Essa tese foi desenvolvida com vistas a responder ao seguinte problema de pesquisa:as heurísticas e os vieses influenciam o processo decisório dos indivíduos quando confrontados com demonstrações financeiras e contábeis publicadas pelas empresas? Baseando-se na Prospect Theory de Kahneman e Tversky, buscou-se verificar como as heurísticas da ancoragem, representatividade e disponibilidade geravam vieses e influenciavam o modo como os usuários tomam suas decisões utilizando informações de cunho contábil e financeiro. Para tanto, foram submetidos questionários contendo situações de decisão junto aos estudantes de graduação da Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo e aos analistas profissionais de uma grande instituição financeira brasileira. 369 estudantes e 55 analistas responderam o questionário proposto. Para evitar com que os resultados pudessem não ser confiáveis, nenhum dos respondentes sabiam que o questionário buscava identificar vieses no processo de tomada de decisão. Para os colaboradores, foi exposto que a pesquisa versava sobre o processo de tomada de decisão com base na divulgação de informações contábeis e financeiras, sem fazer qualquer menção ao estudo das finanças comportamentais ou vieses. Os resultados obtidos divergiram quando foram comparados os dois públicos estudados nessa tese: analistas de mercado de capitais e estudantes de uma das melhores faculdades de negócio do Brasil. Os resultados sugeriram que o uso da heurística da ancoragem não se mostrou significativa nem para os analistas e nem para os estudantes. Entretanto, o uso da heurística da disponibilidade se mostrou estatisticamente significativa, assim como a presença da noção de correlação ilusória e o efeito isolamento. Por sua vez, o efeito reflexão e a não observação da regressão à média foram percebidos somente na amostra composta pelos analistas profissionais da instituição financeira. Finalmente, o uso da heurística da representatividade só teve efeito estatístico na presença dos alunos. / This thesis has been developed in order to answer the following research problem: the heuristics and biases influence the decision-making process of individuals when faced with financial and accounting statements published by the companies? Based on the Prospect Theory of Kahneman and Tversky, this research sought to determine how the heuristics of anchoring and adjustment, representativeness and availability generated biases and influenced how users make decisions using accounting and financial nature information. To this end, questionnaires containing decision situations were submitted to undergraduate students of the School of Economics, Business and Accounting of the University of São Paulo and the professional analysts of a large Brazilian financial institution. 369 students and 55 analysts answered the proposed questionnaire. To avoid that the results could not be trusted, none of the respondents knew that the questionnaire sought to identify biases in the decision-making process. It was explained that the survey questionnaire was about the decision-making process based on the disclosure of accounting and financial information, without making any mention of the study of behavioral biases. The results diverged when both public studied were compared in this thesis: capital market analysts and students of one of the best business schools in Brazil. The results suggested that the use of the anchoring and adjustment heuristic was not significant neither for the analysts and neither for the students. However, the use of the availability heuristic was statistically significant, as the presence of the concept of illusory correlation and the isolation effect. In turn, the reflection effect and no observation of regression to the mean were perceived only in the sample of the professional analysts of the financial institution. Finally, the use of the representativeness heuristic only had statistical effect in the student\'s sample.

Esta tese investiga a influência do ambiente competitivo, medido pelo grau de competição, na qualidade das demonstrações contábeis. Para medir a qualidade dos números contábeis divulgados, foram utilizadas quatro métricas distintas que capturam diferentes propriedades da informação contábil: relevância, tempestividade, conservadorismo e gerenciamento de resultados. Estudos que investigaram a qualidade da informação contábil identificaram que firmas com mecanismos mais rígidos de governança corporativa divulgam números contábeis com qualidade superior e que a contabilidade pode exercer função contratual (LOPES, 2009). Por outro lado, a competição no mercado exerce efeito disciplinador na discricionariedade dos executivos (FAMA, 1980) e firmas com melhor desempenho e menores custos de agência teriam preço das ações mais altos (MANNE, 1965). Dessa maneira, a competição no mercado poderia ser um canal de influência na qualidade da informação contábil. Ainda incipiente na literatura, pesquisadores identificaram a influência da competição em duas das propriedades contábeis aqui analisadas: gerenciamento de resultados (MARCIUKAITYTE; PARK, 2009; TINAIKAR; XUE, 2009) e conservadorismo (DHALIWAL et al, 2008). Considerando-se que a competição no mercado pode melhorar a qualidade da informação contábil divulgada, com base nos fundamentos da Organização Industrial e na perspectiva de Stiglitz e Nalebuff (1983) sobre avaliação comparativa, o grau de competição de uma indústria aumentaria o fluxo de informações sobre as firmas e facilitaria a comparação entre seus pares, disciplinando as escolhas contábeis dos executivos. Para a execução deste estudo, utilizou-se uma amostra com base nos dados das companhias abertas listadas na BM&FBOVESPA, no período de 1996 a 2006, para construir as variáveis dos modelos de relevância, tempestividade, conservadorismo e gerenciamento de resultados, além das demais variáveis consideradas nos modelos (governança corporativa, ADR, tamanho, oportunidades de crescimento, endividamento e o índice de Herfindahl que mede o grau de competição). Como a estrutura dos dados (painel não balanceado) e da variável de interesse, a competição, capturam fatores das indústrias (setoriais), foram utilizadas regressões com erros-padrão robustos clusterizados nas indústrias. Os resultados obtidos, em geral, indicam que firmas em ambientes com alta competição não aumentam a relevância dos números contábeis; por outro lado, aumentam a tempestividade das informações contábeis, aumentam o grau de conservadorismo, mas não reduzem as práticas de gerenciamento de resultados. Por outro lado, observou-se que a interação do ambiente de alta competitividade em que as firmas estão inseridas com a adoção de práticas diferenciadas de governança corporativa, produzem efeitos sobre a discricionariedade contábil proporcionando incentivos (ou disciplinando as escolhas contábeis) para que as firmas divulguem números contábeis de qualidade superior. / This thesis investigates the influence of firms competitive environment, measured by the degree of competition, on the quality of financial statements. To measure the quality of the accounting numbers, I used four metrics that capture different properties of accounting information: value relevance, timeliness, conditional conservatism and earnings management. Studies of the quality of accounting information have identified that firms with enhanced corporate governance practices (strong mechanisms) disclose more reliable accounting numbers (LOPES, 2009). Furthermore, market competition exercises a disciplinary influence on executives discretionary power (FAMA, 1980) and firms with better performance and lower agency costs tend to have higher share prices (MANNE, 1965). Therefore, market competition can influence the quality of accounting information. Although the literature is still incipient, researchers have identified the influence of competition on two of the accounting properties analyzed here: earnings management (MARCIUKAITYTE; PARK, 2009; TINAIKAR; XUE, 2009) and conservatism (DHALIWAL et al, 2008). Since competition can improve the quality of the accounting information disclosed based on the tenets of industrial organization and the perspective of Stiglitz and Nalebuff (1983) on comparative valuation, a higher level of competition in an industry should increase the flow of information on firms and facilitate comparison with peers, disciplining the accounting choices of executives. To investigate this conjecture in the Brazilian setting, I used the accounting data from a sample of companies listed on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa, now BM&FBovespa) in the period from 1996 to 2006 to construct the variables of the models to measure value relevance, timeliness, conservatism and earnings management, along with other variables considered in the models (corporate governance, dual-listing through ADRs, size, growth opportunities, leverage and the Herfindahl index, which measures the level of competition). Since the structure of the data (unbalanced panel) and the variable of interest competition capture factors of industries (sectors), I used clustered regressions with robust standard errors in the industries. The results obtained in general indicate that firms in highly competitive industries do not have more relevant accounting numbers, while they are more timely in their disclosures and more conservative in the accounting practices followed. The results also indicate there is no effect of competition on earnings management. Finally, the interaction of high competitiveness and the adoption of enhanced corporate governance practices appears to reduce the discretion of management in disclosing accounting numbers, thus improving the quality of firms accounting figures.

El presente trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo determinar El Régimen Mype Tributario y su impacto Financiero en las empresas del sector peluquería del distrito de Miraflores, año 2017, para esto es imprescindible realizar un análisis a la Ley y su reglamento, en este sus requisitos, obligaciones, el pago de sus impuestos y su impacto financiero. Este trabajo se encuentra conformado en 5 capítulos que son: Capítulo I Marco teórico, se realiza una investigación de fuentes primarias, donde se desarrollan conceptos del código tributario, regímenes tributarios y otros donde se contextualice la Ley, y la relación e impacto que origine a la información financiera de la empresa. Capítulo II Plan de investigación, se plantea la situación problemática de la tesis, el problema principal, problemas específicos, objetivo general y objetivos específicos, la hipótesis inicial e hipótesis específicos. Capítulo III Metodología de investigación, se definió la población, la muestra para las investigaciones cualitativas y cuantitativas de esta tesis. Capítulo IV Desarrollo de investigación, se realiza la investigación a través de la entrevista a profundidad a expertos en el tema tributario y financiero en asesorar empresas consideradas Mypes, el cual va dirigido este trabajo de investigación; encuestas a empresas de este rubro y el desarrollo práctico de ésta. Capítulo V Análisis de resultados, se realiza el análisis de los instrumentos y caso práctico; se concluye con la validación de la hipótesis general y específicas en base a los resultados obtenidos en las tablas cruzadas y Chi cuadrado, luego que hayamos realizado este análisis se concluye según las hipótesis planteadas, de acuerdo a la hipótesis general que el Régimen Mype Tributario impacta Financieramente en las empresas del sector peluquería en el distrito de Miraflores, año 2017, también se concluye según las hipótesis específicas que el acogimiento, las obligaciones formales y la declaración y pago de impuestos del Régimen Mype Tributario impactan Financieramente en estas empresas; todas estas afirmaciones se confirman en el análisis de los ratios financieros que varían según el régimen tributario al que se pertenece. / The objective of this research work is to determine the Mype Tax Regime and its impact on the financial statements of companies in the hairdressing sector of Miraflores district, 2017, for this it is essential to carry out an analysis of the Law and its regulations, in this their requirements, obligations, the payment of their taxes and their financial impact. This work is made up of 5 chapters that are: Chapter I Theoretical framework, an investigation of primary sources is carried out, where concepts of the tax code, tax regimes and others are developed where the Law is contextualized, and the relation and impact that originates to the financial information of the company. Chapter II Research plan, the problematic situation of the thesis, the main problem, specific problems, general objective and specific objectives, the initial hypothesis and specific hypotheses are presented. Chapter III Research methodology, the population was defined, the sample for the qualitative and quantitative investigations of this thesis. Chapter IV Research development, research is carried out through an in-depth interview with experts in the tax and financial field in advising companies considered Mypes, which is aimed at this research work; surveys to companies of this heading and the practical development of this one. Chapter V Analysis of results, the analysis of the instruments and practical case is carried out; we conclude with the validation of the general and specific hypothesis based on the results obtained in the crossed tables and Chi square, after we have made this analysis, we conclude according to the hypotheses, according to the general hypothesis that the Mype Tax Regime has an impact In the Financial Statements of the companies of the hairdressing sector in the district of Miraflores, year 2017, it is also concluded according to the specific hypothesis that the reception, the formal obligations and the declaration and payment of taxes of the Mype Tax Regime have an impact on the Financial Statements of These companies; All these statements are confirmed in the analysis of the financial ratios that vary according to the tax regime to which they belong. / Tesis

The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the impact of the use of foreign currencies, the euro by Czech companies on the accounting and analysis of the use of the euro in transactions. The first sub-objective is to determine the number of customers of the selected group who trade in the euro and the division of enterprises by size according to specified criteria. The second sub-objective is to determine the effect of the euro in the case of exchange rate differences and to be reflected in the financial statements. The work will evaluate the status and development of customers who use the euro as the transaction currency. The impact of the euro on society and the division of enterprises according to different criteria will be described. Part will be devoted to exchange rate differences. The last part of the thesis will deal with the impact of the euro on the financial statements

Many financial leaders lack strategies to make the timely fiscal reporting needed for business to obtain profitability, competitive advantage, and sustainability. The purpose of this single case study was to explore successful strategies used to complete efficient closing cycles to evaluate performance and support business decisions. The conceptual framework for this study was process improvement and the theory of constraints. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with 5 purposively selected leaders; data were supplemented with information from the organization's website and print materials. Financial leaders who had developed successful strategies to complete timely financial statements were selected to participate in the study from a U.S. healthcare organization. Data were analyzed using Yin's 5-step approach, which included examining, categorizing, tabulating, creating a data display, and testing the data. Transcript review validated that emerging themes were in alignment with participant experiences. Four major themes emerged from data analysis: provide training and professional development, promote teamwork, engage in effective communication, and use information technology. Social change implications include potential process improvement in hospitals that could provide insight into specific system processes that contribute to the rising cost of global healthcare. Financial leaders achieving increased profitability through process improvement could enable administrators to make financial contributions to their communities, expand to new markets, and create new employment opportunities.

En consideración a las características de supletoriedad de la actividad empresarial del Estado y de las metas empresariales que se dirigen básicamente a ampliar la cobertura de los servicios públicos, con el único fin de lograr una mejor calidad de vida de los pobladores; el presente trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo, a través de un análisis normativo de la gestión de provisiones financieras en SEDAPAL que permita a las áreas contables y legales de las empresas públicas, contar con mayores criterios para la evaluación de los expedientes que se ventilan en sede arbitral, en el marco de la Norma Internacional de Contabilidad 37 – NIC 37. El presente trabajo de investigación plantea un enfoque cualitativo a través de un proceso inductivo, el tipo de investigación tiene un alcance descriptivo y explicativo, utilizando un análisis de naturaleza cualitativo con elementos cuantitativos. Se revisarán los estados financieros de una de las empresas más representativas del sector saneamiento – SEDAPAL (responsable de brindar el servicio de agua y alcantarillado al 30% de la población nacional) y una muestra de expedientes arbitrales reportados en el Documento de Información Anual 2017 de SEDAPAL. Es importante que los abogados en general se sensibilicen sobre las repercusiones que puede tener una calificación inadecuada de los expedientes, pues impactan negativamente en los estados financieros de una empresa. Los resultados permiten concluir que, si se provisiona como gastos los desembolsos que en el futuro formarán parte del activo fijo, habrá una distorsión del registro contable afectando directamente los resultados de la empresa. El registro de una provisión bajo NIC 37, debe contener un análisis acucioso, pues genera impactos financieros, tributarios y sociales. / Taking into consideration the proper role of private enterprise in supplementing public services in order to enhance the general welfare, the research project presented here aspires to join in this collaborative effort, offering legal and financial analyses which will supply the legal and accounting divisions of public enterprises with more suitable criteria for evaluating records resulting from arbitration within the framework of the International Norm of Accounting (NIC) 37. The following research is quantitative in its focus and correlational in scope, and entails an examination of the financial conditions of one of the firms most representative of the sanitation sector, SEDAPAL (responsible for providing water and sewerage for 30% of the nation’s population), as well as a sampling of arbitration records reported in SEDAPAL’s Annual Information Document for 2017. It is important for lawyers in general to develop greater awareness of the possible repercussions of inaccurately assessing arbitration records, which can adversely affect a company’s financial performance. The results of the research presented here support the conclusion that expenditures that will become fixed assets of a company should not be recorded as costs, since so doing distorts a company’s accounting record, adversely affecting its performance. Thus, registry of a provision under NIC 37 should be accompanied by a careful analysis of its financial, social and tax-related impacts. / Trabajo de Investigación

合併財務報表在我國為強制性揭露資訊，但財務會計準則公報在特定情形下，仍允許子公司不編入合併報表，上市公司除遵循管制機構的規定外，是否可能有其他理由會主動提供合併報表資訊？本研究以我國上市公司民國83年編製合併財務報表情況，探討上市公司是否編製合併財務報表的意願及其經濟動機，同時，進一步討論我國公報規定的適切性。研究方法以代理理論為架構，探討公司外部人士與內部人員存在資訊不對稱的環境下，公司是否為降低代理成本會主動揭露合併報表？ 　　由多變量Logistic迴歸分析之實證結果發現，與編製成本有關的動機之自變數可解釋合併報表編製的情況，但預期符號均與對立假說相反，至於與債務及權益有關的動機之自變數在解釋因變數，未達統計上顯著水準，顯示編製成本越高時，上市公司傾向於不編製合併報表。因此，上市公司可能在資訊不對稱的環境下，僅依據財務會計準則公報第七號規定編製合併財務報表，若符合公報可不編製的規定時，基於編製成本的考量，並不會主動提供合併報表。所有公報可不編製的規定中，以子公司總資產及營業收入未達母公司各該項金額的百分之十得不編製之規定影響最深，此規模重要門檻設定是否適當，對目前我國合併報表資訊之提供以及該資訊品質的優劣有極大影響。 　　本研究之結果可提供管制機構作為未來是否修訂「合併財務報表」公報之參考，以切合國內目前的經營環境，期能忠實表達集團企業之財務狀況與經營成果。

Background: Companies often invest in foreign subsidiaries and that gives rise to translation exposure. Translation exposure arises with the consolidation of the foreign subsidiary and depends on the rate of exchange that are used for translation of the foreign subsidiary. In time several different methods of translation and recommendations has been developed. Companies listed on OM Stockholmsbörsen shall follow RR8. According to RR8 a classification of foreign subsidiaries as indipendent or integral to the parent company determines which method of translation that should be used. Therefore it is important that the classification is made correct. Purpose: The purpose of this essay is to examen how the classification of foreign subsidiaries as independent or integral to the parent company is done, what criteria that are being used and if RR8 has had any influence on the classification. This should answer the question of whether RR8 is being observed or if there is a need of further explanations within the field. Demarcations: Only companies listed on OM Stockholmsbörsen are included. Branches are not included and not special recommendations for foreign subsidiaries in countries with high rate of inflation. Accomplishments: A questionnaire to 75 companies. Before that a small study of ten annual reports was carried out. Results: RR8 is not being observed and there is a big spread in how the indicators in RR8 is being used. The companies do not consider the concequences of the classification. Only a few companies have reclassified their foregn subsidiaries since RR8 came into force. The companies do not seem to give any importance to the classification and therefore the effectiveness of RR8 can be questioned.

The irrigation organizations have been organized in Taiwan for more than 400 years and set the foundation of Taiwan¡¦s agricultural development. This dissertation analyzes the 17 Taiwan irrigation associations¡¦ financial statements and discusses how the members of advisory board of irrigations associations interact with resources, rules and communication from the agency theory. The conclusions in the dissertation are as follows: 1.The type of city irrigation associations sold their useless assets and got the money to maintain and operate the associations. The type of country and fragmentary irrigation associations still irrigate the farms, but they have no unused assets to sell. The finance of these two types irrigation associations are not so sufficient, they should take actions to improve their finance by themselves or by the government. 2.Those factors as the levels of educations, the vocation, the types of associations-attending, the number of the types of associations-attending, the major cadres in the associations, the time to be a member of irrigation association, and be a politician or not, will influence with the members of advisory board of irrigations associations to communicate with members, know about the rules, constitute the irrigation association, and make the commitments to the associations. 3.The members of advisory board of different types of irrigation associations have different attitudes toward the constitutions of irrigation associations and the commitment of organizations. Especially the members of advisory board in the type of fragmentary irrigation associations, they are more concerned about the constitution of the irrigation associations, and the commitments of organizations are stronger. The suggestions have been addressed as follows: 1.The government should set up a system to monitor the finance of the irrigation associations. 2.The government should bring the new thoughts of business management to the irrigation associations. 3.The irrigation associations should operate more diversely. 4.The government should subsidize farming. 5.The government should support the irrigation associations to enlarge the irrigation areas.

<p>Background: Companies often invest in foreign subsidiaries and that gives rise to translation exposure. Translation exposure arises with the consolidation of the foreign subsidiary and depends on the rate of exchange that are used for translation of the foreign subsidiary. In time several different methods of translation and recommendations has been developed. Companies listed on OM Stockholmsbörsen shall follow RR8. According to RR8 a classification of foreign subsidiaries as indipendent or integral to the parent company determines which method of translation that should be used. Therefore it is important that the classification is made correct. </p><p>Purpose: The purpose of this essay is to examen how the classification of foreign subsidiaries as independent or integral to the parent company is done, what criteria that are being used and if RR8 has had any influence on the classification. This should answer the question of whether RR8 is being observed or if there is a need of further explanations within the field. </p><p>Demarcations: Only companies listed on OM Stockholmsbörsen are included. Branches are not included and not special recommendations for foreign subsidiaries in countries with high rate of inflation. </p><p>Accomplishments: A questionnaire to 75 companies. Before that a small study of ten annual reports was carried out. </p><p>Results: RR8 is not being observed and there is a big spread in how the indicators in RR8 is being used. The companies do not consider the concequences of the classification. Only a few companies have reclassified their foregn subsidiaries since RR8 came into force. The companies do not seem to give any importance to the classification and therefore the effectiveness of RR8 can be questioned.</p>