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Vär(l)den i harmoni: En kvantitativ studie om internationell harmonisering av redovisningspraxis
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Business Studies.
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Business Studies.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Denna uppsats undersöker och följer upp utvecklingen av den pågående harmoniseringsprocessen inom redovisning enligt IFRS. Den formella typen av harmonisering har gjort stora framsteg, men implementering av ett internationellt accepterat regelverk är en tidskrävande och komplicerad process. Efter drygt 40 år har Europeiska Unionens insatser och ansträngningar landat i att International Accounting Standards Board:s principbaserade regelverk IFRS är obligatoriskt att följa för börsnoterade koncernbolag inom unionen. Det är inte enbart i Europa dessa regleringar följs, dess användare hittas idag över hela världen. När formell harmonisering har uppnåtts kvarstår fortfarande den andra sidan av myntet, nämligen harmonisering av redovisning i praktiken, vilket har visat sig vara en svårföränderlig process.

Denna undersökning studerar utvecklingen av redovisningspraxis i fem länder, tre av dessa tillhör den kontinentaleuropeiska traditionen (Frankrike, Spanien, Tyskland) och två den anglosaxiska (Australien, Storbritannien). Vi tar avstamp i tidigare forskning som visat att de tidigare gällande nationella kraven fortfarande följts i hög utsträckning, och att praxis förändras till följd av den inlärningsprocess som sätts igång vid nya förhållningssätt. Resultaten pekar på att tidigare nationella krav fortfarande efterlevs. Samtidigt kan vi se att praxis har förändrats på liknande sätt i samtliga undersökta länder, och att utvecklingen sker i riktning mot en enhetlig redovisning. 

Abstract [en]

This paper focuses on the development of the ongoing harmonization process within IFRS-accounting. The formal kind of international harmonization has made great progress, but the implementation of internationally accepted accounting principles has been a time-consuming and complicated process. Roughly 40 years of efforts from the European Union have resulted in the use of a principle-based regulatory system called IFRS, which is published by the International Accounting Standards Board. IFRS is since 2005 mandatory to use in the consolidated financial reports for companies with publicly traded shares within the European Union. The users of these regulations are not limited to Europe, they are found all over the world by now. When the formal kind of harmonization has been achieved, another kind might remain, which is the harmonization of practice. Deviation from national accounting practice has in previous studies proven to be rare.

The research conducted in this paper studies the development of accounting practice in five countries, three of these belonging to the continental group (France, Spain, Germany) and two belonging to the anglo-saxon group (Australia, United Kingdom). Our approach is based on previous research that has shown that the pre-IFRS requirements are still being followed after transitioning to IFRS, and that a learning-process starts when a company is subjected to new regulations. The results indicate that previous national practice remains in the studied countries. At the same time, we have evidence of a shift in practice towards the same policies within all five countries, resulting in more homogenous accounting.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 51
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-42099OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-42099DiVA, id: diva2:1476549
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Business Studies
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Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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Available from: 2020-10-15 Created: 2020-10-14 Last updated: 2025-10-07Bibliographically approved

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