We analyzed the perceptions and preparedness of the accounting professionals
regarding IFRS for SMEs in Turkey because of several reasons. Firstly, emerging
countries are more willing to adopt IFRS for SMEs with the intention of improving
the flow of capital, financial reporting system, and country image. Turkey is one of
the most important emerging countries with a rapidly developing and growing
economy (Uyar & Güngörmüş, 2013). Further, Turkey follows new developments
in the financial reporting area and has become one of the earlier adopters of the
IFRS for SMEs in the world. Initially, the full set of Turkish Financial Reporting
Standards (TFRS) as a translation of the IFRS was published for the use of publicly
listed entities. Then, the IFRS for SMEs was translated as the Turkish Financial
Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (TFRS for SMEs) and
was issued in the Official Gazette, dated November 1, 2010 and numbered 27746.
Turkey decided to implement IFRS for SMEs starting from January 1, 2013.
However, necessary communiqué has not been published by the Turkish Standard
Authority for the application of the IFRS for SMEs yet; so, the date of the
application of the IFRS for SMEs has been postponed to 2014.