Reliability Makes Accounting Relevant: A Comment on the IASB Conceptual Framework Project

Andrew M. Bauer, Patricia C. O'Brien and Umar Saeed

Accounting in Europe, 2014, vol. 11, issue 2, 211-217

Abstract: In July 2013, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) welcomed comments to their discussion paper A Review of the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting . We argue that the IASB should revisit its decisions about the concepts of reliability and prudence, to address the inherent accounting issue of moral hazard. Within the contexts of goodwill and securitization accounting, we illustrate how reliability and prudence can help standard-setters to identify standards that can address moral hazard. We further illustrate the pervasiveness of moral hazard, using the context of executive compensation arrangements. Ultimately, we conclude that a strong conceptual framework should enhance the credibility of financial reporting. We view this as the fundamental role of accounting.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/17449480.2014.967789

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