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The Future of Financial Reporting: Insights from Research
Author(s) -
Barth Mary E.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
abacus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.632
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6281
pISSN - 0001-3072
DOI - 10.1111/abac.12124
Subject(s) - financial statement , earnings , business , value (mathematics) , earnings management , accounting , financial statement analysis , statement (logic) , actuarial science , finance , financial analysis , computer science , audit , machine learning , political science , law
Research offers insights that, if heeded and built upon, could improve financial reporting, thereby contributing to a more prosperous society. In particular, research suggests improvement could stem from greater use of fair value; a performance statement designed to reveal the information embedded in changes in fair value; better information to help investors assess the value of intangible assets; more specific information about risk and uncertainty; information that is unbiased, rather than conservative; acceptance of a degree of earnings management together with a determination of how much earnings management is acceptable; and a financial reporting package designed to convey information users need, which presumably is broader than today's financial statements.