Essays about: "US GAAP"
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1. Loan Loss Provisions and Lending Activity in Banks : A quantitative study comparing the effects of loan loss provisions on lending activity in banks applying IFRS 9 and ASC 326
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : As a response to the financial crisis of 2008 the IASB and the FASB developed IFRS 9 and ASC 326, respectively. These accounting regulations are supposed to increase reporting transparency and promote financial stability by determining the calculation and recognition of loan loss provisions. READ MORE
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2. Can Optimism in Press Releases Increase Abnormal Stock Returns? - An Event Study and Text-Analysis of Press Releases Issued by FinTech Companies under IFRS and US GAAP
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Purpose The purpose of our study is to investigate and compare the level of optimism in press releases regarding R&D operations for FinTech companies under US GAAP and IFRS and how it affects abnormal stock returns under these two accounting standards. Research Design In order to conduct this study, an event study is used with 3, 5 and 11-days event windows, a 30-days estimation window and a gap of 10 trading days. READ MORE
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3. The Effects of International Financial ReportingStandards Adoption on Earnings Management: Evidence from Commercial Banks in Liberia
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Purpose - the purpose of this thesis is to investigate earnings management in an emerging economy without market force. We use discretionary loan loss provisions (DLLP) to proxy earnings management, which constitute a material portion of the total accruals in the banking industry. READ MORE
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4. Value Relevance Effects of R&D Capitalization in US Companies
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : During the last few decades, investments in intangible knowledge have grown in importance. Along with this development, there has been an ongoing discussion on how to best treat such investments in the financial reports. This paper specifically focuses on expenditures labelled research & development (R&D). READ MORE
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5. Accounting for Goodwill in Public vs. Private Deals : Evidence from US Mergers and Acquisitions
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : In 2001, the FASB (Financial Accounting Standard Board) introduced accounting regulations SFAS 141 and SFAS 142 to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of financial reporting. The new standards have profoundly changed the accounting for business combinations and goodwill under US GAAP by requiring reporting entities to no longer amortize goodwill over its expected useful life, but to test for impairment annually. READ MORE