The role of accounting in the global financial crisis. Assumptions and realities

Neculai Tabara () and Alina Rusu ()
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Neculai Tabara: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi
Alina Rusu: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi

EuroEconomica, 2011, issue 29, 16-22

Abstract: The financial crisis prompted some players to denounce the role of financial markets "fair value accounting" required by the accounting rules used by the major listed companies in the world, U.S. GAAPs in the U.S. and IFRSs in Europe. This paper is related to the link between accounting and the global financial crisis. As technical research, we use the procedure of reviewing the literature. The criticism of fair value accounting are considering in particular two problems: the lack of liquidity (as may be assessed on the balance sheet financial instruments not traded in the market) and the pro-cyclicality (emphasizing the economic phases of expansion and recession). These difficulties are real, but the solutions offered - temporary or permanent modification of existing rules in order to limit the scope of this method of accounting – are not at all convincing. Although it is easy to identify gaps in fair value is still more difficult to propose an alternative option to respond more effectively to the requirements of relevance, reliability, comparison and understanding necessary for financial accounting rules In particular, the reference to historic price, often raised, would provide more than comparable and much less relevant.

Keywords: financial crisis; accounting rules; fair value; historical cost (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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