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dc.contributor.authorPaananen, M.
dc.contributor.authorLin, H.
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-14T13:57:21Z
dc.date.available2009-12-14T13:57:21Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationPaananen , M & Lin , H 2009 , ' The Development of Accounting Quality of IAS and IFRS over Time: The Case of Germany ' , Journal of International Accounting Research , vol. 8 , no. 1 , pp. 31-55 .
dc.identifier.issn1542-6297
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 80539
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: b65bf9fa-c028-4f1f-ba34-429214be6097
dc.identifier.otherdspace: 2299/4088
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 78649791053
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/4088
dc.descriptionOriginal article can be found at: http://aaapubs.org/ Copyright American Accounting Association [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
dc.description.abstractWe examine the characteristics of accounting amounts using a sample of German companies reporting under International Accounting Standards (IAS) during 2000-2002 (IAS period), and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) during 2003-2004 (IFRS<sub>voluntary</sub> period) and 2005-2006 (IFRS<sub>mandatory</sub> period). We find a decrease in accounting quality after the mandatory EU adoption in 2005. Our findings on earnings smoothing and timely loss recognition corroborates largely our findings related to value relevance of accounting information. Our results indicate that accounting quality has not improved but worsened over time. Further analysis shows that this development is less likely to be driven by new adopters of IFRS but is driven by the changes of the standards. Contrary to the intention with the adoption of the European adoption of IFRS, this makes it harder for investors to base their decisions on the IFRS financial reporting.en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of International Accounting Research
dc.titleThe Development of Accounting Quality of IAS and IFRS over Time: The Case of Germanyen
dc.contributor.institutionHertfordshire Business School
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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