This paper aims to examine whether or not the adoption of fair value accounting （FVA） has an effect on the level of information transparency and the degree of earnings management, to identify whether the legal insti...This paper aims to examine whether or not the adoption of fair value accounting （FVA） has an effect on the level of information transparency and the degree of earnings management, to identify whether the legal institutions have powers to explain those effects of the adoption of FVA, and to explore the relationship between the effects of the adoption of FVA and several specific characteristics of the banking industry. By investigating the banking sectors of four Asian countries/regions including China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Singapore which have adopted International Financial Reporting Standards （IFRS）, this paper finds that after the application of FVA, the estimated cost of equity of the sampled banks significantly decreases and the relationship between banks＇ loan loss provisions （LLP） and earnings before provisions and tax （EBPT） becomes irrelevant. The evidence supports the effects of FVA adoption on the enhancement of accounting quality. In addition, sound legal/extra-legal systems are closely linked to the degree of accounting quality and still have a strong influence on FVA.展开更多
A full application of the new auditing law dated 2005 meant, among other things, an obligation for audit firms to present transparency reports. In the period of 2007-2010, audit firms overcame the barrier and started ...A full application of the new auditing law dated 2005 meant, among other things, an obligation for audit firms to present transparency reports. In the period of 2007-2010, audit firms overcame the barrier and started disclosing the data on their operations, being treated as confidential for a long period of time. A continuous period of four years might seem to be a short period to create a big picture of the developments in the audit profession in the Republic of Macedonia. However, the issue of who, how, and for what purposes these data were used remains open. Pursuant to Article 7 of the Statute of the Institute for Certified Auditors of the Republic of Macedonia （ICARM）, the institute is in charge of carrying out quality control. In 2010, ICARM carried out, for the first time, quality control over the operations of audit firms in 2009. Did ICARM use and how much did it use the data from the transparency reports in the process of selecting the entities to be subjected to quality control？ Is it possible to establish relation between transparency in the operations of the audit firms and improvement of quality of services they offer to their clients？ The authors will try to provide the answers to the abovementioned questions in this paper.展开更多
文摘This paper aims to examine whether or not the adoption of fair value accounting （FVA） has an effect on the level of information transparency and the degree of earnings management, to identify whether the legal institutions have powers to explain those effects of the adoption of FVA, and to explore the relationship between the effects of the adoption of FVA and several specific characteristics of the banking industry. By investigating the banking sectors of four Asian countries/regions including China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Singapore which have adopted International Financial Reporting Standards （IFRS）, this paper finds that after the application of FVA, the estimated cost of equity of the sampled banks significantly decreases and the relationship between banks＇ loan loss provisions （LLP） and earnings before provisions and tax （EBPT） becomes irrelevant. The evidence supports the effects of FVA adoption on the enhancement of accounting quality. In addition, sound legal/extra-legal systems are closely linked to the degree of accounting quality and still have a strong influence on FVA.
文摘A full application of the new auditing law dated 2005 meant, among other things, an obligation for audit firms to present transparency reports. In the period of 2007-2010, audit firms overcame the barrier and started disclosing the data on their operations, being treated as confidential for a long period of time. A continuous period of four years might seem to be a short period to create a big picture of the developments in the audit profession in the Republic of Macedonia. However, the issue of who, how, and for what purposes these data were used remains open. Pursuant to Article 7 of the Statute of the Institute for Certified Auditors of the Republic of Macedonia （ICARM）, the institute is in charge of carrying out quality control. In 2010, ICARM carried out, for the first time, quality control over the operations of audit firms in 2009. Did ICARM use and how much did it use the data from the transparency reports in the process of selecting the entities to be subjected to quality control？ Is it possible to establish relation between transparency in the operations of the audit firms and improvement of quality of services they offer to their clients？ The authors will try to provide the answers to the abovementioned questions in this paper.
