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Relative Effects of IFRS Adoption and IFRS Convergence on Financial Statement Comparability

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  • Steve Lin
  • William N. Riccardi
  • Changjiang Wang
  • Patrick E. Hopkins
  • Gary Kabureck

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One of the primary objectives of both adoption of IFRS and convergence between IFRS and U.S. GAAP is to increase financial statement comparability. Using a unique setting in Germany, we compare the effectiveness of these two approaches in achieving this desired outcome. Our empirical tests show that both adoption and convergence lead to an increase in comparability after the new enforcement regulation in 2005. However, difference‐in‐differences tests show that adoption does not lead to a significant incremental increase in comparability beyond convergence. The findings of this study should be of interest to regulators and standard setters as they assess alternative methods of aligning domestic standards with IFRS. Incidence comparée de l'adoption des IFRS et de la convergence vers les IFRS sur la comparabilité des états financiers L'un des principaux objectifs tant de l'adoption des Normes internationales d'information financière (IFRS) que de la convergence des principes comptables généralement reconnus des États‐Unis (PCGR des É.‐U.) et des IFRS est d'accroître la comparabilité des états financiers. Dans un cadre exclusif à l'Allemagne, les auteurs comparent l'efficacité de ces deux approches dans l'obtention du résultat visé. Les tests empiriques auxquels ils procèdent montrent que l'adoption et la convergence entraînent toutes deux une augmentation de la comparabilité après l'instauration des nouvelles règles d'application en 2005. Toutefois, des tests d’écart dans les différences révèlent que l'adoption n'entraîne pas d'augmentation marginale importante de la comparabilité au‐delà de la convergence. Les résultats de l’étude sont susceptibles d'intéresser les autorités de réglementation et les normalisateurs appelés à évaluer les différentes méthodes possibles d'alignement des normes nationales sur les IFRS.

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  • Steve Lin & William N. Riccardi & Changjiang Wang & Patrick E. Hopkins & Gary Kabureck, 2019. "Relative Effects of IFRS Adoption and IFRS Convergence on Financial Statement Comparability," Contemporary Accounting Research, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 36(2), pages 588-628, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:coacre:v:36:y:2019:i:2:p:588-628
    DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.12475
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