Current Accounting Standards Research Articles

Do Trading Derivatives Classification Affect Bank Holding Company’s Earnings Volatility And Firm Value?

This study examines the differential impact of bank holding companies (BHCs) that consistently report trading gains (successful speculators) and those that consistently report no gain or trading losses (unsuccessful speculators) on earnings volatility and firm value. Under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815 (previously SFAS 133- Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities), all gains/losses related to trading derivatives are recognized in current earnings; whereas, gains/losses on hedging derivatives are netted with changes in the fair value of the underlying asset/liability with only the ineffective portion of the hedge being reported in current earnings. Given differential accounting recognition and underlying risk factors, we expect and find that current period trading gains/losses lead to greater earnings volatility; however, the relationship becomes insignificant when BHCs consistently report trading gains (successful speculators) or no gains and trading losses (unsuccessful speculation). Further we find that successful speculation is significantly negatively associated with firm value, which implies that market participants perceive trading positions held by BHCs as high-risk investments regardless of the outcome of the trading exposure. The findings of this study should be useful to business professionals, bank regulators, and accounting standard setters in determining the economic impact of current accounting standards on bank performance, investors in evaluating the costs and benefits of bank’s derivative risk management policies, and accounting academics in evaluating the impact of current accounting regulation on bank derivative use.

Asset Transfer Measurement Rules

We study the design of measurement rules when banks engage in loan transfers in secondary credit markets. Our model incorporates two standard frictions: 1) banks' monitoring incentives decrease in loan transfers, and 2) banks have private information about loan quality. Under only the monitoring friction, we find that the optimal measurement rule sets the same measurement precision regardless of bank characteristics, and strikes a balance between disciplining banks' monitoring efforts vs. facilitating efficient risk sharing. However, under both frictions, uniform measurement rules are no longer optimal but induce excessive retention, thus inhibiting efficient risk sharing. We show that the optimal measurement rule should be contingent on the amount of loan transfers. In particular, measurement decreases in the amount of loan transfers and no measurement should be allowed when banks have transferred most of their loans. We relate our results to current accounting standards for asset transfers.

Accounting for fixed assets and investment efficiency: a real options framework

In a perfect world, a manager's investment in fixed assets would increase with the assets’ profitability. However, when managers privately know their project profitability and care about their company's short-term share price, managers of less profitable firms face the temptation to overinvest in order to pool with strong firms. This creates pressure on strong firms to overinvest to the point where weak firms cease to find it worthwhile to mimic strong firms. I show that, when firms have abandonment options, the willingness of a weak firm's manager to mimic depends on the expected future resale value of the fixed assets. An impairment policy (prohibiting write-ups) reduces the value of abandonment options, which are particularly important for weak firms. The reduced value of the abandonment options decreases the amount of overinvestment required by strong firms to separate themselves from weak firms. I also show that allowing firms to choose depreciation schedules improves investment efficiency: in equilibrium, strong firms choose faster depreciation. Last, in the staged-investments setting, I show that an impairment policy also mitigates underinvestment at an initial stage. These findings rationalise the current accounting standards for fixed assets and contribute to related policy debates on accounting measurement.

The (in)coherence in accounting for goodwill

PurposeIn the process of harmonizing International Accounting Standards (IAS/IFRS), scholars and standard setters still need to overcome unresolved issues related to both goodwill duration and accounting recognition. This paper aims to compare the academic background on goodwill with current IAS. Specifically, the goal is to criticize existing practices and advance a revision of accounting for goodwill.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on a review of the relevant literature on notions, theories and accounting approaches on goodwill and on an investigation of IAS/IFRS on accounting for goodwill. By critically integrating literature and practices, the authors provide implications for a revision of IAS.FindingsThe findings show the two main internally coherent theoretical approaches and the incoherence in current goodwill accounting standards. The paper contributes to the debate on accounting for goodwill by suggesting new conceptual arguments in relation to the controversies related to its accounting treatment.Practical implicationsThe findings offer insights and guidelines that can help standard setters revise current accounting standards. Inter alia, standards setters should revisit issues related to goodwill evaluation and record limitations in future debates to find better solutions.Originality/valueThis study shows the incoherence of current accounting standards. Furthermore, the findings contradict the general opinion that, in current IAS, goodwill can be recognized only if acquired in business combinations and not if internally generated. Thereby, the authors suggest to shift the international accounting standards board focus from the preference between amortization and impairment to the coherence of goodwill accounting approaches.

Extractive Industries Reporting: A Review of Accounting Challenges and the Research Literature

While the extractive industries (EI) are of major significance economically, the reporting of their activities has been the subject of contentious debate posing dilemmas for regulators and standard setters over many decades. In order to ensure alignment with the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) research project on EI, we first identify some important economic characteristics of EI and associated accounting challenges together with an overview of how current accounting standards deal with these challenges using International Financial Reporting Standards as the focus. Second, we conduct a review of extant research on EI reporting analyzed around the key areas of: (a) international diversity of accounting practices and the challenges facing information users; (b) standard‐setting processes and lobbying behaviour that deals with why the IASB (and other standard setters) have not succeeded in developing rigorous standards for extractive activities; (c) the reporting of oil, gas, and mineral reserves, given that large proportions of the assets of EI firms (the reserves) are off‐balance sheet; (d) environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting dealing with how EI firms have increased their reporting of ESG information in response to regulatory demands and pressure for voluntary disclosures; and (e) other EI related topics such as earnings management, risk disclosures, and voluntary disclosure behaviour. Finally, we present some conclusions together with suggestions relating to key areas for future research on EI reporting.

To the question of the structure of intellectual capital and the assessment of human capital as its component in determining the market value of the metallurgical industry enterprises

Purpose. The purpose of the study is to determine the structure of intellectual capital of an enterprise and to determine in this structure the role and value of human capital. This is important in terms of the impact of the value of human capital on the total cost of capital of the enterprise, which in turn leads to an increase in market value, in particular, metallurgical enterprises. Methodology. In the article the object of research is methodical approaches to the definition of cost indicators of human capital of the enterprise. The study uses the principles of a systematic approach. The concept proposed in the article is based on the assumption that human capital, as well as intellectual capital, and capital of the enterprise as a whole, has the corresponding value, which forms the level of operating and investment costs. Findings. It is proved in the paper that "human capital" and "intellectual capital" are closely interconnected, and are part of the overall capital structure of the company, but are not identified with it. On the basis of the established relationship between the value of human capital of the enterprise and the market value of the enterprise, a set of indicators is provided within the framework of the current accounting reporting, which enables the management of the company to carry out an additional assessment of the market value of the enterprise by the value of its human capital, which makes the price setting more fair and is a powerful incentive for stakeholders, namely investors and shareholders. Proceeding from this, the set of indicators presented in the work enables the management of the enterprise to increase the market potential of the enterprise on the basis of the relationship established between the work value of intellectual capital, the human capital of the enterprise and the market value of the enterprise itself. As a result of the analysis, concrete recommendations were given to the metallurgical enterprise, for which the calculations were made. The enterprise of Dniprovsky Metallurgical Plant should consider a number of positive and negative factors that will accompany its further development. Originality. Scientific novelty is to determine the place of human capital in the structure of intellectual capital and the influence of these structural elements on the market potential of the enterprise and on the market value, as a result of realization of the potential of the enterprise in the conditions of market activity. Practical value. The results will allow the metallurgical industry to estimate the value of human capital in the current accounting standards and to make an overvaluation of the market value of the company. In turn, the fair market price of the company will allow investors and shareholders to be interested in ensuring sustainable development of the enterprise and increasing its competitiveness in the market.

Особливості проведення аудиту бізнес-процесів обліку витрат та їх управління

The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of conducting an audit of business processes of cost accounting and their management for the calculation and modeling of the cost of production and / or services. It is established from which levels is the system of legal and regulatory regulation of accounting of expenses for production and product calculations. In the course of the research it was determined that the audit of business processes of cost accounting is an analysis of the organization and efficiency of processes. It was clarified that the main task of such an audit is to identify the key factors of the inefficiency of the enterprise. The article proposes the procedure for carrying out an audit of business processes of cost accounting and identifies the features of the budgeting process. The article proposes for further modeling, optimization, improvement of accounting of business processes of cost accounting to separate expenses: according to the order of formation of expenses of the enterprise; on the basis of the current Accounting Standards (Accounting Statement) No. 16 "Expenses (cost)"; in accordance with the directions of cost accounting in management accounting. The study found that in order to determine the level of organization and efficiency of cost accounting processes, it is necessary to identify the issues and reasons for the ineffectiveness of cost accounting, to find and eliminate the disadvantages in the system of cost accounting and automation of budgeting. A model of budgeting (program module) for conducting business processes audit of cost accounting of enterprises of Ukraine is proposed. The proposed budgeting model (program module) for the implementation of the business process cost accounting audit is to incorporate into the company's accounting system (such systems as the alternative to 1C may be: German SAP, as well as American Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics, Swedish IFS, British Epicor and American Infor, domestic ERP-development, in particular, IT-Enterprise software, Universal, BSI, IP-PRO and Megapolis).

The influence of the development of accounting standards to preserve sustainability: Literature Review

The study aims to investigate the relationship between the impact of the development of accounting pronouncements and the extent to which accounting can or should contribute to the pursuit of economic & social developments, and the sustainable development of an organization, and the contradiction between sustainability and accounting practices based on traditional financial reporting standards. It has been argued that the current accounting standards represent an attempt to present a ‘true and fair’ view. Design/methodology/approach: The study is essentially a literature review study that seeks to discuss a number of implicit assumptions within traditional accounting by IASB. Findings: Regulatory reports on the social and environmental dimension, particularly sustainability reports, demonstrate that accounting pronouncements, while trying to report on the environmental and social dimensions, suffer from some imbalance that has omitted environmental destruction and eroded any realistic concept of social justice. Practical implications: In this sense, this study seeks to demonstrate this contradiction and the strong and fundamental implications that this implies for traditional financial reporting and insignificant adjustments to these reports through "new models of regulatory reporting. Originality/value: The study highlights the disregard of external factors as a major obstacle to the sustainability report and proposes accounting and tax designs to identify costs associated with external factors as a basis for fair reporting, pricing and sustainable business practices.

Concept of Revenue, Expenses and Liabilities in Accounting for Zakat, Waqf and Baitulmal in Malaysia: An Analysis from Shariah Perspective

Revenue, expenses and liabilities are an important concept in current accounting practices. These concepts are applied in accounting standards where this standard serves as a guideline for a company or organization in preparing and presenting income, expenses, assets and liabilities in accordance with the standards set by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The accounting standards issued by this international body refer to conventional accounting standards. In Malaysia, the State Islamic Religious Council (MAIN) as the trustee for Zakat, Waqf and Baitulmal uses standards issued by the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board, Private Entity Reporting Standards (PERS) and best practice guidelines by the National Audit Department (Malaysia) (JANM). These two documents are used as references in the preparation of financial reporting for MAIN. However, there are problems in terms of implementing these concepts for Zakat, Waqf and Baitulmal with current accounting standards. This is because current accounting practices are different from the concepts of revenue, expenses and liabilities adopted by Zakat, Waqf and Baitulmal according to Islamic law. This study aims to analyze the concept of revenue, expenses and liabilities in Zakat, Waqf and Baitulmal accounting from Shariah perspective. The design of this study is qualitative. The method of content analysis was used to analyze data from sources such as classical Fiqh books. The findings show that there is a difference between the concept of revenue, expenses and liabilities in Zakat, Waqf and Baitulmal accounting in the Islamic context. The study is expected to help the parties involved to develop accounting standards for zakat, waqf and baitulmal which are compliant with Shariah.

The Theoretical Price of a Share-Based Payment With Performance Conditions and Implications for the Current Accounting Standards

Although the growth of share-based payments with performance conditions (hereafter, SPPC) is prominent today, the theoretical price of SPPC has not been sufficiently studied. Reflecting such a situation, the current accounting standards for share-based payments issued in 2004 have had many problems. This paper develops a theoretical SPPC price model with a framework for a marginal utility-based price, which previous studies proposed is the price of contingent claims in an incomplete market. This paper's contribution is vefold. First, we restricted the stochastic process to a certain class to demonstrate how to consistently change all variables' probability distributions, which affect the SPPC payoff. Second, we explicitly indicated not only the stochastic processes of the stock price process and performance variables under the changed probability, but also how the changes in the performance variables' drift coefficients related to stock betas. Third, we proposed a convenient model in an application that uses only a few parameters. Fourth, we provided a method to estimate the parameters and improve the estimation of both the price and parameters. Fifth, we illustrated the problems in current accounting standards and indicated how the theoretical price model can significantly improve them.

Standards-compliant accounting valuations of ecosystems

PurposeThere is a great deal of interest in ecosystem or natural capital accounting and in methods to estimate monetary valuations of ecosystems. This paper aims to explore methods that may assist agricultural (livestock grazing) enterprises to estimate the monetary value of the productive capacity of the ecosystems they use. Such estimations are expected to provide a more complete set of information about the performance of pastoral operations and may assist them to assure ecological and economic sustainability.Design/methodology/approachThis paper applies five different methods for valuation of the productive ecosystems used in extensive agricultural (grazing) systems. The methods apply different approaches to valuation described in the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) and Australian Accounting Standards (AASs). To do this, the paper uses financial information drawn from the long-term performance of an economically and environmentally sustainable pastoral enterprise.FindingsSEEA- and AAS-compliant methods to measure the value in use of provisioning ecosystems are practical and useful. The estimations contribute to a reasonable range of fair values required by AASs and improve the availability of information that would be useful in improving the performance of the operation and compare it to reasonable alternate management strategies.Research limitations/implicationsThe SEEA is an international standard and AASs are closely aligned to the International Accounting Standards, so the methods described in this paper are likely to be generalisable to enterprises grazing low-rainfall rangelands in other countries. However, their ability to appropriately accommodate the extensive modifications to ecosystems caused by cultivation and fertilisation needs to be tested before they are applied to grazing operations in high-rainfall areas or other forms of agriculture such as cropping or horticulture.Practical implicationsThe availability of standards-compliant methods for ecosystem valuation means that companies who wish to include ecosystems on a voluntary and informal basis as sub-classes of land in their general purpose financial reports may be able to do so. If these methods are SEEA-compliant, they could be combined with information about the ecosystem type, extent and condition to produce a set of national ecosystem accounts so that the contribution of ecosystems to the economy can be estimated.Social implicationsMany of the enterprises that rely on extensive agricultural ecosystems are unable to generate sufficient financial returns to cover their obligations to owners and creditors. The ability to determine the monetary value of the annual inputs provided by the ecosystems may assist landowners and citizens to detect and avoid depletion of their economic and ecological resources.Originality/valueThis paper applies an explicit interpretation of AAS and draws from valuation methods recommended in the SEEA to demonstrate that current accounting standards (national and corporate) provide a strong foundation for the valuation of the ecosystems used as economically significant factors of production.

Valuation model of intangible assets based on costs approach

Purpose In the field of sports industry, the intangible assets of sporting companies often show discrepancies between accounting information and corporate value because of conservative current accounting standards. Therefore, this study intends to present a valuation model of intangible assets of sports industry based on cost approach, as a part of a method of capitalizing intangible property expenditures. And we tried to verify the valuation model of intangible assets derived from the research on actual sports companies. Methods To accomplish the purpose of the study, reviewing the literature on various related precedent studies and examining related valuation methodology, legal basis, and representative valuation models were utilized. And to verify the effectiveness of the derived model, Tobin q values were derived and compared. A simple regression analysis was used to verify the explanatory power of the derived model Results The financial evaluation was conducted based on the cost approach, which enables relatively objective evaluation through the existing financial statements, and a valuation model with the procedure of duplicating the AHP evaluation to reflect the characteristics of the individual intangible assets was presented. In addition, in order to verify the proposed valuation model, the valuation was conducted by putting the accounting information of the sports companies into the intangible asset valuation model presented in this study. As a result of the statistical analysis on the evaluation results, the intangible asset value evaluation model presented in this study is proved to be significant based on statistically high explanatory power Conclusion Therefore, if it is possible to appropriately evaluate the enterprise value of sports companies through the intangible asset valuation model based on the cost approach presented in this study, various types of technology financing will be possible in the sports industry. And this is expected to accelerate the growth of the sports industry in the future.

SPECIFIC OPERATIONS FOR ACCOUNTS’ HOMOGENIZATION WITH A VIEW TO CONSOLIDATION

<p>The preparation of annual consolidated financial statements by group companies represents a relatively new problematic issue for regulating bodies, the world of the academia, as well as for accounting practitioners. The current national and international accounting standards undergo a continuous change and updating to the economic and judicial reality of the business environment which, in turn, goes through a permanent transformation as a result of the globalization of national economies. These novelties raise the necessity of debates organised by accounting specialists with the aim of finding solutions that respect legal regulations related to the preparation of financial statements for consolidation. The present article approaches accounting aspects related to the operation of adjusting individual financial statements that are the object of consolidation.</p>

Relationship between intangible assets and financial performance of listed telecommunication firms in China, based on empirical analysis

This paper follows an empirical approach to test the relationship between degree of intangible assets and profitability. It is important for shareholders to understand which critical factors influence firms’ financial performance. All the data are based on 17 listed telecommunication firms’ financial statements in China from 2014 to 2016. This study gives empirical evidence that intangible assets’ ratios have positive and significant effect on firms’ financial performance, measured by Return on Assets (ROA). As a result, the central tendency of samples’ intangible assets ratios would be a reference intangible assets ratio range for other telecommunication firms. The limitation in measuring intangible assets is the difference between intangible assets reported in financial statements and measured by the market value minus its book value. Although in this study, the intangible assets follow current Chinese accounting standards rules, the difference does not influence the result. Key words: Intangible assets, financial performance, intangible assets ratio, return on assets (ROA).

Critical success factors in managing sustainable indigenous businesses in Australia

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate success factors pertinent to the management of Indigenous businesses through the identification of points of intervention at the systemic and structural levels. Through this approach, the economic and social values that First Nations communities attach to intangible Indigenous cultural heritage (ICH) and Indigenous cultural intellectual property (ICIP) may be both recognised and realised as assets.Design/methodology/approachThis paper adopts a multidisciplinary approach to address a global issue of economic and social significance to First Nation peoples, their businesses and the Australian Aboriginal communities. The authors adopt a First Nation epistemological standpoint that incorporates theoretical perspectives drawn from a diverse range of fields and theories (Preston, 2013), as well as advocate the use of Indigenist methodology for research with First Nation peoples as it is underpinned by critical race theory.FindingsThe authors argue conceptually that accounting, accountability and auditing consideration are required to fully identify what is impacting the successful management of Indigenous enterprises. Specifically, in relation to accounting, Elders should be included to assist in valuing the intangible ICH and ICIP assets. Furthermore, the authors emphasise the need to improve the financial and commercial literacy levels of Indigenous entrepreneurs.Practical implicationsThe authors prescribe the use of tools for the accounting treatment of ICH and ICIP as intangible assets within an Australian regulatory environment and define an auditing process and accountability model incorporating cultural, social and environmental measures. A central tenet of this model relates to improving levels of personal and commercial financial literacy in the First Nation participants. Collectively, these factors promote informed participation and decision-making, and may promulgate more sustainable outcomes.Social implicationsIntegrated thinking requires all these factors to be considered in a holistic manner, such that a First Nation enterprise and the wider Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can understand, and make decisions based on, the overall impact it has on all their stakeholders and generally on the society, the environment and the economy.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to Australia’s strategic research priorities of maximising social and economic participation in society and improving the health and well-being of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The authors address the inability of current Western accounting standards, practices and models to suitably account for communally held and protocol-bound intangible Indigenous cultural heritage and Indigenous cultural intellectual property assets.

Classification of profit-sharing investment accounts

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the classification of profit-sharing investment accounts (PSIAs) under various accounting standards, and determine whether Islamic banks maintain uniform practices when the same accounting standards are applied. It also aims to determine whether Islamic banks consider investment account holders (IAHs) important financial statement users by disclosing necessary information pertaining to PSIAs.Design/methodology/approachA sample composed of financial statements from 63 Islamic banks from 15 countries is compared with respect to the information related to PSIAs.FindingsThe results show heterogeneity of classification for PSIAs. Applying the same standards does not lead to the uniform classification of PSIAs when banks apply International Financial Reporting Standards, while financial statements applying Financial Accounting Standards by the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions are more similar. The perplexity in classifying PSIAs brings obscurity on the treatment for PSIA-related accounts, particularly returns attributable to IAHs. The fact of fewer disclosures pertaining to PSIAs in Islamic banks – which apply accounting standards not specifically tailored to Islamic finance – suggests that IAHs receive less attention under those accounting standards.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation relates to the lack of financial statements available online and the possibility of sample selection bias toward larger Islamic banks.Originality/valueThis research contributes to the limited literature on accounting for PSIAs, and reveals the diversity of reporting methods for unique transactions in Islamic banks and the insufficiency of current accounting standards to guide them, which create possible challenges of comparability.

Management of Financial Performance Measures: Evidence from Private Colleges and Universities

ABSTRACT This study examines the incentives for private colleges and universities (PCUs) related to financial reporting choices for net appreciation on endowments. Under current accounting standards, in the absence of explicit donor restrictions, PCUs are permitted to classify net appreciation as either unrestricted, which increases measures of operating performance, or as restricted, which constrains future actions but may also improve perceptions of various stakeholders. We analyze incentives related to four stakeholder groups (lending institutions, faculty/staff, students/parents, and donors) and find that incentives are significant determinants of the net appreciation reporting choice for PCUs. JEL Classifications: M4; I21; I22.

PENERAPAN STANDAR AKUNTANSI KEUANGAN ATAS AKTIVA LANCAR PADA LAPORAN KEUANGAN KOPERASI PRIMA KARYA SEJAHTERA

ABSTRACTThe financial statements of cooperatives are said to be in accordance with applicable standards, namely SAK ETAP if they include the preparation of Calculation of Operating Results, Statement of Changes in Equity, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Report and Notes to Financial Statements. This study aims to determine how the application of accounting standards used by the Prima Karya Sejahtera Cooperative, whether it is in accordance with SAK ETAP. This study is a qualitative research with a descriptive analysis approach that aims to provide an overview of the state of objects based on facts that appear to use financial statement documentation. The results showed that the financial statements prepared by Koperasi Prima Karya Sejahtera up to now are in the form of Business Results Calculation Report, Changes in Equity and Balance Sheet. Koperasi Prima Karya Sejahtera has not yet presented the Cash Flow Report and Notes to Financial Statements to assess the financial performance of the cooperative, other than that the financial reports that have been presented by Koperasi Prima Karya Sejahtera are not Completely in accordance with the current accounting standards, namely SAK ETAP. Keywords: Financial Statements, Cooperatives and SAK ETAP

The Firm as an Enterprise Entity and the Tax Avoidance Conundrum: Perspectives from Accounting Theory and Policy

Abstract Notwithstanding its political dimension, international tax avoidance is also the result of a regulatory process that makes reference to overarching concepts and representations. The current debate is featured by two overarching principles of ‘negative’ and ‘positive’ taxation under the law: the one arguing for the right to minimise the tax payment, the other one for the duty to pay a fair tax amount. This debate is further featured by two distinctive approaches to tax base determination: the market basis coupled with the legal person basis, and the economic substance basis. The economic substance approach argues that the received approach grapples with economic reality featured by integrated transnational corporate groups. These groups operate across jurisdictions and have the capacity to reshape their legal-economic structuring to obtain specific tax results. An adequate response urges then to consider these groups through consolidated report (unitary approach), allocating their consolidated result to involved jurisdictions through formulary apportionment. This unitary approach is upheld by recent advances by the theory of the firm as enterprise entity, which combines law and economics with accounting. The business firm is then understood as a specific economic coordination backed by its institutional structure of production, including its accounting system. This theoretical consistency is appealing and deserves further investigation, including to foster cross-fertilisation and harmonisation of financial and tax accounting systems. But it does not imply a straightforward claim to adopt current international accounting standards for tax purposes. International accounting standards-making has been formally disconnected by national jurisdictions, it currently excludes public policy concerns, and it may be substantially unable to avoid the very same ‘specifications’ on the letter of the law that have been already paving the way to loopholes and structuring opportunities in tax regulation.

Accounting for inflation: arguments of recognition in Islamic accounting standards

The current Islamic Accounting Standards gives little prominence to changes in prices, instead of developing a full blunt standard to address the menace of changes in prices fair value accounting was used. Changes in prices otherwise referred to Inflation may affect and substantially injures sustainability of Islamic financial institutions. An economy that is characterized also as Inflationary may have its financial statements produced under AAOIFI derailing in quality. From transactionary angle, creditors are going to be shortchanged and Debtors benefits; debtor- creditor Hypotheses. In this paper effort was made to explore the fundamental reasons for non- recognition of inflation in Islamic Accounting Standards and fundamental Islamic framework that may permit that.