Essays about: "IAS 36 Impairment"

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  1. 1. Goodwill Impairment and Earnings Management in the year of the pandemic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Christine Dicken; Oskar Unger; [2021]
    Keywords : Goodwill Impairment; Earnings Management; Discretion; IFRS 3; IAS 36; COVID-19; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of the research is to analyze managers’ use of accounting discretion in goodwill impairment losses of European firms in 2020 – a year of financial distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic – and whether the discretion employed reflects earnings management. Methodology: The difference in earnings between impairers and non-impairers is analyzed by employing a Mann-Whitney U-test and an independent T-test. READ MORE

  3. 2. Disclosure of Goodwill Impairment-Testing in a time of Great Uncertainty - a Study on Large Public European Firms

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Ellen Daver; Helena Hellström; [2021]
    Keywords : Disclosure quality; Goodwill; Impairment-testing; IAS 36; Crisis;

    Abstract : In this paper, we investigate firms' disclosure quality of goodwill impairment-testing under IAS 36, and whether it changes when there is a sudden increase in uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment, as experienced during the Covid-19 crisis in 2020. We define disclosure quality as the transparency in the reporting of the goodwill impairment-testing process and we proxy this as the width of information components disclosed under IAS 36. READ MORE

  4. 3. What determines the amount of reported goodwill impairment? : An investigation of Nasdaq Stockholm OMX (OMXS)

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Gusten Friberg; Carl Åström Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Goodwill Impairment; IFRS 3; IAS 36; Economic Impairment; Earnings Management; Corporate Governance; Big Bath; Income Smoothing; Gender Diversity;

    Abstract : Background: The question on how to account for goodwill has long been a subject that causes big debates among actors within financial accounting. In 2004, the IASB released a new standard, IFRS 3 – Business Combinations, that changed the accounting for goodwill. READ MORE

  5. 4. To what extent do firms comply with IAS 36? : A study based on firms listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Stina Skyttner; Nora Wennertorp; [2017]
    Keywords : Impairment testing of Goodwill; IAS 36 paragraph 134; Compliance; Financial Reporting;

    Abstract : Title - To what extent do firms comply with IAS 36?: A study based on firms listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm.Level - Master thesis in business administration.Authors - Stina Skyttner and Nora Wennertorp.Supervisors - Arne Fagerström and Saeid Homayoun. READ MORE

  6. 5. Big Bath and Impairment of Goodwill : A study of the European telecommunications industry

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Amalia Reimbert; Caroline Karlsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Big bath; Impairment of goodwill; Earning management; Europe; Telecommunication industry;

    Abstract : Income decreasing strategies conducted by management could be harmful for various stakeholders. One example is big bath accounting, which could be accomplished in numer- ous ways. This study focus on big baths achieved by recognising impairments of goodwill. READ MORE