The International Accounting Standards Committee issued the the International Accounting Standard 21, The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates. An entity may carry on foreign activities in two ways. It may have transactions in foreign currencies or it may have foreign operations. In...

The International Accounting Standards Committee issued the the International Accounting Standard 20, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance. The objective of IAS 20 is to prescribe the accounting treatment for, and disclosure of, government grants and other...

The article presents the initial proposal for the group risk measurement based on the comparison of two interconnected sets of webs. The risk scalar has been presented both for each separated subsidiary as well as for the group itself. It was shown the risk profile of the group could be...

Our paper develops a literature review on fair value studies. The purpose of thestudy is to synthesize the main results of accounting research literature empiricallyapproaching fair value measurement. Therefore, our analysis imposes the use of literaturereview methodology. After briefly...

Our paper analyzes the manner in which the financial reporting model evolved towards fair value accounting. After a brief introduction into the context of financial reporting at international level, the analysis focuses on the accounting model of fair value. This is done by synthesizing main...

Author challenges one of the oldest accounting double bookkeeping rules, used since 1494, and proposes instead application of the quadruple accounting entry. He presents the concept of the multiply accounting entry for the risk financial statements and risk management. The development gap...

Market economy in Romania bring corporate takeovers and acquisitions. A purchase or acquisition of capital is the first mega-budget project, because a commercial entity might decide to take another business entity only if it increases shareholder wealth. Looking at this strictly from the...

Until now, the historical cost principle has dominated accountancy. At this time, another princi-ple seems to operate: the fair value principle. The discussion will gravitate around the questions: What is fair value? How has concept of fair value evolved? How much is the fair value used as the...

During last 30 years financial reporting faced the shifting of the measurement bases from traditional concept of historical costs towards fair value concept. Numerous critics stress their attention on the problem of fair value measurement as one of the major factors of current crisis. This paper...