The Nature Of Accounting Regulation

Author : Ian Dennis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134451520
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Accounting Regulation written by Ian Dennis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accounting standards are an essential element in the regulation of current financial reporting. Standard setters promulgate such standards, and companies and professional accountants follow them in preparing financial reports. Although much has been written about the history of standard setting, the conceptual underpinnings of accounting standards, the process of setting them, and whether such standards should be ‘rules-based’ or ‘principles-based,’ there has been little written about the kind of thing they are. This book examines the nature of accounting standards and the very idea of a rule, of implementation guidance, and of the objectives that are included in them. It enables the reader to grasp the reasons for promulgating standards, the role of the conceptual framework in setting standards in an institutional context, and the kind of rules that are useful in regulating financial reporting. The insights provided by this examination are used to throw light on the distinction between ‘principles-based’ and ‘rules-based’ standards and on the nature of ‘good’ accounting standards.'

Author : Ian Dennis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134451458
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Accounting Regulation written by Ian Dennis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accounting standards are an essential element in the regulation of current financial reporting. Standard setters promulgate such standards, and companies and professional accountants follow them in preparing financial reports. Although much has been written about the history of standard setting, the conceptual underpinnings of accounting standards, the process of setting them, and whether such standards should be ‘rules-based’ or ‘principles-based,’ there has been little written about the kind of thing they are. This book examines the nature of accounting standards and the very idea of a rule, of implementation guidance, and of the objectives that are included in them. It enables the reader to grasp the reasons for promulgating standards, the role of the conceptual framework in setting standards in an institutional context, and the kind of rules that are useful in regulating financial reporting. The insights provided by this examination are used to throw light on the distinction between ‘principles-based’ and ‘rules-based’ standards and on the nature of ‘good’ accounting standards.'

Author : Brian P. West
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134450559
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professionalism and Accounting Rules written by Brian P. West and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-04-17 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the issues raised by the vast array of accounting standards and technical rules which have marked the recent history of accounting. It is argued that the accounting profession is beset by an inferior and incomplete notion of quality in its work which emphasises compliance with processing rules, rather than the correspondence

Author : Sebastian Botzem
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781001065
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Accounting Regulation written by Sebastian Botzem and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'How and why do transnational regulatory bodies emerge? How do they acquire the authority and confidence to be actors in their own right? These questions preoccupy scholars in many disciplines and Sebastian Botzem's The Politics of Accounting Regulation makes an important contribution to the debates. Focusing on the case of the International Accounting Standards Board over a critical period of its development including the financial crisis Botzem addresses its evolution as an organization which produces accounting standards and whose efforts to be outside politics are inevitably and irredeemably political in nature. This book is essential reading for sociologists, political scientists, accountants and anyone else interested in the organization of global governance.' Michael Power, London School of Economics, UK The financial crisis underlines the relevance of accounting standards as much more than instrumental rules for corporate reporting. This important book outlines the accounting standards that embody societal and professional values and contribute to the distribution of financial benefits that put international harmonization of standards into the limelight. Sebastian Botzem reveals that international standards have emerged after decades of contest and political bargaining which resulted in closely aligned standards, voluntary consultation procedures and a network structure comprising actors mainly stemming from global auditing firms, regulators and international organizations.

Author : Roberto Di Pietra
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461480973
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accounting and Regulation written by Roberto Di Pietra and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1998, the world’s leading experts on accounting and regulation have convened in a series of workshops to explore and analyze emerging issues in the field. They have covered a wide array of topics, including corporate governance, auditing, financial disclosure, international standards boards, and the dynamics of markets and institutions. Most recently, they have focused on the role that accounting practices and policies may have played in the global financial crisis of 2008. In this volume, the editors showcase contributions from the workshops that represent the full spectrum of issues and perspectives relating to accounting and regulation. Each paper incorporates the most current examples and references to reflect the latest insights, with an emphasis on exploring future implications for theory and research, practice, and policymaking. ​

Author : Yuri Biondi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 041588702X
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accounting and Business Economics written by Yuri Biondi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent financial crisis has sparked debates surrounding the nature and role of accounting in informing capital markets and regulatory bodies about the financial performance and position of a firm. These debates have drawn attention to the broader implications of accounting for the economy and society. Accounting and Business Economics brings together leading international scholars to examine the current state of accounting theory and its fundamental connection with the economics and finance of firms, viewing the business entity from not only accounting, but also national, economic, social, political, juridical, anthropological, and moral points of view.

Author : Don E. Garner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nature and Purpose of Accounting written by Don E. Garner and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stuart McLeay
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461545897
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Issues in Accounting Regulation written by Stuart McLeay and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Issues in Accounting Regulation looks at accounting regulation in a different way. The opening chapters explore the tension between the power of the state and the forces of the market, and other aspects of the political dimension to accounting regulation. The book also examines the process of setting accounting standards, highlighting the crucial role of standard setters in assessing the level of public support for an issue in the face of opposing positions taken by powerful interest groups. In addition, the book provides an introduction to the theoretical framework of accounting regulation, looking at choices between controversial accounting methods and at markets that are characterized by asymmetry of information and beliefs. The final chapters of the book are concerned with creative accounting, deregulation of financial reporting by smaller companies, and the link between price regulation and accounting policy choices.

Author : Australia. Accounting Standards Review Board
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nature of Approved Accounting Standards and Statements of Accounting Concepts and Criteria for the Evaluation of Proposed Approved Accounting Standards written by Australia. Accounting Standards Review Board and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Andrew Higson
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761971412
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Corporate Financial Reporting written by Andrew Higson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003-02-28 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Internet bubble has collapsed and the largest bankruptcy in US history, Enron, has made the call for greater transparency in financial reporting more important than ever. Andrew Higson draws attention to what is a 'true and fair view' in reporting and critically examines accounting theory and modern practice.