Dissertations / Theses: 'International Accounting'

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Edelmann, Gerhard. "International Accounting Standards and Changes in Accounting Terminology." Department für Fremdsprachliche Wirtschaftskommunikation, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2010. http://epub.wu.ac.at/144/1/document.pdf.

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The language of accounting is subject to continuous change. One of the reasons for a change in terminology is the introduction of new legal requirements that bring about a change in the underlying concepts and therefore the need for new specific terms. Such a situation was created by the Regulation (EC) No. 1606/2002 on the application of international accounting standards (IAS). This regulation aims at harmonising ac-counting standards and procedures relating to the preparation and presentation of financial statements. It requires all EU companies listed on a regulated stock market to prepare accounts in accordance with IAS for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2005. We look at the texts of the mentioned regulation in several EU languages in order to identify changes regarding the designations of individual items of financial state-ments compared with the traditional terms and to find out whether the changes found differ from language to language. Then we choose the frequently used accounting term property, plant and equipment and compare financial statements published by large companies over a four-year period beginning in 2004 to find out whether there are changes in terminology in the year 2005, i.e. when listed companies were first re-quired to prepare their financial statements in accordance with IAS.
Series: WU Online Papers in International Business Communication Series Two: Business and Economic Terminology

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Grau, Andreas. "Gewinnrealisierung nach International Accounting Standards /." Wiesbaden : Dt. Univ.-Verl, 2002. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/352935693.pdf.

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Bigoy, Céline. "Les IAS (International Accounting Standards)." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2003. http://www.enssib.fr/bibliotheque/documents/dessid/rrbbigoy.pdf.

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Rapport de recherche bibliographique Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées : Ingénierie documentaire : Villeurbanne, ENSSIB : 2003. Rapport de recherche bibliographique Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées : Ingénierie documentaire : Lyon 1 : 2003.

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Rossman, Patricia A. "Defining the International Accounting Standard Board's governance network." ScholarWorks, 2009. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/684.

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There is little empirical research identifying the structural forces influencing the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The purpose of this study was to analyze the structural forces underlying international accounting regulation to contribute insights useable by the public, politicians, and scholars to conceptualize the processes of international accounting regulation. Based on stakeholder theory, legitimacy theory, and social network theory it was posited that this network is rationally created to serve certain stakeholder groups in the face of divergent stakeholder interests. The research questions for this study addressed the organizations which constituted the IASB's governance network, the professional and geographic perspectives represented, and the extent to which the governance network was structurally embedded. Social network methodology was utilized within a case study design. All data consisted of publically available existing data. Social network analysis including graphic notations, density, comembership overlap, and co-organizational overlap were employed to produce a representation of the governance network and to measure the extent to which the network was structurally embedded. To provide supplementary detail, the professional perspectives and geographic representations of the actors were measured. The results indicated that the network forms a definable hierarchy that exhibits qualities of structural embeddedness. Banking interests were more embedded within the governance network than any other professional, academic, or social group. Also, a strong Western influence was detected. The societal benefit of this effort was to engage society in general and accounting researchers in particular in hopes of encouraging diverse representation in regulatory processes with both macro and micro-consequences.

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Chen, Feng, and 陳峰. "Harmonization of Chinese accounting standards with international accounting standards: necessity, progress andeffectiveness." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42576131.

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Rahman, Sheikh Fazlur. "Power and international accounting regulation : accounting policy making at the united nations." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.633248.

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The process of international accounting regulation is somewhat diffuse. Many organisations, e.g., the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the United Nations (UN) are involved -- each with its own different constituency, authority structure, and more importantly, its obj ectives. The third world nations' demands for greater disclosure by Transnational Corporations (INCs) have been taken up by the UN -- a debate to which the OECD and the lASC have also contributed. Negotiations over an acceptable set of disclosure standards have been carried on at the UN for more than twelve years. During this period the UN has repeatedly changed its position and has eventually failed to come up with a comprehensive set of final recommendations. It has, in effect, abandoned its pioneering stance as an accounting policy maker. This research attempts to investigate this failure of the UN by examining in some depth the accounting policy making process of the UN - - which in many senses reflects the tussle between the third world nations and the developed market economies. The political nature of accounting policy making is recognised and political concepts of '~' are used to understand and explain the process. In particular. the decision-oriented (i.e. One-Dimensional) pluralist methodology of power is used to analyse the conflicts and policy outcomes at the UN. tv Empirical evidence shows that organised pressures from the TNCs, co-ordinated under the joint forum of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) , was strengthened by the support given by governments of developed market economies active within various UN bodies and committees. The rule of one-nation, one-vote and decision making by majority vote -- provided for in the UN Charter - - was frequently overriden with a claim for decision making by absolute unanimity. This claim, coupled with a threat of non-compliance if decisions were taken otherwise, compelled the third world majority to accept the 'de facto veto' of a powerful minority. The United Nation's position on accounting policy issues has been significantly shifted through he use of such 'de facto veto' by the developed market economies. The conclusion is reached that given the present state of international economic relations, the economic power of the TNCs and their home countries, and in spite of the formal power (i.e. voting majority) in the hands of the third world countries the 'status guo' has largely been maintained. Also, in order to avoid the present embarrassing reality of frequently facing a host of developing nations at the UN the developed nations have seen other forums, particularly the OECD and the lASC, as being more amenable to their own purposes and eventually have been successful in converting the UN into a mere discussion forum rather than an accounting regulatory body.

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Shields, Karin Elisabeth. "International accounting standard setting : lobbying and the development of financial instruments accounting." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2014. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/7904/.

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With the establishment of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) one of the first projects that were added to its agenda was the financial instruments project. The controversy surrounding the standards, and their heavy Anglo-American nature, have led to widespread concerns regarding the IASB granting undue influence to certain lobbying parties in developing these standards. The thesis examines whether these concerns are warranted. The IASB standard setting is characterised by varying degrees of constituent support and opposition for the organisation’s proposed changes to accounting standards. A robust methodology, grounded in ideology theory of regulation, is therefore developed to identify the impact of special interest lobbying on the IASB’s decisions during the development of standards for financial instruments from 2001-2012. Textual analysis is applied to a large sample of comment letters in order to derive a continuous measure of negativity for the analysis of overt lobbying, as well as identifying cases of explicit opinion in the responses. The findings show that the IASB takes account of lobbying in its standard development. Lobbyists are found to be more likely to be successful in blocking proposed changes by expressing negativity in their discussion of a proposal, as opposed to explicitly disagreeing. Further, the results of the analysis show that, in general, all major constituent groups are influential in the development, but that only the business community is influential when it comes to disclosure requirements. Moreover, opposing American constituents are more likely to block proposed changes than are lobbyists from elsewhere. In sum, the thesis investigates and finds that the IASB’s standard setting process allows special interest lobbying to shape the standards for financial instruments accounting and that the business community and American constituents are particularly influential in the process, thus reinforcing the Anglo-American nature of the standards.

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Fritz, Susanne, and Christina Lämmle. "The International harmonisation process of Accounting Standards." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-1554.

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Background: Growth in international trade and capital flows has triggered a rising economic integration. Because of these developments there has been an international homogenising effect upon many customs, practices and institutions. In business life it led among other things to a desire to harmonise Accounting Standards among countries.

Purpose: Our purpose is to answer the question: What is the international harmonisation process of Accounting Standards, what is its status quo and how important is the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) in it?

Realisation: In order to fulfil this purpose, we have chosen a descriptive approach, which is based on secondary data from textbooks, articles and homepages.

Result: The international harmonisation of Accounting Standards is a process, which brings international Accounting Standards into some sort of agreement, in order to achieve a common set of principles, according to which financial statements from different countries are prepared. With the support of the IASB of the European Union (EU), 7000 European companies have to use International Accounting Standards (IAS) beginning 2005. Furthermore, the long existing rejection of IAS of the U.S. seems to change. Co-ordination of agendas of both standard-setting boards (IASB and Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) have been announced. We conclude, that the IASB plays a major role in the field of international harmonisation. This could be explained with achievements of the IASB, as for example the International Organisation of Security Commissions (IOSCO) Endorsement, EU regulation or the recent agreement of FASB and IASB to co-ordinate their work.

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Peng, Songlan. "The Harmonization of Chinese Accounting Standards with International Accounting Standards: An Empirical Evaluation." VCU Scholars Compass, 2005. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/100400486.html.

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Cadiz-Andrion, Luisa Victoria. "Investigating stakeholder concerns in accounting for co-operative equity under international accounting standards." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Accountancy, Finance and Information Systems, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/871.

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This research examines submissions from the co-operative sector in response to the exposure of Draft Interpretation D8: Members' Shares in Co-operative Entities (D8) to analyse their responses to the classification of co-operative member shares under D8. A review of extant literature revealed that the concentration of submissions to similar documents comes from investor-owned firms in developed countries; and that there is a dearth of submissions from developing countries and alternative business models, such as co-operatives. This research sought to compare and establish the similarities and differences of responses across country and regional classifications, and across income and stakeholder groups. The study conducted both qualitative and quantitative research methods of textual analysis by employing grounded theory and content analysis. The results indicate that D8 submissions primarily come from preparers in developed countries located in Europe and Central Asia and in East Asia and the Pacific regions. However, findings also show that regardless of country, regional, or income group classification, the co-operative industry expressed common concerns and issues.

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Chen, Feng. "Harmonization of Chinese accounting standards with international accounting standards : necessity, progress and effectiveness /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42576131.

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Dahawy, Khaled M. "The Relationship between Privatization, Culture, Adoption of International Accounting Standards, and Accounting in Egypt." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277672/.

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This study explores how the Egyptian socioeconomic factors impacted the implementation of International Accounting Standards (IASs) in Egypt. Prior research concluded that developing nations have special needs when it comes to accounting and financial reporting and recommended nation-specific analysis. The author adapts Gray's (1988) model, which connects Hofstede's cultural dimensions with accounting practice, to fit the Egyptian environment.

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Srijunpetch, S. "The implementation of international accounting standards in Thailand." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.494737.

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Al-Najjar, Fouad K. "Standardisation in accounting practices : a comparative international study." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.333604.

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Shanus, O. V. "Accounting Salaries by International Standards: Features and Harmonization." Thesis, Київський національний університет технологій та дизайну, 2017. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/7767.

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Ovsyuk, Nina Vasylivna, and Anastasia Nikolaevna Kovalenko. "Investment property accounting by national and international standards." Thesis, National Aviation University, 2021. https://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/53926.

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1. National Accounting Regulation (Standard) 32 "Investment Property": Order of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine dated 02.07.2007 № 779. URL: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/ show/z0823-07#Text. 2. International Financial Reporting Standard 40 "Investment Real Estate". URL: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/929_026#Text.
The paper studies the importance of investment property accounting at the enterprise. The purpose of research is definition of essence of an investment real estate in the national and international standards.
В роботі досліджено важливість обліку інвестиційної нерухомості на підприємстві. Метою дослідження є визначення сутності інвестиційної нерухомості в національному та міжнародному стандарті.

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Rees, Nadine. "An international survey of chief financial officers' views on international accounting standard-setting." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.423352.

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Wicki, Sarah. "Acquisition Accounting in der Schweizer Praxis." St. Gallen, 2007. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/01655232002/$FILE/01655232002.pdf.

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Abd-Elsalam, Omneya Hassan. "The introduction and application of international accounting standards to accounting disclosure regulations of a capital market in a developing country : the case of Egypt." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/1260.

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The purpose of this study is to perform a rigorous testing and analysis of accounting disclosure practices in a developing country which has adopted the International Accounting Standards (IASs) and has changed towards an economic policy of privatisation after many years of a socialist era. The study also measures the effects on disclosure levels of changes in the economic policy and the new regulations. Furthermore, it investigates the relationship between disclosure levels and company characteristics. A review of the theories which have been used in previous research as a basis for explaining disclosure practices is used to establish a priori expectations. The Egyptian economic and social environment and the Egyptian accounting regulations and standards are outlined. From the theory, previous research and the particular circumstances of Egypt, specific empirical research questions are generated and then transformed into hypotheses. A mandatory disclosure list is created which combines the disclosure requirements of the IASs and national regulations using a technique of segmentation which takes into consideration four factors: a) whether the IASs disclosure item is also required both by local established regulations (Companies Act; CA) and by local new regulations (CML); b) whether the IASs disclosure item is required only by local new regulations; c) whether the IASs disclosure item is available in the native language; and d) in which part of the annual report is the disclosure item located. This technique of segmentation leads to different combinations of disclosure total indices (IASs, CML, CA), partial indices (Partial CML Arabic and Partial IASs not Arabic) and nine sub-indices. This allows detailed statistical analysis and richer interpretation of results. Matched pairs of the annual reports of a sample of Egyptian listed companies in 1991 and 1995 are compared using the aforementioned segmentation of total, partial and sub-indices. Also, a larger sample of 1995 annual reports is analysed to compare the different indices and to investigate any relationship between the indices and selected company characteristics using both univariate and multivariate analysis. The study concludes that accounting disclosure by Egyptian listed companies was significantly greater in 1995 than in 1991. Public sector companies which were the largest in size and actively traded in the Stock Exchange provided the highest CML disclosure. Companies audited by one of the `big-six' offered the highest IASs disclosure. Specific explanations for the increase in various accounting disclosure items and the relationship between various disclosure practices and specific company characteristics are offered based on the segmentation. Theoretical models of agency and capital needs appear to be applicable to the findings regarding Egypt, but the applicability of signalling theory is not clear. Other issues relating to theory are explored in the context of the research findings. Several conclusions are drawn and some policy implications are discussed.

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Massoud, Hiba Kazem. "International social accounting disclosure : evidence from the petroleum industry." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.435455.

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Jorge, Susana Margarida Faustino. "Local government accounting in Portugal in comparative-international perspective." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2003. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/99/.

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Local government accounting in Portugal has been through a radical transformation since 1999. As additions to the traditional cash-based budgetary accounting, the system now includes accrual-based financial accounting and reporting, as well as cost accounting. The keystone for the changes was the Chart of Accounts for Local Government, issued in 1999 as a consequence of a wider reform process (comprising administrative, financial management and accounting issues) started in 1990 for the whole Portuguese Public Administration. This thesis describes how the Portuguese local government accounting system currently works, specifically addressing budgetary, financial and cost accounting techniques. Using Lüder’s Financial Management Reform Process Model, it also explains the current innovations in the Portuguese governmental accounting, and presents the context within which the reforms have been taking place. The same framework is used to predict the conduciveness to future developments, providing some insights into the probability of further reforms. Finally, it offers an inductive theory of Portuguese local government accounting in comparative-international perspective, in comparison with the United Kingdom. In the process, this shows that, despite the similarities in the form and content of the reports produced, differences still remain as to their aims and purposes.

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Sun, Cong. "The possible application of international accounting standards in China." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2013. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4335/.

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This thesis is a single case study on Chinese accounting, the research question it attempts to answer is the possible application of international accounting standards in China. In order to answer the research question, it first studies the differences of contexts between international accounting and Chinese accounting, subsequently, from the perspective of conceptual framework, elucidates the dissimilarities between Chinese accounting and international accounting and the causes which bring about these differences. The final conclusion is that China has not yet possessed the necessary conditions for the application of international accounting standards.

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Jorge, Susana. "Local government accounting in Portugal in comparative-international perspective." Doctoral thesis, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/13545.

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Pham, Hoai Huong. "A comparative study of Vietnamese and international accounting standards." Thesis, Curtin University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1996.

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This thesis investigates de jure convergence of Vietnamese Accounting Standards (VAS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS/IFRS) and de facto (actual company reporting practice) compliance with VAS and IAS/IFRS using a sample of 200 Vietnamese listed companies’ 2010 annual financial reports. This study is important because Vietnam is one of Asia’s fastest growing economies whilst Vietnamese accounting is poorly understood.The de jure analysis shows that during the period 2001-2005 Vietnam initially adopted 84% of the IAS/IFRS issued up through 2003. However, subsequent amendments and new IFRSs have not been updated to VASs, causing a significant decrease in overall de jure convergence to a very modest level of 62%. Non-convergence is more noticeable for disclosure than for measurement issues.The de facto analysis shows a somewhat higher level (80%) of compliance with VAS but a lower level (67%) of compliance with IAS/IFRS by Vietnamese listed companies. Disclosure non-compliance is particularly problematic for Vietnam. State ownership, company size and audit firm type are major predictors of measurement compliance, whereas stock exchange location and audit firm type are key predictors of disclosure compliance.The modest de jure convergence of VAS and IAS/IFRS combined with the moderate de facto company compliance with VAS leads to a lower de facto compliance with IAS/IFRS in Vietnam. The key implication is that enhancement of mechanisms for complying with accounting standards is as important as improvement of de jure convergence to achieve de facto company reporting convergence with IAS/IFRS in Vietnam. This highlights the role of national accounting standard setters and regulators in promoting the convergence process. From a more global perspective, if the International Accounting Standards Board is to truly achieve its global convergence aim they should review their rule-making approach for emerging markets like Vietnam.

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Parry, Michael. "The role of accounting in the economic development of Bangladesh." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.375973.

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Paananen, Mari. "Harmonization of Accounting Practices Among IAS Firms Listed in the U.S. and Its Capital Market Implications." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2003. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4400/.

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The focus of the study is on financial reporting for non-U.S. firms registered with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) but using International Accounting Standards (IAS). This study addresses two issues, (1) whether the comparability of financial reporting among firms using IAS in credit and equity financing jurisdictions increases over time and (2) the associated capital market implications. The motivation for the study is the SEC's ongoing assessment of IAS for possible use by non-U.S. registrants for listing and capital raising in the U.S. Previous research on variations in financial reporting practices has revealed distinctly different types of financial reporting depending on country of origin. Moreover, some research suggests that such differences in financial reporting tend to persist in spite of harmonization efforts of accounting standards. This study suggests that there may be a systematic difference between credit and equity firms' financial reporting that is manifested by the fact that credit firms' adjustments to U.S. GAAP are greater than the adjustments made by equity firms. This systematic difference has had the following capital market consequences for credit firms, (1) a decreasing strength of association between accounting earnings and share prices post-1994, (2) an increased bid-ask spread post-1994, and (3) a decreased trading volume post-1994. This may be an indication that on the average firms reporting under IAS fail to meet an important part of the SEC's second assessment criterion with respect to high quality and full disclosure, namely comparability. In addition, it seems that the revisions made by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) have not resulted in more congruent financial reporting among firms reporting under IAS over time.

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West, Craig. "The Taxation of International (non-resident) Sportspersons in South Africa." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5618.

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This thesis tests, firstly, the relevance of the OECD Model article 17 (the sportsperson article). Secondly, and accepting the current format of the sportsperson article in South African Double Tax Agreements (DTAs), the withholding tax applied to sportspersons performing in South Africa is analysed against the sportsperson article to determine whether these are appropriately aligned. The interpretational rules applicable to fiscal legislation in South Africa provide the methodology applied to the analysis of the withholding tax on sportspersons and the applicable DTA articles. Comparative analyses were conducted on all the South African DTAs in force at 1 June 2008 against the OECD, UN and USA Models. The OECD Model provides the core commentary as it is the general basis for most South African DTAs. Substantive analyses were conducted on the DTA articles of 'taxes covered' (OECD Article 2); sportspersons (OECD Article 17) and exchange of information (OECD Article 26). The scope of the withholding tax, both as regards persons and income, was found to be wider than that of the South Africa DTA sportsperson articles. This misalignment renders the withholding tax inapplicable in many cases when applied to a resident of a Contracting State. Naturally the misalignment has no influence on sportspersons from States that have not concluded a DTA with South Africa. The misalignment has also been replicated in the concessionary legislation promulgated for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. As South Africa has not concluded DTAs with the bulk of the potential qualifying countries for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the possibility of double taxation for sportspersons, support and auxiliary staff is increased. The difference in scope between the DTAs and the withholding tax is also an indicator of the increasing inappropriateness of the sportsperson article in current DTAs in force. While the initial justification for the article's inclusion may have been valid, in a global economy with business and individuals more mobile than national tax systems, an article focussed on only one class of mobile worker is inappropriate and lacks relevance. University of Cape Town Abstract iv As national governments react to global tax issues, development in exchange of information is bound to occur. However, to supplant withholding taxes in source States and to fully support the residence basis of taxation, regular (and reciprocal) exchange of information is required between States. Currently, differences in domestic tax systems and inefficiencies in exchanges render withholding taxes a necessary (albeit a crude) substitute to ensure that the income is taxed at least once between the source State and resident State. Advances in exchange of information are progressing rapidly and it is hoped that automatic relevant exchange of information in the future will remove the need for unnecessary withholding taxes and ensure that the right tax is levied on the right person in the appropriate State (Pocock, 2001). The South African withholding tax on sportspersons should be aligned with the sportsperson article in the interim (or a replacement article in the future). South Africa should also continue to actively pursue exchanges of information with other States and encourage other States to do so in global forums. It is recommended that the DTA sportsperson article be deleted and replaced with a more appropriate and relevant DTA article concerning all mobile individuals.

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Bischof, Jannis. "Issues in fair value accounting under IFRS." [S.l. : s.n.], 2008. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-21637.

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Bieker, Markus. "Ökonomische Analyse des Fair Value Accounting /." Frankfurt Main [u.a.] : Lang, 2006. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=014754802&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Dewan-Czarnecki, Tara. "Perceptions of Overhead in International Development." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10141595.

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Revised foreign assistance policies of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) now include a limited allowance to cover overhead expenses incurred by those non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that do not maintain negotiated rates with the U.S. Government. This includes local NGOs (LNGOs) newer to direct funding. The limited allowance provides a fixed maximum percentage that NGOs without a negotiated rate can apply to any U.S. Government funded program. The new limited allowance is one key element of USAID Forward, the reform initiative launched in 2010 that among other features seeks to strengthen the capacity of grant-recipient LNGOs to achieve greater impact with development programs. Nevertheless, as this thesis based on original qualitative research will show, the staff of many of LNGOs upon which USAID is focusing are unaware of the options and requirements for obtaining sufficient overhead cost coverage. The affected NGOs thus in fact operate at a disadvantage, especially in comparison with larger international NGOs (INGOs) with negotiated rates and greater financial knowledge.

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Preissler, Gerald. "Prinzipienbasierung der Rechnungslegung nach IAS, IFRS? /." Frankfurt am Main ; Berlin ; Bern ; Bruxelles ; New York ; Oxford ; Wien : Lang, 2005. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=013111622&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Watrin, Christoph. "Internationale Rechnungslegung und Regulierungstheorie /." Wiesbaden : Deutscher Universitäts-Verlag, 2001. http://aleph.unisg.ch/hsgscan/hm00079038.pdf.

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Kilani, Kilani Abdulkerim. "The evolution and status of accounting in Libya." Thesis, University of Hull, 1988. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:3108.

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Dietel, Marco. "International Accounting Standards, International Financial Reporting Standards und steuerliche Gewinnermittlung : Möglichkeiten für eine modifizierte Massgeblichkeit /." Sternenfels : Verl. Wiss. und Praxis, 2004. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=012926115&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Weaver, Samantha. "International financial statement analysis : the reaction of the UK investment community to international accounting differences." Thesis, University of Reading, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308086.

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Arbault, Damien. "Globalized impacts International trade accounting in a hybrid LCI method." Thesis, KTH, Urban and Regional Studies, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-24863.

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Abu, Bakar Azizah. "Facebook Sentiment Index and international stock markets." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2017. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/8604/.

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This thesis aims to provide new behavioural finance insight into market anomalies through the use of a novel approach to measuring investor sentiment: the Facebook’s Gross National Happiness (GNH) index. The three empirical essays of this thesis investigate separately the relation between country-level investor mood – measured daily using the GNH index, and the following occurrences: the Monday Effect, return differentials in cross-listed shares; and herding. The empirical investigations are carried out with data (September 2007 to March 2012) for up to 20 international markets for which daily GNH data are available. In the first essay (Chapter 3), new empirical evidence is provided on the relation between mood and the Monday Effect. This chapter examines whether the well-documented evidence of Monday returns being significantly lower than other trading days of the week relates with mood. The results indicate that the Monday Effect become insignificant when mood is controlled for, and that such effect is more prominent within small capitalization indices and within collectivist and high uncertainty avoidance countries. These findings thus provide empirical support to a behavioural explanation for the Monday Effect, particularly the ‘Blue Monday’ hypothesis. The second essay (Chapter 4) investigates whether returns differentials in pairs of cross-listed shares is related to mood differential between the markets on which these securities are traded. The results, based on 281 pairs of synchronously traded cross-listed shares and controlling for arbitrage costs, support the hypothesized positive relation between return and mood differentials. Such relation is also found to be more prominent among small-cap firms, as these shares tend to attract small investors who are prone to sentiment-induced biases. The third essay (Chapter 5) adds to limited existing empirical evidence on the relation between investor mood and herding behaviour. This chapter investigates whether investors exhibit greater tendency to herd during days of extreme (upper or lower) moods, and whether such relation is affected by firm-size and culture. The results indicate the presence of herding during days with extreme mood, thus lending further empirical support to the notion that herding is mainly driven by psychological factors. Consistent with prior literature, the relation between herding and mood is found to be stronger within small capitalization indices and in countries with collectivist and high uncertainty avoidance culture. Overall, this thesis contributes to further understanding of the effect of investors’ psychological biases on the market.

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O'Malley, Sean L. "A State of Flux: The Future of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in the Face of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1338838501.

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El-Firjani, Essa. "Investigating the corporate accounting regulations and factors influencing the adoption of international accounting standards (IAS) in Libya." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2010. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/6006/.

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Hjelström, Anja. "Understanding international accounting standard setting : a case study of the process of revising IAS 12 (1996), income tax /." Stockholm : Economic Research Institute, Stockholm School of Economics (EFI), 2005. http://web.hhs.se/efi/summary/667.htm.

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Khosla, Vahin. "The Convergence To International Accounting Standards: A Detailed Case Study On India's Progress." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2015. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1125.

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As the business and economic world is constantly evolving due to globalization, the importance for a uniform, worldwide set of accounting standards can no longer be put to question. As each country has its own unique accounting standards, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are regarded as the solution to this concern as they would enable investors to value the financial position of a firm regardless of where it is located. While a large number of countries have already pledged to converge to these standards, a large number of accountants wonder why India (with its increasing requirement for global capital) has had significant delays in converging with IFRS. While there are significant differences between IFRS and current Indian accounting standards, this paper provides a cost / benefit analysis of what the convergence with IFRS would bring to the Indian economy. Further, it analyzes the other non-qualitative factors that have led to delay in implementation and ends by looking at what Indian convergence with IFRS would add to the world economy.

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Abuarqoub, Mohammad. "Strategies to Reduce Excessive Transition Costs to the International Financial Reporting Standards." Thesis, Walden University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10748396.

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The excessive cost of the transitioning from the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is a vital business challenge. Based on the transaction cost economics (TCE) theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies that some of the organizational financial professionals use to minimize excessive transition costs from GAAP to IFRS accounting systems. Data were collected from 3 financial professionals of a corporation located in the west coast region of Northern California using semistructured interviews, besides reviewed public records, and studies of developed countries that adopted IFRS. Using the thematic analysis approach, 4 themes emerged, (a) strategic planning and strategy, (b) strategies formulation, implementation, and evaluation, (c) contract negotiation and enforcement, and (d) information system and project cost. The findings of this study could add practical knowledge of focused and consistent actions to IFRS adoption strategies, which could give priority to reducing the costs of the transaction from implementing GAAP to IFRS in local firms’ financial reporting. The implications for positive social changes could include the potential to enhance knowledge of financial reporting, motivate investments, increase economic resources, and improve local employment growth.

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Albahloul, Mohammad. "Internationalisation of auditing practices and auditing professions : a study of international standards and international accounting firms." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.488072.

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This thesis is concerned with the role of the international accounting firms in the process of auditing harmonisation both through their activities as individual firms and as agents whose actions enhance the degree of compliance with the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). A major motivation underlying this research is the aspiration to understand the real potential for successful realization of the objective of worldwide auditing standards. This objective may be facilitated by the internationalisation of supply of auditing services, which suggests that the major international accounting firms would have a vital role in the achievability of global standards. Therefore, understanding the role of these firms is another motivation for this study. In addition, within the academic arena, comparative international auditing has received significantly less attention than international accounting harmonisation. As such, the third motivation for this study is to attempt to contribute to the debate on whether the internationalisation of auditing practices is generally feasible, in particular in the context of Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs). The research focuses on examining the extent to which ISAs are complied with in the context of LEDCs, and the influence of environmental factors, as suggested by comparative accounting research, and the activities of international accounting firms on compliance. Thus, the original idea of harmonisation as moving towards worldwide auditing practices across countries may not be achieved as long as environmental and cultural differences exist and exert different influences on professional development across countries. These research issues are addressed through a comparative study of Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, based on a questionnaire survey and interviews. The rationale for conducting this investigation is based on the fact these three states belong to what is generally perceived to be a relatively homogenous region in terms of the level of economic development, culture, and language. But they have been followed diverse routes while adapting to the process of internationalisation of auditing practice. Therefore, it is of relevance to examine the forces that have resulted in countries within a relatively homogenous region adopting diverse policies while dealing with the international process. The study adds to the few existing empirical studies and offers evidence relevant to the debate about the extent to which international auditing practice has been harmonised, and what is the role of the major accounting firms in promoting adoption of ISAs and decreasing international auditing differences. In particular it provides evidence which can contribute towards understanding the nature and forms of international pressures for change in LEDCs. Previous studies have focused on auditing harmonisation within developed countries. This study indicates the need to broaden the research agenda to consider contexts where the auditing profession may be at a different stage of development, and to challenge assumptions either that innovations in auditing practice and standards are easily transferred globally or that individual countries, even within a common region, have uniform auditing environments.

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Halbouni, Sawsan Saadi. "The adoption of international accounting standards in Jordan - a study of accounting practices applied by Jordanian listed companies." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.633431.

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This thesis investigates the development of financial reporting in Jordan over the 10 years between 1988 and 1998, a period during which the Jordanian government sought both to internationalise the economy and to facilitate this through adoption of accepted international standards for accounting. A survey of accounting practices adopted by Jordanian companies for measuring assets and profits was conducted and indices used to measure the degree of consistency between companies. The survey shows that the Jordanian companies were continually changing their accounting practices and that these changes affected the degree of consistency over time. The degree of compliance between Jordanian accounting practices and the requirements of international accounting standards (IAS) was measured for a selected number of areas of accounting, for individual items required by standards in each area, and for individual companies against all the IASs included in the study. This study reports the degree of consistency between companies and the degree of compliance with the international accounting standards both before and after their endorsement by the Jordanian Association of Public Accountants in 1990 and before and after their adoption by the Jordanian regulations in 1997. It concludes that neither event was associated with any material increase in the overall degree of consistency or in the degree of compliance. Multivariate analysis and the nonparametric statistics are applied to test the association between companies' compliance and factors such as asset size, ownership spread, international trade, foreign investment, international or local audit firm, rate of return, earnings margin, leverage and industry. The findings are consistent with the prior expectations concerning the association between asset size and individual company degree of compliance. However, the opposite was the case in relation to the sign of the relationship between the rate of return and individual company degree 01 compliance. The nonparametric statistic findings reveal that asset size, ownership spread, international trade and industry are factors associated with variations in the individual company degree of compliance. Neither the multivariate analysis nor the nonparametric statistical findings reveal that foreign investments, audit firm and leverage were factors associated with compliance levels. The survey evidence and statistical analysis is complemented by the collection of views of certain groups of participants in the financial reporting process through the conduct of interviews and completion of questionnaires. Comments expressed include the view that the IASC is capable of satisfying the needs of developed and developing countries and therefore, the adoption of the IASs is suitable for the Jordanian environment. Local users' needs, the international lending associations and linked audit firms were considered to be the most influential factors in the adoption of the IAS. It is also suggested that maximising profit was the main objective of companies' management when deciding to apply IASs.

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Secord, Peter. "Harmonization of accounting practices within NAFTA : history, environment, assessment and prospects." Thesis, University of Reading, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.272285.

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Skotarczyk, Mitchell A. "The Effect of Culture on the Implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2011. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/165.

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As globalization increases at a blistering pace, more and more business entities continue to get involved in cross-border capital investments. A considerable cost can be applied to these types of transaction for the translation of financial statements prepared under dissimilar accounting guidelines into a comparable form. There exist a multiple number of accounting systems that create these dissimilarities, because accounting is a language of business that has been created by society to provide information as to the economic health of an entity. Similar to any other language, varying types of “accounting language” are used across different regions of the globe to convey this information.

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bin, Ramli Mohd Ismail. "Disclosure in annual reports : an agency theoretic perspective in an international setting." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2585.

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Over the recent years 'transparency' or better information disclosure has been the buzzword of various corporate governance bodies due to the failures of the system of corporate governance, which arise from an agency relationship. However, there are arguments by 'free market' advocates suggesting that information is voluntarily disclosed. This study discusses and compares the disclosure of information relating to directors' behaviour in the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Sweden. These countries were selected because they represent the developed countries with different accounting systems. Furthermore, they are also the board member countries of IASC and OECD. 'Transparency' relating to directors' behaviour for the six countries were measured using disclosure indices, i.e. the disclosure point average for dichotomous, modified dichotomous, weighted dichotomous and weighted modified dichotomous indices. These weighted indices were established by analysing survey responses of investment analysts. The results show that there were significant differences in the disclosure of information relating to directors' behaviour among the six countries. There is also a very low level of 'transparency' in all the countries except the United Kingdom. These results suggest that information relating to directors' behaviour is not voluntarily disclosed and therefore regulation is necessary in order for it to be more transparent as suggested by the various corporate governance bodies.

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Hagist, Christian. "Demography and social health insurance : an international comparison using generational accounting /." Baden-Baden : Nomos, 2008. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/556755847.pdf.

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Vu, Tuan Hung. "Essays on the economic consequences of international pension accounting standard IAS19." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/30568.

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This thesis examines the economic consequences of the adoption of international pension accounting standard IAS19 Revised (IAS19R) on pension asset allocation decisions by applying a difference-in-differences with propensity score matching method. The publication of IAS19R in 2011 marked a fundamental change to pension reporting in financial statements. In particular, it had a significant impact on (1) how sponsor firms recognise net pension assets/liabilities on the balance sheet, (2) the calculation and recognition of pension expenses, (3) the presentation of re-measurement (actuarial gains and losses), treatment of which had been heavily debated by academics and practitioners, and (4) disclosure requirements for pension schemes, which had been criticised as “excessive” under IAS19. This research examines the “real effect” of IAS19R adoption on management investment decisions. Using a difference-in-differences with propensity score matching method, the results suggest that, on average, UK sponsor firms affected by IAS19R have reduced their risk taking in pension investments post-IAS19R, both over time and compared with a control sample of unaffected US firms (matched by propensity score matching). The results of sensitivity analysis also suggest that UK sponsor firms tried to avoid the expensive liquidity costs of asset re-allocation by switching their pension plan asset allocations gradually during the period around the publication and adoption of IAS19R. Furthermore, the outcomes of sensitivity tests suggest a positive relationship between equity investment levels, and firms’ leverage and cash flow risk, consistent with the “risk-shifting” hypothesis documented in the previous literature. The thesis also applies a manual textual analysis on the comment letters sent by industrial firms to the IASB to provide their opinions on the IAS19R Exposure Draft. The analysis describes and tabulates the arguments raised by these firms on three main amendment areas of IAS19: recognition, presentation and disclosure. Based on this description, this part aims to motivate the empirical research mentioned previously and shed light on the other potential consequences of IAS19R adoption. These consequences include: the management of funding might be driven by accounting rules rather than management rules; the increasing volatility of balance sheet; de-risking in the pension plan portfolio following the adoption of IAS19R; the diminishing of financial statement “true and fair view” and its usefulness due to the abolition of expected rate of return and excessive requirements on pension disclosure. Furthermore, the study also suggests that the lobbying behaviour of these firms on the standard setting process is consistent with the predictions of Positive Accounting Theory.

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Taran, V., and M. I. Skrypnyk. "Organizational aspects of strategic managerial accounting with consideration of international practice." Thesis, КНУТД, 2016. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/2227.

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