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Reconciling national with international accounting standards

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  • Carol Adams
  • Pauline Weetman
  • Sidney Gray

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The IASC has suggested a number of ways by which listed companies could present financial statements that conform with International Accounting Standards (IAS). This paper considers the feasibility and usefulness of those options. In particular, the reconciliation of domestic financial statements to IAS, and the degree of harmonization likely to be achieved as a result, is examined by means of an empirical study of Finnish corporate reports. The reconciliations and other IAS information provided by the unique case of seventeen Finnish companies are examined in detail over a three-year period. Gray's index of conservatism (Gray, 1980) is used to examine the impact on profit and shareholders' equity of the various adjustments in the reconciliations.It is concluded that the insight provided by the IAS information is limited due to: the reduced quality of information provided regarding the Finnish (FAS) and IAS accounting policies followed; the combination of adjustments, some of which are material, included under 'other items'; the lack of an adjustment or explanation in some cases where FAS and IAS policies obviously differ; inadequate explanation as to the nature, magnitude and direction of the adjustments; and the lack of consistency in presentation. The authors conclude by suggesting some ways forward for the IASC in conjunction with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

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  • Carol Adams & Pauline Weetman & Sidney Gray, 1993. "Reconciling national with international accounting standards," European Accounting Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 2(3), pages 471-494.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:euract:v:2:y:1993:i:3:p:471-494
    DOI: 10.1080/09638189300000048
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    1. Street, Donna L. & Nichols, Nancy B. & Gray, Sidney J., 2000. "Assessing the Acceptability of International Accounting Standards in the US: An Empirical Study of the Materiality of US GAAP Reconciliations by Non-US Companies Complying with IASC Standards," The International Journal of Accounting, Elsevier, vol. 35(1), pages 27-63, March.
    2. Carol Adams & Pauline Weetman & Edward Jones & Sidney Gray, 1999. "Reducing the burden of US GAAP reconciliations by foreign companies listed in the United States: the key question of materiality," European Accounting Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(1), pages 1-22.
    3. Dunk, Alan S. & Kilgore, Alan, 2000. "The Reintroduction of the True and Fair Override and Harmonization with IASC Standards in Australia: Lessons from the EU and Implications for Financial Reporting and International Trade," The International Journal of Accounting, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 213-226, July.
    4. Sara Paralta, 2014. "Accounting Standards and Market Value of Firms with Pension Plans," International Journal of Business and Social Research, MIR Center for Socio-Economic Research, vol. 4(11), pages 31-42, November.
    5. George Emmanuel Iatridis, 2012. "Voluntary IFRS disclosures: evidence from the transition from UK GAAP to IFRSs," Managerial Auditing Journal, Emerald Group Publishing, vol. 27(6), pages 573-597, June.
    6. Ioannis Tsalavoutas & Lisa Evans, 2010. "Transition to IFRS in Greece: financial statement effects and auditor size," Managerial Auditing Journal, Emerald Group Publishing, vol. 25(8), pages 814-842, September.
    7. Sara Paralta, 2014. "Accounting Standards and Market Value of Firms with Pension Plans," International Journal of Business and Social Research, LAR Center Press, vol. 4(11), pages 31-42, November.
    8. Elena Barbu & C. Richard Baker, 2009. "L'application des normes IAS/IFRS dans l'Union Européenne : Outil de gouvernance d'entreprise ou de gouvernance mondiale ?," Post-Print halshs-00459791, HAL.
    9. Iatridis, George & Rouvolis, Sotiris, 2010. "The post-adoption effects of the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards in Greece," Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 55-65.
    10. Federica Doni & Ross Taplin & Roberto Verona, 2016. "Comparability of Company Accounts Using IFRS and US GAAP: Empirical Evidence of European and US Financial Statements," International Journal of Business and Management, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(12), pages 1-54, November.
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    12. Hannu, Schadewitz, 1997. "Financial and nonfinancial information in interim reports: Determinants and implications," MPRA Paper 44292, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    13. Elena Barbu, 2006. "L'application des normes IAS/IFRS par les entreprises françaises cotées : une décision sous influence institutionnelle," Post-Print halshs-00548117, HAL.

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