Even when clean audit reports are issued for not-for-profit organizations (NFPOs), misuse of donor resources may continue for years without detection by financial statement users. Previous research has established creative accounting, haphazard reporting, and fraud among NFPOs. As a result, aid has been reduced and some projects have been suspended. With Uganda as the study area, the key research question was the following: What is the impact of financial reporting frameworks on the quality of financial reports in Uganda, controlling for class of external auditors? The purpose of this quantitative, causal-comparative study was to establish whether reporting frameworks used by NFPOs in Uganda affect the quality of financial reports. Survey data through a researcher-developed instrument were collected from a purposefully selected sample of 74 NFPOs. Data included financial reporting frameworks as the independent variable, quality of financial reports as the dependent variable, and class of external auditors as a covariate. The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance. Dhanani and Connolly's accountability theory was adopted as the central theory. Findings indicated that there were no significant associations between financial reporting frameworks and quality of financial reports. The highest quality score was 25.2% with a mean of 15.6%, indicating poor NFPO quality reporting in Uganda. These findings support creation of a financial reporting framework for NFPOs. Such a framework could boost donor funding, uniform reporting, and standardized guidelines for external auditors, as well as increased transparency and government confidence in NFPOs.

The aim of this diploma work is to show the differences or similarities between financial reporting of small and medium enterprises based on International Financial Reporting Standard - IFRS for SMEs and British accounting standard - FRSSE. Introductory chapters are devoted to the principles of dividing enterprisies by the criteria of size on the first place, and also to the short characteristics of different kinds of regulation of accounting in the world, especially regulation based on IASB and British accounting standards. These introductory chapters serve as information basis for the main part of the diploma work. This part is represented by the analysis of financial reporting of small and medium enterprises based on IFRS for SMEs and British accounting standard FRSSE and consecutive comparison of these two ways of financial reporting of small and medium enterprises, which is also the last part of the diploma work. In the scope of this comparison there are, except for basic differencies, also analysis of differences in goodwill and leasing with occasional view on certain problems in the conditions of Czech Republic.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-03T18:35:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Antonio_Aurelio_Duarte.pdf: 1924489 bytes, checksum: 2f7c6abea0e711e944507874b1de384b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-07-03 / With the publication of IFRS 4, it was established that the Insurance Enterprises should submit their Technical Reserves to the Liability Adequacy Test - LAT. The Brazilian regulation for this test requires that the Current Estimate is discounted by a Term Structure of Interest Rates-TSIR. As the literature offers several methods for its construction, it will be necessary to choose among them and this condition the result of the LAT application. This paper aims to discuss and apply the interpolation technique by Cubic Spline, the parametric model of Svensson and the one-factor equilibrium model of Vasicek, the construction of TSIR which will be used to discount the Current Estimates of future cash flows under insurance contracts of life-contingent annuities and pensions. As a specific goal, we want to know and analyze the magnitude of the differences found in the results of the LAT from the use of different TSIR models. Rates traded on BM&FBOVESPA will be used to estimate the parameters that characterize each of the models presented. Finally, cash flows hypothetical and observed (Insurer practical case) will be used to perform robustness tests. The results indicate that: 1) The result of Liability Adequacy Test is sensitive to the choice of the model used in the construction of TSIR; 2) The sensitivity increases with the longevity of cash flow, to the extent that the current estimate is sensitive to average term of cash flow; 3) The LAT is an uncertain value in time, as TSIR depends on the macroeconomic factors prevailing at the time of its construction; 4) The adoption of an ultimate forward rate (UFR) for the Brazilian insurance market should be evaluated by the supervisor / Com a publica????o do IFRS 4, ficou estabelecido que as Companhias Seguradoras devem submeter suas Provis??es T??cnicas ao Teste de Adequa????o de Passivo  TAP. A regulamenta????o brasileira para este teste exige que a Estimativa Corrente seja descontada por uma Estrutura a Termo da Taxa de Juros ETTJ. Como a literatura especializada oferece diversas metodologias para sua constru????o, ser?? necess??rio optar por uma delas e, dessa forma, condicionar o resultado do TAP ?? sua aplica????o. Este trabalho tem como objetivo geral discutir e aplicar a t??cnica de interpola????o por Spline C??bico, o modelo param??trico de Svensson e o modelo de equil??brio unifatorial de Vasicek na constru????o da ETTJ que ser?? utilizada para descontar a Estimativa Corrente das obriga????es decorrentes dos contratos de seguros com cobertura por sobreviv??ncia. Como objetivo espec??fico, deseja-se conhecer e analisar a magnitude das diferen??as encontradas nos resultados do TAP decorrente da utiliza????o de diferentes modelos de ETTJ. As taxas negociadas nos preg??es da BM&FBOVESPA ser??o utilizadas para estima????o dos par??metros que caracterizam cada um dos modelos apresentados. Por fim, fluxos de caixa hipot??ticos e observados (caso pr??tico de uma Seguradora) ser??o utilizados para performar os testes de robustez. Os resultados indicam que: 1) O resultado do Teste de Adequa????o de Passivo ?? sens??vel ?? escolha do modelo utilizado na constru????o da ETTJ; 2) Esta sensibilidade aumenta com a longevidade do fluxo de caixa, na medida em que a Estimativa Corrente ?? sens??vel ao prazo m??dio dos pagamentos inerentes ao fluxo; 3) O TAP ?? um valor incerto no tempo, dado que a ETTJ depende dos fatores macroecon??micos vigentes na data de sua constru????o; 4) A ado????o de uma taxa a termo de longu??ssimo prazo (UFR) para o mercado segurador brasileiro deveria ser avaliada pelo regulador

Over the years, there has been a lot of discussion about the audit expectations gap. Research on the expectations gap has focused exclusively on the audit aspect, with limited attention being given to the possibility of the existence of other elements that may in fact contribute to an even wider expectations gap. This study has focused on the financial statements expectations gap. Financial statements are the public face of an organisation. It is therefore crucial that users understand their objective, message, scope and limitations. This study explores and evaluates the existence of a financial statements expectations gap in a small state economy, namely Malta. The data for this study was collected from shareholders and auditors in Malta using a mixed methods approach with a sequential explanatory design through the use of a survey questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The findings have shown that the financial statements expectations gap exists in various areas, some of which are fundamental to the understanding of financial statements. There is a clear lack of clarity, or confusion, about the objective of financial statements. This appears to be the result of the over-emphasis on decision-usefulness as an objective of financial statements, the imprecision of the word stewardship and the failure to communicate clearly the scope and limitations of financial statements. The study has shown that the attempts by standard setters to satisfy various user needs with the same set of financial statements were unsuccessful in Malta. Communicating financial information has been identified as the primary purpose of financial statements. However, the understandability of financial statements was negatively impacted primarily by the complexity of information, the frequent changes to standards, information overload and the use of technical jargon. The study has accordingly identified those factors that are considered to be conducive to the understandability of financial statements in Malta. Based on the research findings, the study has provided recommendations to the accountancy profession and policy makers on how to address the financial statements expectations gap. Potential areas for future research were also identified.

Universiẗat, Diss.--Hohenheim, 2006.

Helmut-Schmidt-Universiẗat, Diss. u.d.T.: Knüppel, M.: Unterschiede in der Bilanzierung von Verschmelzungen nach Handelsrecht, Steuerrecht und IFRS und die Grenzen einer möglichen Konvergenz--Hamburg, 2006.

Universiẗat, Diss.--Frankfurt am Main, 2007.

Zugl.: @Dortmund, Tech. Universiẗat, Diss., 2008.

RWTH, Diss.--Aachen, 2008.

Zugl.: Berlin, Humboldt-Universiẗat, Diss., 2007.