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The role and current status of IFRS in the completion of national accounting rules

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Ondertitel:evidence from Belgium
We study the incorporation of EU Directive 2013/34/EU on financial reporting into Belgian legislation. By analyzing the forces that shape the transposition of this Directive, we examine opportunities and obstacles in the Belgian institutional environment that hinder or stimulate the possibilities for the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to influence financial reporting by private firms in Belgium. As a result of several national forces, the Belgian legislature did not use all opportunities available to modernize financial reporting for private entities when transposing this Directive. We further discuss existing differences between Belgian National Accounting Rules for private enterprises and the IFRS and observe that the influence of the latter on financial reporting regulation for private enterprises in Belgium remains rather limited.
Tijdschrift: Accounting in Europe
ISSN: 1744-9480
Volume: 14
Pagina's: 29 - 39
Jaar van publicatie:2017
Trefwoorden:A1 Journal article
BOF-keylabel:ja
Toegankelijkheid:Open