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Using the internet for financial disclosures: the Australian experience

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  • Wai Kin Chan
  • Nilmini Wickramasinghe

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The internet is a powerful communication device. It is no surprise then that companies are moving towards using the internet as a communication device for the distribution of financial information. Thus, making the internet a new voluntary disclosure medium. This paper explores this new opportunity for the internet; as a voluntary disclosure medium. This is done by extending previous studies, which have examined the effect Public Accounting (PA) firm quality has on the adoption of Internet Financial Disclosure (IFD) and testing this in the Australian context. The empirical results show that, while accounting firm size plays a significant role in explaining the IFD quality, the PA firm quality is not important for the IFD adoption which in turn has far reaching implications for using the internet as a tool for financial disclosures.

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  • Wai Kin Chan & Nilmini Wickramasinghe, 2006. "Using the internet for financial disclosures: the Australian experience," International Journal of Electronic Finance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(1), pages 118-150.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijelfi:v:1:y:2006:i:1:p:118-150
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    1. Dr. Mohd Noor Azli bin Ali Khan Author_Email: mnazli@yahoo.com & Prof. Dr. Noor Azizi bin Ismail, 2011. "Malaysian Academics’ Perceptions Of Internet Financial Reporting," Annual Summit on Business and Entrepreneurial Studies (ASBES 2011) Proceeding 2011-024-163, Conference Master Resources.
    2. Dr. Mohd Noor Azli bin Ali Khan & Professor Dr. Noor Azizi bin Ismail, 2011. "The Use Of Disclosure Indices In Internet Financial Reporting Research," Journal of Global Business and Economics, Global Research Agency, vol. 3(1), pages 157-173, July.
    3. Nirosh Kuruppu & Peter Oyelere & Hamdan Al Jabri, 2015. "Internet Financial Reporting And Disclosure Practices Of Publicly Traded Corporations: Evidence From Sri Lanka," Accounting & Taxation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 7(1), pages 75-91.
    4. Elena Escrig‐Olmedo & María Jesús Muñoz‐Torres & María Ángeles Fernández‐Izquierdo, 2013. "Sustainable Development and the Financial System: Society's Perceptions About Socially Responsible Investing," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(6), pages 410-428, September.
    5. Doaa Aly & Jon Simon & Khaled Hussainey, 2010. "Determinants of corporate internet reporting: evidence from Egypt," Managerial Auditing Journal, Emerald Group Publishing, vol. 25(2), pages 182-202, January.

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