Full IFRS and IFRS for SMEs Adoption by Private Firms

Empirical Evidence on Country Level
ISBN:
978-3-631-66298-4
Verlag:
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Land des Verlags:
Deutschland
Erscheinungsdatum:
17.04.2015
Reihe:
Münsteraner Schriften zur Internationalen Unternehmensrechnung
Format:
Hardcover
Seitenanzahl:
331
Ladenpreis
99,55EUR (inkl. MwSt. zzgl. Versand)
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The issuance of the International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs) in July 2009 has mixed up the bipolar financial reporting landscape between Local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAPs) and Full IFRS by adding a third dimension to international GAAP choice. The study examines the characteristics and determinants of Full IFRS and IFRS for SMEs adoption by private firms in 110 countries. It finds empirical evidence for the continued existence of local versions of IFRS and the worldwide emergence of a two standard system. The findings also suggest that while Full IFRS adoption was mainly driven by network effects and political pressures, countries adopt the IFRS for SMEs notably due to cost-benefit considerations.
Biografische Anmerkung
Maximilian Saucke studied Business Administration at the University of Bayreuth (Germany) and EDHEC Business School (France). He worked as a research assistant and lecturer for the Chair of International Accounting at the University of Münster (Germany).