Financial and Performance Information Presentation in Annual Report: An Investıgatıon on the Municipalities in Turkey

Emin Zeytinoğlu

A chapter in Contemporary Issues in Public Sector Accounting and Auditing, 2021, vol. 105, pp 57-72 from Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract: Accountability and financial transparency came to be accepted as the basic principles in obtaining and using public resources in an efficient and productive manner. One of the most important tools to realize this goal is the annual report, also referred to in Public Financial Management and Control Law. Annual reports are comprehensive reports that also contain the realization outcomes according to the performance indicators that pertain to the activities that these institutions implement according to their strategic plan and performance program. The authors explain the reasons of variations from the plans, and also contain the administrative and financial information on the institution. The contribution of the annual reports, in presenting a transparent and accountable structure by enabling efficiency and productivity in municipalities that use a major part of public resources, is undeniable. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the financial and performance information within the annual reports issued by the municipalities of Turkey within the scope of accountability and to reveal the present condition from the results of this evaluation. In short, this study investigates to which degree the municipalities enlighten their stakeholders from the aspect of financial information via annual reports. Within the scope of the study, annual reports of metropolitan municipalities for the year 2017 and 2018 were obtained and the presence of several considerations, defined according to the extent of the financial and performance information they provide and their manner of presentation, were checked.

Keywords: Municipalities; public sector accounting; annual report; accountability; financial information; performance information; E60; M48; H83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1108/S1569-375920200000105005

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