Further, most of the respondents agree that the transparency of information will
increase (mean=3.80). Prior literature indicated that the application of the IFRS for
SMEs will increase the transparency of financial reporting of entities (Poroy Arsoy
& Sipahi, 2007; Tyrrall et al., 2007; Albu et al., 2010; Madawaki, 2012). The
improved transparency of the financial information will increase its quality. There
are also several studies in the prior literature that contradict this finding. According
to Jeanjean & Stolowy (2008), financial reporting standards affect the observed
reporting quality merely because their application necessitates considerable
judgment and the use of private information. They found that the application of
financial reporting standards does not improve the earnings quality. Moreover,
there is still a high level of expectation that the transparency of financial
information will be enhanced as a result of the application of internationally
accepted financial reporting standards.