This study contributes to the literature and practice in several ways. First, this study complements the research examining the value relevance of earnings around IFRS adoption in Australia and adds to the literature by examining accruals and earnings management as a proxy for accounting quality pre- and post-adoption of IFRS in Australia. Moreover, the move towards IFRS adoption in Australia was questioned by a large number of accounting and regulatory professionals (Jeanjean and Stolowy, 2008). Our findings will confirm whether or not the move from the AGAAP to IFRS has changed accounting quality. Second, policymakers in countries who are yet to adopt IFRS (i.e., U.S. and Japan) may find the results useful for future decision making in the area of accounting principles and regulation. Furthermore, it demands whether international policymakers (IASB) should focus their energy on refining one general set of international standards or consider allowing exceptions to countries in light of their respective reporting environment. Countries continuing to employ their national GAAP gain knowledge about the success of adopting the IFRS in Australia. In addition, the study sheds more light on the Corporate Governance paradigm. Effective internal controls over capital have been a major subject of interest in the early 21st century. This study examines whether audit committees are more effective under IFRS or the previous Australian GAAP. The results of this study aim to provide further credibility to the link between good corporate governance and accounting quality.
The remainder of the paper is structured as follows. Section 2 outlines the environment of audit committees in Australia while prior research and the development of hypotheses are presented in Section 3. Section 4offers the research design and Section 5 describes the results of the study. Section 6 concludes the paper.
This study contributes to the literature and practice in several ways. First, this study complements the research examining the value relevance of earnings around IFRS adoption in Australia and adds to the literature by examining accruals and earnings management as a proxy for accounting quality pre- and post-adoption of IFRS in Australia. Moreover, the move towards IFRS adoption in Australia was questioned by a large number of accounting and regulatory professionals (Jeanjean and Stolowy, 2008). Our findings will confirm whether or not the move from the AGAAP to IFRS has changed accounting quality. Second, policymakers in countries who are yet to adopt IFRS (i.e., U.S. and Japan) may find the results useful for future decision making in the area of accounting principles and regulation. Furthermore, it demands whether international policymakers (IASB) should focus their energy on refining one general set of international standards or consider allowing exceptions to countries in light of their respective reporting environment. Countries continuing to employ their national GAAP gain knowledge about the success of adopting the IFRS in Australia. In addition, the study sheds more light on the Corporate Governance paradigm. Effective internal controls over capital have been a major subject of interest in the early 21st century. This study examines whether audit committees are more effective under IFRS or the previous Australian GAAP. The results of this study aim to provide further credibility to the link between good corporate governance and accounting quality.
The remainder of the paper is structured as follows. Section 2 outlines the environment of audit committees in Australia while prior research and the development of hypotheses are presented in Section 3. Section 4offers the research design and Section 5 describes the results of the study. Section 6 concludes the paper.
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