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The ‘NZ’ in ‘NZ IFRS’: Public Benefit Entity Amendments

The ‘NZ’ in ‘NZ IFRS’: Public Benefit Entity Amendments In 1992, New Zealand adopted a sector‐neutral approach to standard setting – where the difference in accounting treatment is driven by differences in the nature of transactions and not by ownership or the objectives of the reporting entity. This study reviews the impact of adaptations of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to ensure their successful application in a sector‐neural environment. A fundamental question of the move to IFRS is whether the public benefit entity amendments in NZ IFRS have contaminated the IFRS for profit‐orientated entities or diluted the available guidance for public benefit entities. This suggests that it is worthwhile for Australia and New Zealand to monitor and reconsider their sector‐neutral approach to adopting IFRS. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Accounting Review Wiley

The ‘NZ’ in ‘NZ IFRS’: Public Benefit Entity Amendments

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 2008 CPA Australia
ISSN
1035-6908
eISSN
1835-2561
DOI
10.1111/j.1835-2561.2008.0023.x
Publisher site
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Abstract

In 1992, New Zealand adopted a sector‐neutral approach to standard setting – where the difference in accounting treatment is driven by differences in the nature of transactions and not by ownership or the objectives of the reporting entity. This study reviews the impact of adaptations of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to ensure their successful application in a sector‐neural environment. A fundamental question of the move to IFRS is whether the public benefit entity amendments in NZ IFRS have contaminated the IFRS for profit‐orientated entities or diluted the available guidance for public benefit entities. This suggests that it is worthwhile for Australia and New Zealand to monitor and reconsider their sector‐neutral approach to adopting IFRS.

Journal

Australian Accounting ReviewWiley

Published: Sep 1, 2008

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