The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have reaffirmed their commitment to accomplishing the convergence of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (US GAAP), following their March 2010 progress report. Among the standards subject to this convergence project, is IAS 23 - Borrowing Costs. Taken at face value, the convergence of IAS 23 (IFRS) and SFAS 34 (US GAAP), and looking at convergence in general, the idea is productive and beneficial. It will lead to more comparative information as it eliminates the differences. The downside, however, could very easily be that convergence might just be taking place for the sake of convergence, and that the end result might not necessarily lead to more comparative and cost effective information. When specifically considering the convergence of the two borrowing costs standards (SFAS 34 and IAS 23), it is clear that differences remain even after their convergence, and therefore it does not promote comparability. The revision of IAS 23 might actually have been more costly and less beneficial, rather than the other way around. The first article in this dissertation claims that the mandatory capitalisation of borrowing costs is more costly than not, and that the IASB did not adequately consider the cost implications in their decision to change IAS 23, as well as that the benefits obtained from the capitalisation of borrowing costs are not that noticeable in practice. Participants in this study also seemed to agree that the application of IAS 23 is fairly difficult. Delving deeper into the technical aspects of IAS 23, a number of questions also arise relating to its application. This appears to be substantiated by the findings in the second article where instances were identified where the opinions of the participants relating to, for instance, what would be regarded as a 'substantial period of time', were divided. Differences relating to the above above viii may lead to one person capitalising borrowing costs, while another in the same situation would not. On the upside, a few instances were identified where participants were not as divided in their views. Therefore, although there appear to be some uncertainties within IAS 23, there are fewer than one would have expected. In summary, the revised IAS 23, in other words, the mandatory capitalisation of borrowing costs on qualifying assets, was viewed by participants as being more costly and difficult to apply than not and they felt that some technical uncertainties do exist within IAS 23. Recommendations have been made in this dissertation based on the useful information obtained. / Thesis (M.Com. (Accountancy))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

This study examined the lobbying of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) by South African companies. The aim of this study was to establish the timing and methods of lobbying of the IASB by South African companies. Central to this study was the seminal work of Sutton (1984), predicting when and how companies lobby an accounting standard-setter. The research hypotheses for this study were formulated on the basis of Sutton’s (1984) predictions. The online questionnaire in this study was distributed to the top 100 JSE primary listed companies in order to collect primary data to test the four hypotheses regarding the timing, methods and perceived effectiveness of lobbying by South African companies. The findings of the empirical investigation indicated that most South African companies lobby later in the due process of the IASB and prefer using their auditors to support their views at the IASB. The findings are subject to certain limitations that are addressed in the study. Lastly, the researcher provided recommendations for future research in accounting standard-setting in South Africa. / Financial Accounting / M. Phil. (Accounting Sciences)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T18:39:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sergio da Rocha Paris.pdf: 1605153 bytes, checksum: 966833cd7feddda86f4f508232cf774a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-06-25 / The international accounting standards is intended to standardize the financial statements of the world due to globalization of economies, Brazil adhered to these standards with the issue of law11.638/07 and 11.941/09. Significant changes were inserted in Brazilian accounting from 1 January 2008. The course in Accounting Sciences aims to provide the student basic and vocational training with solidity aiming the preparation of the future accounting professional to face challenges and accelerated social changes and labor market. In this context, this study aims to show the necessity of adopting international accounting standards in the curriculum grids of courses in Accounting Sciences in function of been relatively new in the academic environment, with regard to the subjects of the curriculum grid to include international standards, workload, standardization, discipline specific, performance of class institutions and upgrading of teachers, in the perception of course coordinators. To that end, was defined the theoretical framework based on historical concepts of accounting education in Brazil, the international accounting standards, the role of Accounting Pronouncements Committee. With respect to methodology, in the present study was made option for the descriptive research, the participation of the coordinators of courses in Accounting Science from higher education institutions called colleges of the city of São Paulo with accounting course that does not have master's program in Accounting in comparison with institutions of higher education accounting course that have master's program in Accounting Science. To conduct the study was considered a population of twenty institutions that do not have master's program in Accounting Science and the four institutions that have master's program in Accounting Sciences in São Paulo. Information gathering was done through a questionnaire sent by email to the coordinators of these institutions of higher education. It can be concluded that there is no standard as to the adoption of the contents of international accounting standards in the curriculum grids of the course in Accounting Science in the higher education institutions surveyed, the comparison between the two research groups, those with master s program in Accounting Science are more prepared for the content of international accounting standards and although the course coordinators surveyed agree that these standards have caused significant changes, still there were not major impacts on the course curriculum grid / As normas internacionais de contabilidade tem o objetivo de padronizar as demonstrações financeiras a nível mundial devido à globalização das economias, o Brasil aderiu a estas normas com a edição das leis 11.638/07 e 11.941/09. Foram inseridas mudanças significativas na contabilidade brasileira a partir de 1º de Janeiro de 2008. O curso de Ciências Contábeis tem por objetivo oferecer ao estudante formação básica e profissional com solidez, visando a preparação do futuro profissional de contabilidade para enfrentar desafios e rápidas transformações sociais e do mercado de trabalho. Neste contexto, este estudo objetiva apontar a necessidade da adoção das normas internacionais de contabilidade na grade curricular dos cursos de Ciências Contábeis em função de ser relativamente nova no meio acadêmico, no que se refere às disciplinas da grade curricular que contemplam normas internacionais, carga horária, padronização, disciplina específica, atuação dos órgãos de classe e atualização de professores, na percepção dos coordenadores de curso. Para tanto foi definido o referencial teórico com base nos conceitos históricos do ensino da contabilidade no Brasil, as normas internacionais de contabilidade, o papel do Comitê de Pronunciamentos Contábeis. Com relação à metodologia, no presente estudo foi feita opção pela pesquisa descritiva, a participação dos coordenadores de cursos de Ciências Contábeis das instituições de ensino superior denominadas faculdades do município de São Paulo com curso de contabilidade que não possuem programa de mestrado em Ciências Contábeis em comparação com as instituições de ensino superior com curso de contabilidade que possuem programa de mestrado em Ciências Contábeis. Para a realização da pesquisa foi considerada a população das vinte instituições que não possuem programa de mestrado em Ciências Contábeis e as quatro instituições que possuem programa de mestrado em Ciências Contábeis no município de São Paulo. A coleta de informações foi feita através de questionário enviado por e-mail aos coordenadores das instituições de ensino superior. Pode se concluir que não há um padrão quanto à adoção do conteúdo de normas internacionais de contabilidade na grade curricular do curso de Ciências Contábeis nas instituições de ensino superior pesquisadas; na comparação entre os dois grupos de pesquisa, as que possuem programa de mestrado em Ciências Contábeis estão mais preparadas com o conteúdo de normas internacionais de contabilidade e embora os coordenadores de cursos pesquisados concordem que estas normas causaram mudanças significativas, ainda não houveram grandes impactos na grade curricular do curso

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T18:40:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carl Douglas De Gennaro Oliveira.pdf: 1342470 bytes, checksum: 9868002de42872f20913eb856aa2b173 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-24 / The process of Brazil s compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) took a big step forward, definitively getting on the agenda of regulatory agencies, companies and auditing firms, when Federal Law 11.638 was signed in December 2007, altering the accounting chapter of Brazilian Corporate Law, 6.404/76. This study contributes to Brazil s process of compliance with the IFRS, specifically regarding the applicability of IFRS 2 Share-based Payment, or its Brazilian corollary CPC 10 Pagamento Baseado em Ações, and the impact on accounting and on the disclosure of a long-term compensation program for executives, characterized as phantom stock options. IFRS 2 was published in February 2002 and was required internationally from January 2005, as an outcome of the growing use of commercial transaction payments based on shares, and also the IOSCO´s report that pointed out the lack of an accounting standard dealing with this kind of transaction. The study found that IFRS 2 or CPC 10 can be appropriately applied to guide the accounting treatment given to a phantom stock option program, and was a more informative accounting practice than that which had been used in Brazil, before 2008. The study also found a wide-spread need of financial knowledge regarding the valuation of stock options, such as the Black-Scholes-Merton model, as well as statistical methods for appropriately account and disclose the fair value of share-based incentive plans. Furthermore, in order to understand more fully the economic event which is being accounted, it is highly important to understand its essence. In the case of long-term share-based incentives for executives, the essence of their existence can be found in agency theory / O processo de convergência do Brasil às Normas Internacionais de Contabilidade (IFRSs) deu um grande salto e entrou definitivamente na agenda dos órgãos reguladores, empresas e auditorias, com a sanção da lei federal 11.638 em dezembro de 2007, que alterou o capítulo contábil da Lei das Sociedades Anônimas, 6.404/76. Este estudo contribui para o processo de convergência brasileiro às IFRSs, especificamente quanto à aplicabilidade do IFRS 2 Share Based Payment, ou sua correlação brasileira CPC 10 Pagamento Baseado em Ações, e dos impactos contábeis e de divulgação decorrentes de um programa de compensação de longo prazo a executivos, com as características de phantom stock options, ou opções fantasmas. O IFRS 2 foi publicado em fevereiro de 2002 e requerido internacionalmente a partir de janeiro de 2005, como uma decorrência do crescente uso de pagamento das transações comerciais com base em ações e também do relatório da IOSCO, que identificou como falha a lacuna de norma contábil que tratasse deste tipo de transação. O estudo identificou que o IFRS 2 ou CPC 10 aplica-se adequadamente para orientar o tratamento contábil de um programa de phantom stock option e representou uma prática contábil mais informativa que aquela até então adotada no Brasil, antes do ano de 2008. O estudo também identificou a grande necessidade de conhecimento de finanças relacionado à avaliação de opções, tal como o modelo Black-Scholes-Merton, bem como de métodos estatísticos, para uma apropriada contabilização e divulgação do valor justo dos planos de incentivo baseados em ações. Além disso, para que se entenda com profundidade o evento econômico que se contabiliza, é de suma importância a compreensão de sua essência. No caso de incentivos de longo prazo para executivos, baseados em ações, a essência de sua existência pode ser encontrada na Teoria de Agência

Universiẗat, Diss.--Bayreuth, 2007.

Univ., Diss.--Münster (Westf.), 2003.

Βασικός άξονας της εργασίας είναι η διερεύνηση των επιδράσεων της αλλαγής που επέφεραν τα Διεθνή Λογιστικά Πρότυπα στις οικονομικές καταστάσεις των εισηγμένων στο ΧΑ επιχειρήσεων κατά τη μεταβατική περίοδο 2004 με 2005. Παρουσιάζεται ο ορισμός, τα είδη, η ιστορική αναδρομή, οι αλλαγές, τα σφάλματα και το μέλλον των Διεθνών Λογιστικών Προτύπων, η διαφοροποίησή τους με τα Ελληνικά Πρότυπα και η εφαρμογή τους στα Τραπεζικά Ιδρύματα. / The aim of the present study is to investigate the repercussions of the accounting changeover from the Greek Accounting Standards (GAS) to the International Accounting Standards (IAS) in relation to the published financial statements of greek listed companies to the stock market of Athens for the transient period of 2004 to 2005. It is, also, presented the definition, the history, the future of IAS, the degree that the companies were ready to accept them. Furthermore, it appeArs the most important changes and the wrong things that do the companies while using them. In addition, it shows the differientation of GAS and IAS and the way the IFRS apply to financial institutions.

Σκοπός της παρούσας διδακτορικής διατριβής είναι να καταγραφούν οι συνέπειες της υποχρεωτικής λογιστικής μετάβασης, από τα μέχρι πρότινος και για πολλά χρόνια εφαρμοζόμενα Ελληνικά Λογιστικά Πρότυπα (ΕΛΠ) στα ΔΛΠ/ΔΠΧΠ. Κινούμενοι προς αυτή την κατεύθυνση η παρούσα διατριβή αρχικά μελετά το θεωρητικό υπόβαθρο των ΔΛΠ/ΔΠΧΠ και των ΕΛΠ και αναλύει, ταξινομεί και σχολιάζει τις διαφορές τους. Στη συνέχεια, προκειμένου να αποκαλυφτούν οι συνέπειες της υποχρεωτικής λογιστικής μετάβασης και να αναδειχτούν οι ανωτέρω διαφορές, πραγματοποιήθηκαν δύο ξεχωριστές εμπειρικές έρευνες. Στην πρώτη, μέσα από την πραγματοποίηση εξισώσεων παλινδρόμησης, εξετάστηκαν οι άμεσες συνέπειες της υποχρεωτικής υιοθέτησης των ΔΛΠ/ΔΠΧΠ, διερευνώντας την επιρροή τους στις οικονομικές καταστάσεις των εισηγμένων εταιριών του Χρηματιστηρίου Αθηνών. Στην δεύτερη εμπειρική ανάλυση, πραγματοποιήθηκε έρευνα πεδίου με ερωτηματολόγια στις εισηγμένες επιχειρήσεις του Χρηματιστηρίου Αθηνών, καταγράφοντας τις απόψεις των άμεσα θιγόμενων από την εξεταζόμενη λογιστική μετάβαση. Και για τις δύο εμπειρικές αναλύσεις που έλαβαν χώρα, εξετάστηκε το κατά πόσο οι συνέπειες της εφαρμογής των ΔΛΠ/ΔΠΧΠ είναι ομοιογενείς για όλες τις επιχειρήσεις. / The present PhD thesis intends to present the consequences of mandatory transition from Greek Accounting Standards (GAS) to IAS/IFRS. The study initially examines the theoretical background of IAS/IFRS and GAS and analyses, classifies and comments on their differences. Then two independent empirical investigations were carried out in order to reveal the above mentioned differences. The first one examined, with the use of regression analysis, the direct consequences of the mandatory transition by exploring its effect on financial statements of listed companies in the Athens Stock Exchange. The second one recorded the opinion of the listed companies toward IAS/IFRS by using questionnaires as a research instrument. Both empirical investigations examined whether IAS/IFRS mandatory implementation has similar effects on all companies.

This work consist of two parts. The first section describes the theory, which relates to the financial statements in accordance with Czech law, even according to international accounting standards. In the practical part of work I already deal with the financial statements of the company KOVOSVIT MAS, a. s. First, I focused on the financial statements in accordance with Czech accounting and consequently I have dealt with financial statements in accordance to IAS/IFRS.

The objective of this thesis is to compare financial statements prepared under Czech law (?ČÚL? or ?CZ GAAP?) and financial statements prepared under international accounting standards IAS/IFRS. The theoretical part elaborates on the formal comparison of financial statements prepared under ČÚL and under IAS/IFRS and the objective of the comparison is the contents, form and methods used for preparing financial statements under the two legislations. General accounting in the Czech Republic is governed by Act 563/1991 Coll., on Accounting and IAS/IFRS is similarly governed by the Framework. The other part discusses some selected IAS/IFRS standards that are applied in a certain company and they are compared with Czech accounting standards. The practical part of the thesis discusses the transformation of the financial statements prepared under ČÚL to financial statements under IAS/IFRS in a certain company. As a result of such transformation, certain lines disclosed under the balance sheet and the income statement show different figures and they have impact on the closing amounts and the profit/loss of the company. The outcome of the practical part are reports prepared under ČÚL and under IAS/IFRS and in the end I assess the influence of different methods used on the reported data. I focused only on two most important parts of financial statements, i.e. balance sheet and income statement.