The need for high quality standards to enhance sound and consistent financial reporting and the fact that the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of public sector extended to a belief that public and private sectors did ...The need for high quality standards to enhance sound and consistent financial reporting and the fact that the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of public sector extended to a belief that public and private sectors did not have to be managed in fundamentally different ways, fostered a wide-ranging discussion about the harmonization of public sector accounting systems and their convergence towards the private sector financial reporting standards. This paper discusses the state and perspective of public sector accounting and financial reporting in transition countries. Precisely, this paper aims to examine the adequacy of governmental accounting and financial reporting model, reflecting the existing accounting regulation and financial reporting framework in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The motivation for this paper emerges from international discussions about IPSASs development and adoption, and the fact that the topic is becoming more and more relevant as many countries are moving towards adopting full accrual accounting using IPSASs as their method of financial reporting. Our results show that the degree and dynamics of government accounting systems' transformation in transition countries depends upon several specific factors which have to be taken into account when evaluating the systems and making comparison between government accounting system reforms in countries in the analysis. Thus, the study distinguishes certain similarities but also discrepancies regarding the status and possible further development of governmental accounting in countries examined.展开更多
The introduction of FRS (financial reporting standards) 136 to Malaysian PLC's (public limited company) in 2006 indirectly formalized accounting for purchased goodwill for the first time. Based on a sample of 200...The introduction of FRS (financial reporting standards) 136 to Malaysian PLC's (public limited company) in 2006 indirectly formalized accounting for purchased goodwill for the first time. Based on a sample of 2006 annual reports of 10 Main Board companies from plantation sector, the study finds the level of desired disclosure has yet to be met. Whilst the intention of the standard is noble, actual practice for first time reporting entities indicate that Malaysian PLC's and their auditors have far to go before they can meet the expectation set by FRS 136 in particular and International Financial Reporting Standards in general.展开更多
China’s national oil and gas companies saw their profits slump during the first six months of 2015,with the levels falling to the lowest in five years,according to financial reports.The first-half reports for China’...China’s national oil and gas companies saw their profits slump during the first six months of 2015,with the levels falling to the lowest in five years,according to financial reports.The first-half reports for China’s"big three" oil companies - China National Petroleum (CNPC), China Petrochenlical Corporation, as Sinopec. and China National Offshore Oil Corporation also known Corporation (CNOOC) - showed that CNPC's profit tell by more than 60 percent to 25.4 billion yuan (US$3.98 billion), Sinopec by 22 percent to 25.4 billion yuan, and CNOOC by more than 50 percent to 14.7 billion yuan.展开更多
文摘The need for high quality standards to enhance sound and consistent financial reporting and the fact that the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of public sector extended to a belief that public and private sectors did not have to be managed in fundamentally different ways, fostered a wide-ranging discussion about the harmonization of public sector accounting systems and their convergence towards the private sector financial reporting standards. This paper discusses the state and perspective of public sector accounting and financial reporting in transition countries. Precisely, this paper aims to examine the adequacy of governmental accounting and financial reporting model, reflecting the existing accounting regulation and financial reporting framework in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The motivation for this paper emerges from international discussions about IPSASs development and adoption, and the fact that the topic is becoming more and more relevant as many countries are moving towards adopting full accrual accounting using IPSASs as their method of financial reporting. Our results show that the degree and dynamics of government accounting systems' transformation in transition countries depends upon several specific factors which have to be taken into account when evaluating the systems and making comparison between government accounting system reforms in countries in the analysis. Thus, the study distinguishes certain similarities but also discrepancies regarding the status and possible further development of governmental accounting in countries examined.
文摘The introduction of FRS (financial reporting standards) 136 to Malaysian PLC's (public limited company) in 2006 indirectly formalized accounting for purchased goodwill for the first time. Based on a sample of 2006 annual reports of 10 Main Board companies from plantation sector, the study finds the level of desired disclosure has yet to be met. Whilst the intention of the standard is noble, actual practice for first time reporting entities indicate that Malaysian PLC's and their auditors have far to go before they can meet the expectation set by FRS 136 in particular and International Financial Reporting Standards in general.
文摘China’s national oil and gas companies saw their profits slump during the first six months of 2015,with the levels falling to the lowest in five years,according to financial reports.The first-half reports for China’s"big three" oil companies - China National Petroleum (CNPC), China Petrochenlical Corporation, as Sinopec. and China National Offshore Oil Corporation also known Corporation (CNOOC) - showed that CNPC's profit tell by more than 60 percent to 25.4 billion yuan (US$3.98 billion), Sinopec by 22 percent to 25.4 billion yuan, and CNOOC by more than 50 percent to 14.7 billion yuan.