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Author(s): | Lourenço, Isabel Costa Curto, José Dias |
Date: | Oct-2010 |
Title: | Determinants of the accounting choice between alternative reporting methods for interests in jointly controlled entities |
Volume: | 19 |
Number: | 4 |
Pages: | 739-773 |
Reference: | Lourenço, I. C., & Curto, D. J. (2010) Determinants of the accounting choice between alternative reporting methods for interests in jointly controlled entities. European Accounting Review, 19(4), 739-773. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638181003687844 |
ISSN: | 0963-8180 |
Abstract: | This paper examines whether the type of jointly controlled entity influences the management choice to report interests in this kind of joint venture using the equity method or proportionate consolidation. We address this gap in the accounting choice literature by exploiting the UK setting where, due to the transition to IFRS, firms had to change their reporting method for interests in jointly controlled entities from the gross equity method to a similar approach (equity method) or to proportionate consolidation. We support our analysis on the classification of jointly controlled entities proposed by Hennart (1988). We hypothesize that venturers are more likely to change their reporting method to proportionate consolidation when the majority of their jointly controlled entities are cases of Link instead of Scale cooperation. After controlling for several variables, our results are consistent with the predictions and thus suggest that the type of jointly controlled entity plays an important role in the management decision to report interests in jointly controlled entities using the equity method or proportionate consolidation. However, the results also provide empirical evidence supporting the importance of debt covenant costs and monitoring costs in the choice between alternative reporting methods. |
Peerreviewed: | Sim |
Access type: | Open Access |
Appears in Collections: | BRU-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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