Compliance with IFRs: The case of risk disclosure practices in Egypt

Ekramy Mokhtar, Ali Elharidy, Mohamed Mandour

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    Abstract

    This study investigates the factors underlying non-compliance with IFRSs in Egypt. Evidence for this research was collected and analyzed using semi-structured interviews with academics, auditors, financial managers and officers in the Capital Market Authority, the Egyptian Exchange and the Egyptian Institute of Directors. Findings highlight the negative impact procedures-oriented accounting education, insufficient role of the profession in monitoring the professional performance of auditors, lack of adequate continuing education, the focus of the Unified Accounting System on bookkeeping with little importance of disclosure. Finally, competitive disadvantage is a significant threat to the reporting practices of Egyptian companies.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1-14
    Number of pages15
    JournalArab Economic and Business Journal
    Volume13
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 3 Oct 2018

    Bibliographical note

    © 2018 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

    Keywords

    • Compliance
    • IFRSs
    • Disclosure
    • Risk
    • Accounting education
    • Enforcement mechanisms

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