Essays about: "local GAAP"

Found 3 essays containing the words local GAAP.

  1. 1. The Effect of Accounting Standards on Business Acquisitions : An analysis of the Swedish acquisition market

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Maxx Hillman; Linus Sjösten; [2022]
    Keywords : Accounting standards; agency theory; amortization; business acquisitions; goodwill; IFRS; K3; local GAAP; synergies; Swedish GAAP; resource-based view; value added;

    Abstract : The topic of business acquisitions has been much debated in 2022, largely due to Microsoft’s record-breaking acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Historically, business acquisitions and their corresponding goodwill values have been a thoroughly examined and debated subject between scholars and regulators due to the complexity and ambiguity of goodwill. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Impact of Loan Loss Provision on EU Listed Banks Under Local GAAP and IFRS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hairong Chen; [2019-08-08]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of loan loss provision (LLP) under the International Financial Report Standards (IFRS) and local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in European publicly traded banks’ earnings and the change of stock prices. For this purpose, I empirically investigate the association between LLPs and earnings, LLPs and change of stock price for 132 banks in 22 European Union (EU) countries. READ MORE

  4. 3. Earnings Management pre- and post IFRS Adoption : Results from Sweden, Finland and Norway

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Victor Dahlén; Daniel Lindberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Earnings management; Accruals management; Real activities manipulation; IFRS implementation; Information asymmetry;

    Abstract : This paper examines the behaviour and use of accruals management (AM) and real activities manipulation (RAM) under local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and if it has been altered following IFRS implementation in Sweden, Finland and Norway. The paper takes inspiration from Roychowdhury (2006) and Zang (2012) and use previously developed frameworks for earnings management. READ MORE