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INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 1 (IAS 1) AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING OF LISTED COMPANIES ON THE GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE

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dc.contributor.author APPIAH-DANQUAH, OBED
dc.contributor.author OWUSU, MARGARET
dc.contributor.author AGYEKUM, YAW HANS
dc.contributor.author BONSU, AMA SERWAH
dc.contributor.author PATRICK WATTS, A-CLEFF
dc.contributor.author ANOKYE, KWAME STEPHEN
dc.date.accessioned 2013-08-02T11:36:27Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-18T17:43:24Z
dc.date.available 2013-08-02T11:36:27Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-18T17:43:24Z
dc.date.issued 2013-06
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/257
dc.description Internationalization of economic trade and globalization of businesses is on the ascendency. Consequently, financial statements prepared according to a nation’s local accounting system may hardly meet the needs of investors, business partners, financiers and decision-makers who are conversant with international standards. Meanwhile developing and emerging markets are the target of the world’s leading industries that are operating in the saturated western countries. To better undertake their activities in developing countries; they must adopt International Accounting Standards that suit needs (Zeghal and Mhedhbi, 2006). This led to the developing of International Accounting Standards to establish standardization in how financial statements are prepared to ensure comparability. en_US
dc.description.abstract This research investigates the extent to which firms listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange are complying with IAS 1. The research examined key relationship between firm size, profitability, debt ratio, liquidity, audit firm size. The purpose was to determine how these firm characteristics affect or influence their level of disclosure in annual financial reporting. The objectives were to identify the extent of voluntary disclosure in financial statements of listed companies on the Ghana Stock Exchange, identify the relationship between firm characteristics- firm size, profitability, debt ratio, liquidity and audit firm size, and financial information disclosure and also to identify the extent to which the firm characteristics affect disclosure. en_US
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING en_US
dc.subject FINANCIAL REPORTING en_US
dc.subject GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE en_US
dc.title INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 1 (IAS 1) AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING OF LISTED COMPANIES ON THE GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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