International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS and the reasons for its adoption in developing countries: A Literature Review
Abstract
The study aims to identify the reasons for the global trend to adopt international financial reporting standards, as the stage of adopting international financial reporting standards is an important stage for interested parties. Therefore, the research goal focuses on studying the mechanisms to be adopted in countries whose financial markets are inactive, which increases the difficulty of adopting standards. Financial reporting for the first time in light of the lack of prior adoption of international financial accounting standards in it and the adoption of these countries on local standards that are not updated in accordance with international financial accounting standards, by studying the accounting literature that transact with the topic of research, and the study reached a conclusion that the adoption of financial reporting standards International IFRS contributes directly to the process of selecting accounting policies, which is positively reflected in the process of standardization and harmonization of accounting principles applied locally in developing countries; They must be international, which makes them generally accepted international accounting principles. The adoption of international financial reporting standards also contributes to a positive impact on the way of interpreting the financial statements.
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3. Al-Azmi, Yusef Arshid Habib (2013) “Deficiencies in the Application of International Standards for Preparing Financial Reports and Their Impact on the Quality of Disclosure in Financial Statements in the Oil Sector, Master Thesis, Middle East University, Amman
4. Al-Hamashi, Imad Abdul-Hassan Jiyad (2012) “The Impact of Applying International Financial Reporting Standard No. (1) on the Audit Process: An Applied Study in The United Investment Bank Council of the Higher Institute for Accounting and Financial Studies - University of Baghdad
5. Alon & Dwyer، A.، P. (2014). "Early adoption of IFRS as ،a strategic response to transnational and local influences." 348-370.، 49(3)،The International Journal of Accounting
6. Al-Orabi, Hamza. 2013). International accounting standards and the Algerian environment: requirements for compliance and application (PhD thesis.
7. Al-taie, B.F., & Flayyih, H.H., (2020). Intermediate Accounting. Al-Mihajat Printing and Reproduction Office. Baghdad, Iraq.
8. AL-Timemi, A. H & Flayyih, H.H., (2013). Using Benford’s law to detecting earnings management Application on a sample of listed companies in the Iraqi market for securities. journal of Economics And Administrative Sciences, 19(73).
9. Amal, Takhoni (2019) “Accounting practice between the requirements of the SCF financial accounting system and the international accounting variables IAS / IFRS, a thesis presented within the requirements for obtaining a PhD at the University of Batna, Algeria
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Statements and the Adoption of IFRS. Australian Accounting
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Recognition Guidance", The CAP Journal, Vol. 85, Issue
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26. Hassan, Ibrahim, Abdullah, S. (2020). University accounting education requirements in light of the trend towards adopting international financial reporting standards (IFRS) "field study in the universities of the Kurdistan Region - Iraq." Journal of the Humanities of the University of Zakho, 8 (3), 440-464.
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34. Kolesnik, K., Silska-Gembka, S., &Gierusz, J. (2019). The interpretation of the verbal probability expressions used in the IFRS–The differences observed between Polish and British accounting professionals. Accounting and Management Information Systems, 18(1), 25-49
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43. Perera M., 1989, Accounting in developing countries: a case for localized uniformity, British Accounting Review 21
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51. Sanabria-García, S., & Garrido-Miralles, P. (2020). Impact of IFRS on non-cross-listed Spanish companies: Financial analysts and volume of trade. European Research on Management and Business Economics.
52. Schroeder, Richard, Martel Clark, Jack Cathy (2006) "The Theory of Accounting", translated by Khaled Ali Ahmad Kajiji, Ibrahim Ould Muhammad Fall, Mars Publishing House, Riyadh
53. SupriadiLaupe, Role of Culture and Law Enforcement in
Determining the Level of IFRS Adoption, European
Research Studies Journal, Volume XXI, Issue 1, 2018, pp.
52 : 64
54. Suryanto, T., Thalassinos, J. E., &Thalassinos, E. I. (2017). Board characteristics, audit committee and audit quality: The case of Indonesia.
55. Thabet, Hassan Thabet and Ibrahim, Laith Khalil (2016) International Financial Reporting Standards, Defect: Diagnostic Tool, IASB, General Accepted Accounting Principles, Tikrit University Journal of Economic and Management Sciences.
56. Thabet, Thabet Hassan, Nasrawi, and Hamed Adel (2020). The role of international accounting standards in reducing the phenomenon of financial corruption in Iraq: obstacles and solutions. Tikrit Journal of Management Sciences and Economics, Issue 16 (Special Issue, Part 1).
57. Tsalavoutas, Ioannis, Fanis Tsoligkas, and Lisa Evans. 2020. "Compliance with IFRS mandatory disclosure requirements: A structured literature review." Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation 40:100338
58. Yaqoub, Ibtihaj Ismail, Jasim, Abd al-Ridha Nayef, (2018) “Examining the impact of the transition to IFRS on the banking sector in the Iraqi environment from a (qualitative and value) perspective,” Journal of Administration and Economics, Issue 114, Al-Mustansiriya University.
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