TY - JOUR
T1 - International Accounting and Auditing Standards Adoption in the Eastern European Countries of the European Union
T2 - Review of Regulations and Literature
AU - Rykaczewski, Maria
AU - Thevenot, Maya
AU - Vulcheva, Maria
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Arizona State University, Florida Atlantic University, and Florida International University for their generous research funding.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, American Accounting Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/6/1
Y1 - 2022/6/1
N2 - In this paper, we review regulatory changes surrounding the adoption of international accounting and auditing standards in 11 Central and Eastern European countries that are European Union (EU) members. Additionally, we examine the English-language research related to these changes in each jurisdiction. We find many commonalities associated with the countries’ Communist past and the process of joining the EU. While many studies are being conducted in four of the countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia), such research is sparse in the remaining seven jurisdictions, primarily due to data availability. English-language audit research is particularly lacking. Our review outlines future research avenues and emphasizes country characteristics that must be addressed when any of the jurisdictions are a part of an international sample. Moreover, we enable international research readers to assess the generalizability of extant research findings.
AB - In this paper, we review regulatory changes surrounding the adoption of international accounting and auditing standards in 11 Central and Eastern European countries that are European Union (EU) members. Additionally, we examine the English-language research related to these changes in each jurisdiction. We find many commonalities associated with the countries’ Communist past and the process of joining the EU. While many studies are being conducted in four of the countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia), such research is sparse in the remaining seven jurisdictions, primarily due to data availability. English-language audit research is particularly lacking. Our review outlines future research avenues and emphasizes country characteristics that must be addressed when any of the jurisdictions are a part of an international sample. Moreover, we enable international research readers to assess the generalizability of extant research findings.
KW - Central and Eastern Europe
KW - European Union
KW - IFRS adoption
KW - ISA adoption
KW - accounting and audit frameworks
KW - international accounting research
KW - review
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U2 - 10.2308/JIAR-2022-011
DO - 10.2308/JIAR-2022-011
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85136953635
SN - 1542-6297
VL - 21
SP - 151
EP - 177
JO - Journal of International Accounting Research
JF - Journal of International Accounting Research
IS - 2
ER -