Essays about: "accounting IAS"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 90 essays containing the words accounting IAS.

  1. 1. Unraveling earnings management: A comprehensive analysis of loan loss provisions under IFRS 9 and the influence of executive remuneration

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

    Author : August Forsell; Daan van Elk; [2023]
    Keywords : Loan loss provisions; Banks; IFRS 9; Earnings management; Executive remuneration;

    Abstract : This study examines what impact the change from the Incurred Loss (IL) model under IAS 39 to the Expected Credit Loss (ECL) model under IFRS 9 had on earnings management through loan loss provisions (LLP). By studying a sample of listed European banks, our findings suggest that CEOs manage earnings through LLP but with different loss recognition practices under the two accounting regimes, recognizing fewer LLP under IAS 39 and more under IFRS 9. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Influence of Changed Accouting Language on the Interpretation of Intangible Assets and Financial Reality : SaaS Arrangements in the Light of New IFRIC Decisions

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Adam Christensen; Sofia Sörman; [2023]
    Keywords : Accounting language; financial reality; intangible assets; regulatory change; SaaS; SaaS arrangements; institutional theory;

    Abstract : Background/Problem: As languages are powerful tools of communication, they play a vitalrole in shaping our perception of reality, influence our understanding of the world and determine how we interpret and make sense of it. Thus, changing the accounting languagealso affects the way financial reality can be expressed, interpreted, and perceived. READ MORE

  3. 3. The effects of adoption of IFRS 16 on financial reports, financial measures and taxation - Evidence from the Swedish retail industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Marcus Sandström; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : Leasing; IFRS 16; IAS 17; Case study; Deferred taxes;

    Abstract : This paper examines the transition from IAS 17 to IFRS 16 in terms of the effects on the financial report, financial ratios, and taxation for various Swedish retail companies. The study was carried out as a multiple case study were accounting data was extracted from annual reports. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Expected Credit Loss Model's Impact on the Cyclicality of Credit Supply: A Study of the Implementation of IFRS 9

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

    Author : Oskar Duan; Iuliana Tornea; [2022]
    Keywords : Expected credit loss; Incurred credit loss; Capital crunch; IFRS 9; Capital Requirements;

    Abstract : The accounting standard for recognizing loan loss provisions changed in 2018 from IAS 39 to IFRS 9. IFRS 9 introduced the expected credit loss model (ECL), intended to be an improved alternative to its predecessor, the incurred credit loss model (ICL), which was criticized for the "too little, too late" provisioning during the 2008 financial crisis. READ MORE

  5. 5. 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