People's Republic of China has a long history of accounting and accounting reforms. This study focuses on “whether China should continue its IFRS-based domestic accounting standards or full convergence with the IFRS is more appropriate”? Both quantitative and qualitative approaches are applied to answer the research question of this work. Binary choice model has been used in the statistical analysis because data of two variables shows presence or absence. The results of our model indicate that China's accounting reforms, including convergence with the IFRS, are significantly associated with the internal and external factors. In the light of our statistical findings and details of the theoretical aspects (i.e. environmental determinism theory, globalization, growth of economy and accounting profession in China and regulatory influence of the Chinese government) this study proposes that China should continue its IFRS-based domestic accounting standards and further convergence with the IFRS should be launched in case of decisive needs only.

This study attempts to compare and highlight the major differences between International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) with National Accounting Standards (NAS) in one of the developing nations, Iran. Over the past two decades, the Iranian accounting standards setter, Audit Organization, has decided to eliminate the differences between IFRS and NAS as a part of its convergence and harmonization project. In 2011, the Audit Organization decided that IFRS implementation would be permitted for all listed companies. The primary purpose of implementing IFRS is to enhance the international comparability of financial reports, which would attract more foreign investors to participate in the Iranian capital market, improve the efficient allocation of resources and boost the competitiveness of the market. In spite of her announcement, Iran has not supported IFRS. The purpose of this paper is to provide possible reasons for non-adoption by highlighting some important socioeconomic factors that are likely to influence the accounting environment in Iran. The main question we try to answer in this study is: to what extent is Iranian GAAP congruous with IFRS.

Accounting standards, are rules governing how to do accounting work, and specify what information must be provided in financial reporting. The main objective of this study was to compare the stronger accounting standards against weaker accounting standards which in this study, we compare accounting standards of Iran and international standard in terms of Rents. The population of the research is institutions member of accounting community; that to collect theoretical principles of the study, library methods and to collect statistical information, questionnaires were used. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used for validity and reliability of questionnaire, and to analyse the data, Student's t-test, Kolmogorov - Smirnov test and Friedman test was used. SPSS21software was used to analysis. Time limit of this research involves the second half of 2016. The population of the investigation includes audit firms of Certified Public Accountants community. Findings from analysis of statistical data are at 95% reliability level, which reject us hypothesizes based on non-reliability, unsuitability and lack of understanding. We conclude that Iran's accounting standards relative to international standards from the perspective of professional judgment of auditors to determine the rent type, in terms of degree of reliability, intelligibility, functionality is more appropriate.

The need for a set of qualified accounting standards has led to the development of international financial reporting standards. Iran, like many other countries in the world, has adopted these standards and required their application in a group of capital market companies. The main purpose of this study is to examine the challenges and benefits of implementing International Financial Reporting Standards from the perspective of the executives who are required to use the standards. The statistical population of this study consists of managers of banks, insurance companies, and listed companies that are required to comply with IFRS according to the enactment of the Stock Exchange and Securities Organization, which includes a total of 77 companies. The data collection tool of this research is a questionnaire that was distributed in September and October 2016. From 77 distributed questionnaires, 59 responses were received. For banks, the biggest challenge was the cost of training at the level of companies and users of financial information,for insurers, it was the difference between tax laws and international financial reporting standards, and for other companies, the lack of accountants and auditors that have the technical skills of implementing international financial reporting standards.

Identifying the possible consequences of implementing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the Iranian banking industry before the implementation of these standards is of great importance due to the nature of the financial reporting environment of banks in Iran, so the purpose of this article is to identify these consequences. In this study, after systematic Reviews, survey questions (including 45 items) were designed and sent to four groups including banks, bank Independent auditors, supervisory institutions, academic experts and researchers in order to collect expert opinions. Received responses (with a return rate of 90%) Were analyzed using a fuzzy logic method. The results show that the main consequences of implementing IFRS will be the implementation of Expected Credit Loss Measurement (ECL) and Fair Value Accounting (FVA) models. Although the factors limiting the implementation of IFRS in Iran affect the relevance and reliability of measurement models, from the respondents' point of view, preparing financial reports based on fair values versus historical cost can provide more relevant information to investors. In addition, with increasing asset transparency, the likelihood of facing a crisis of increased transparency in financial reporting due to the structure of the political economy increases. Also, due to some features of banks' financial reporting environment such as economic instability, weak corporate governance and lack of knowledge and professional judgment skills, it is likely that the Procyclicality effects of ECL and FVA models will increase.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of environmental factors on international financial reporting standards (IFRS) adoption across countries. Environmental factors in this study include the existence of capital market, economic growth, economic openness, legal system, education level and cultural indicators such as power distance, individualism, masculinity and avoidance of uncertainty. The patterns of adoption of IFRS by countries were determined on the basis of a three-way approach. The sample of this study consists of 93 countries in year of 2016. Data has been examined using multivariate logistic regression analysis. The results indicate that countries with high level of education and power distances and countries with low level of economic growth, individuality and uncertainty avoidance are more willing to adopt IFRS. Also, the existence of the capital market, the openness of the economy, the legal system and the male parity did not significantly affect the adoption of IFRS.

The growth of international trade and capital flow and the growing economic cohesion over the past three decades has led to the harmonization of accounting standards among countries. With the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in many countries of the world, and the announcement by the IranianSecurities and Exchange Organization of the requirement to impose standards for a group of companies under the supervision of that organization, the main objective of this study is to examine the impact of the implementation of international financial reporting standards on quality Financial reporting in Iran. To this end the effect of applying IFRS on thequalityof identifying and measuring transactions, the quality of identifying and measuring assets and liabilities, the quality of presentation and disclosure of financial statements, and the qualitative characteristics of financial information, is investigated. A survey approach is used to conduct research. The statistical population of this research includes academic and professional experts. Number of questionnaires is sent to the respondents and 117are collected. According to the results of one sample T-test, the implementationof the International Financial Reporting Standards improves the process of identifying and measuring transactions, assets and liabilities, increasing the quality of presentation and disclosure of financial statement components, and the overall quality of financial reporting.

Adopting the international financial reporting standards during the recent years has aroused abundant empirical researches in respect to the outcomes resulting from such a change in accounting regime around the globe. These studies have been carried out upon various legal origins stemming from different temporal periods and research designs, each followed by variegated results. To acquire comprehensive evidences regarding the real consequences of adopting the international financial reporting standards based on the experiences gained by the countries that have exercised these standards, the present research paper carries out a meta-analysis on the studies dealing with the effects of adopting international financial reporting standards on discretionary accrual items. Based on the analyses run over 107 observations, with an independent sample of 401057 firm-years, results signify that adopting the international financial reporting standards has not, led to the financial reporting improvement and by itself the positive or negative consequences resulting from the acceptation of these standards depend on numerous factors such as the countries’ legal systems and the accounting and auditing enforcement regime practiced in a country.