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What accounting standards were the cause of enforcement actions following IFRS adoption?

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  • Michael E. Bradbury
  • Tom Scott

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We provide descriptive evidence on enforcement actions (i.e., regulatory enquiries and their outcomes) following the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in New Zealand. The most common enquiries made by the Securities Commission of New Zealand post‐IFRS adoption period (2007–2010) relate to IFRS transition, financial statement presentation, financial instrument disclosures and related party disclosures. We conclude that the perspective of public enforcement (securities regulators) differs from that of private enforcement (auditors) and focuses on disclosure issues. We discuss the implications of this result for current International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issues, such as materiality and professional judgment in principles‐based standards.

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  • Michael E. Bradbury & Tom Scott, 2021. "What accounting standards were the cause of enforcement actions following IFRS adoption?," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 61(S1), pages 2247-2268, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:acctfi:v:61:y:2021:i:s1:p:2247-2268
    DOI: 10.1111/acfi.12661
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