The accounting quality differences which
may be detected among different countries are
attributable to financial reporting system, firms’
incentives, and legal and political system. The
metrics of quality reflects the effects of the
overall economic environment. If the difference
is significant, this may lead to the implication that
the accounting information in ASEAN is not fully
comparable. However, if there is no significant
difference, it cannot be concluded whether the
accounting quality is high or low. It could only
be inferred that the accounting information is
comparable among countries. The improvement
or the degeneration in quality should be detected
if the announcement of ASEAN integration has an
effect on factors associated with accounting quality.
As in previous studies, IFRS should have positive
effects on quality as it is higher quality standards.
The countries with most IFRS adoption should
have better improvement or higher quality than
countries using more local accounting standards.
Nevertheless, the finding may not consistent with
the prediction because of two reasons. First, IFRS
may be of lower quality than domestic accounting
standards because flexibility could provide greater
opportunity to manage earnings [Breeden, 1994].
Second, the effects of other features could
eliminate the improvement from higher quality
standards [Cairns, 1999; Street and Gray, 2001; Ball
et al., 2003; Burgstahler et al, 2006].
The accounting quality differences whichmay be detected among different countries areattributable to financial reporting system, firms’incentives, and legal and political system. Themetrics of quality reflects the effects of theoverall economic environment. If the differenceis significant, this may lead to the implication thatthe accounting information in ASEAN is not fullycomparable. However, if there is no significantdifference, it cannot be concluded whether theaccounting quality is high or low. It could onlybe inferred that the accounting information iscomparable among countries. The improvementor the degeneration in quality should be detectedif the announcement of ASEAN integration has aneffect on factors associated with accounting quality.As in previous studies, IFRS should have positiveeffects on quality as it is higher quality standards.The countries with most IFRS adoption shouldhave better improvement or higher quality thancountries using more local accounting standards.Nevertheless, the finding may not consistent withthe prediction because of two reasons. First, IFRSmay be of lower quality than domestic accountingstandards because flexibility could provide greateropportunity to manage earnings [Breeden, 1994].Second, the effects of other features couldeliminate the improvement from higher qualitystandards [Cairns, 1999; Street and Gray, 2001; Ballet al., 2003; Burgstahler et al, 2006].
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