conclusions there are advantages in applying accrual-based accounting in the public sector which certainly depends on how this system is implemented in the sector. results developed countries have implemented accrual-based accounting and utilized the valid, reliable and practical information in accrual-based reporting in different areas such as price and tariffs setting, operational budgeting, ...

This paper focuses on the problems involved in developing cross-country comparisons of the intergenerational stance of fiscal policy. Of course, these comparisons are nowadays based on the method of generational accounting and in particular most of them rely on comparing the total size of intertemporal public liabilities (IPLs). I first utilize the machinery of generational accounting in order ...

review the literature of conservatism in financial reporting indicates the importance of conservatism in accounting profession. researchers have always tried to determine the degree and ways of conservatism in financial reporting and accounting, although this is not done easily, because there is not a direct measure of conservatism. however, conservatism has been one of the key principles in ac...

The aim of this instrumental study is to analyze the degree of equivalence between the construct of sensation seeking as measured by Sensation Seeking Scale form V, SSS-V and Arnett Inventory of Sensation Seeking, AISS. A structural equation model is employed in order to analyze the equivalence. The study includes 322 participants aged between 18 and 77. First, the equivalence between the SSS-V...

introduction: the quality of the information provided in the public sector is of a high importance due to the specific purpose of reporting. presenting reliable, complete, and timeliness information of the activities in the governmental sector by using desirable public sector accounting system provides a better opportunity for people's monitoring on the offering of governmental services, transp...