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IFRS adoption by UK unlisted firms: subsidiary- versus group-level incentives

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  • Paul André
  • Fani Kalogirou

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We examine both subsidiary- and group-level determinants of IFRS adoption by unlisted UK firms. Many unlisted firms are part of large conglomerate groups. For these firms, decisions about reporting practices are expected to be made at the group-level. Consistent with this hypothesis, we find that subsidiaries adopt IFRS as part of their group’s strategy to improve within group monitoring and raise external debt capital. The probability of a subsidiary adopting IFRS increases further when the parent firm is applying IFRS itself, when the within group information asymmetry is greater, and when the subsidiary is less autonomous. ROC curve analysis indicates that these incentives are more important than traditional subsidiary-level incentives studied previously. In additional analyses, we find that adopting subsidiaries benefit from better accounting quality and higher investment efficiency.

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  • Paul André & Fani Kalogirou, 2020. "IFRS adoption by UK unlisted firms: subsidiary- versus group-level incentives," Accounting Forum, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(3), pages 215-237, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:accfor:v:44:y:2020:i:3:p:215-237
    DOI: 10.1080/01559982.2019.1627715
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