World Conference on Accountants

• • IAS compliance, financial reporting in emerging/transitioning economies
  • IASs and accountant judgment; international accounting harmonisation
  • Creative accounting and quality of financial reporting; risk in accounting
  • Financial reporting and capital markets/stock market returns
  • Earnings management, shareholder reactions
  • Corporate governance practices in the developing/developed worlds
  • Communication and financial reporting on the internet
  • Rule based accounting versus principle based accounting
  • Accounting practices for financial instruments
  • Social and environmental reporting in Asia and Europe
  • Financial reporting and adoption of IASs by SMEs
  • Cultural impact on financial reporting; segmental reporting
  • Disclosure of financial forecasts in annual reports
  • Accounting practices for intellectual capital and other intangible assets
  • International taxation and transfer pricing