The role and importance of accounting flexibility for investor relations management

Abstract

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are characterized by a significant degree of accounting flexibility and provide preparers of the financial reports are with an opportunity for judging and options regarding the balancing of certain business events and transactions. The lack of strict accounting rules makes room to a variety of manipulation and abuse in the financial statements. Hence, it is important to distinguish difference between the financial reporting policy that represents an acceptable practice, in terms of users and regulators, and creative accounting which is a form of financial reporting fraud that deceives users. The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of accounting flexibility in the contemporary business environment and its proper application to help users get relevant information.

Keywords

• accounting flexibility
• financial reporting policy
• investor relations
• ifrs
• quality information