Pros and Cons of Convergence with International Financial Reporting Standards in a Developing Country: The Practitioner’s View

Authors

  • Mazni Abdullah Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya
  • Noor Sharoja Sapiei Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/AJAP.vol6no1.4

Keywords:

IFRS, Convergence, Developing Country, Malaysia

Abstract

This study aims to gauge the practitioner’s view on convergence with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in a developing country. Semi-structured
interviews with accounting practitioners were conducted to achieve this objective. While the benefits of convergence with IFRS were widely acknowledged among
the respondents, they also claimed that IFRS posed a few problems and were disadvantageous to Malaysian companies. The findings from this study could give
insights to the International Accounting Standards Board, standard-setters, professional accounting bodies and investors, locally and from abroad who have profiles similar to Malaysia, on how they could improve the process of convergence with IFRS.

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Published

2013-12-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Research Article

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