从信息的角度分析会计概念结构外文翻译.docx
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从信息的角度分析会计概念结构外文翻译
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Conceptualframeworksofaccountingfromaninformationperspective
Abstract
Thispaperanalysesthebenefitsofaccountingregulationandaconceptualframeworkusinganinformationeconomicsapproachthatallowsconsiderationofuncertainty,multipleagents,demandforinformation,andmultipleinformationsources.Italsoallowsprivateinformationtoentertheanalysis.Theanalysisleadstoasetoffundamentalpropertiesofaccountinginformation.Itisarguedthatthesetofqualitativecharacteristicstypicallycontainedinconceptualframeworksdoesnotadequatelyaggregatetheinformationdemandsofusersofaccountinginformation.Forexample,theIASB'sconceptualframeworkcontainsnoguidelinesforthetrade-offbetweenrelevanceandreliability.Furthermore,neutralitymightnotbepartofanoptimalregulation.Thestatisticalbiasintroducedbythestewardshipuseofaccountinginformationisnotnecessarilyundesirableandwillalwaysremain;stewardshipisthecharacteristicofaccountinginformationthatprovidesincentivesformanagementtoactinthedesiredway.Accountinginformationisinherentlylatecomparedtootherinformationsourcesbutinfluencesandconstrainsthecontentofmoretimelysources.Theaccountingsystemdoesnotexistinavacuum.Otherinformationsourcesarepresentandthepurposeoftheaccountingsystemcannotbeanalyzedwithoutconsideringtheexistenceofotherinformationsources.Finally,financialstatementsareauditedbyanindependentauditor.Thisimpliesthataccountingdataarehardtomanipulate.
Introduction
ThequestionIhavebeenaskedtoaddressishowconceptualframeworkscontributetothequalityofcorporatereportingregulation.Thisisbynomeansaneasytask.InthepaperIshallattempttoshowthatananswerrequiresidentificationoftheconceptofqualityofcorporatereporting,ofthepurposeoftheconceptualframework,andofthebenefitsofreportingregulation.Inordertounderstandtheconceptofthequalityofcorporatereportingitisimportanttoanalyzethefundamentalcharacteristicsofaccountinginformationanditslimitations.
Previousworkhasshownthat,inasinglefirmsetting,theaccountingsystemhastobefinelytunedtothespecificsoftheorganizationanditsenvironment,includingtheeconomicsofthefirm,thedecisionproblemsathand,theprivateinformationofthe-partiesinvolved,thepublicinformation,andthemoralhazardproblemsoftheorganization.Furthermore,theworldcontainsmanyfirmsandmanydecision-makers.
ItisimpossibletoconstructanincomemeasurethatreflectstrueincomeasdefinedbyHicks(1946)whenmarketsarenotperfectandcomplete(BeaverandDemski,1979).Suchameasuredoesnotexist.Rather,accountingshouldbeviewedasaninformationsystemasacknowledgedbybothFASBandIASBintheiroriginalconceptualframeworks(FASB,1978;IASC,1989).Unfortunately,thereisnouniversalrankingofinformationsystems(ChristensenandDemski,2003).Inaddition,itiswellknownthatnorationalpreferencerelationdescribesthedecisionprocessofsociety(Arrow,1951).Theaccountingsystemistheresultofadelicatebalancingofthepossibilitiesimbeddedintheaccountingsystemandthedemandsoftheusers.Thisbalancingisnotentirelyofatechnicalnatureasitcallsforbalancingofpreferencesofthepartiesinvolved.Suchbalancingcannotbeachievedbytechnicalrule-makingandisinevitablytheresultofapoliticaldecisionprocess.
Theaccountingincomenumberreportsfirmspecificfinancialinformationtothemarketandthusreducestheinformationasymmetryinthemarket.Thepaperconsidershowinformationissimultaneouslyusedbyinvestorstomakedecisionsandtoinduceorinfluencemanagementtobehaveoptimallyortousetheentity'sresourcesefficiently.Thedecision-influencingroledistortsthereportingincentives.Oncetheaccountinginformationisusedforperformanceevaluation(orfordecisionsregardingreplacementofmanagement),incentivesforearningsmanagementarise(BurgstahlerandDichev,1997;Grahametal.,2005).Thereasonisthatthefinancialstatementsincludereportingofprivateinformationbymanagementaspartoftheaccruals.Auditingreducesthisproblemtosomeextent.Managersoftenhaveaninformationaladvantageovertheauditorsandthispreventstheproblemfrombeingcompletelyeliminated.
Arelatedquestionishowtheaccountingsystembestcomplementsotherinformationsources.Thefinancialstatementswillalwaysbepublishedlatecomparedtootherinformationsources.Thisisduetothenatureoffinancialstatementsasalltransactionsmustbeprocessedandauditedbeforethestatementsarereleased.Incontrast,management'sforecastmightbetimely.Theprimepurposeoffinancialstatementsmightbetoprovideincentivesforreportingofothertypesofinformatio
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