The Influence of Tax on IFRS Consolidated Statements: The Convergence of Germany and the UK

Maria Gee, Axel Haller and Christopher Nobes

Accounting in Europe, 2010, vol. 7, issue 1, 97-122

Abstract: The literature on the links between tax and financial reporting suggests that the strength of those links varies over time and from one jurisdiction to another. The links in Germany were seen to be particularly strong, and those in the UK rather weak. Previous literature was largely set in the context of unconsolidated statements but authors have suggested that their findings were relevant for consolidated reporting. This paper examines the scope for tax influence on IFRS consolidated financial reporting in the two above countries. We find that the overall position for Germany and the UK is now similar, that is, that the potential for tax influence is much weaker in Germany than recorded in previous studies. We also find that, even for unconsolidated reporting under domestic accounting rules, the extreme positions recorded for the two countries in the 1990s have been modified.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1080/17449480.2010.485382

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