS in both consolidated accounts (from 2007 onwards) and individual accounts (starting with 2012). This...

Expenses represent one component of the binomial that determines a company’s financial performance, the other component being the incomes. Diagnosing performance as part of the performance management has the purpose of providing managers with a feedback on previous actions and it acts as a...

At European Union level it was taken the initiative of creating a system of prompt payment, which becomes relevant under the conditions of the present economic crisis, through adopting the legal dispositions of fighting the delayed payments for the transactions closed among economical agents or...

We examine whether and how investors' reliance on financial information is affected by the rate of sales growth of a start-up venture. We find that investors discern between firms by the extent to which their products are adopted by the market. For firms that failed to increase their sales since...

Romanian banks use derivatives to hedge against or speculate on the movement of economic variables such as foreign exchange rate or interest rate. To report these contracts, they apply the IFRS in both consolidated accounts (from 2007 onwards) and individual accounts (starting with 2012). This...