this paper examines the dimensions of accountability that the executive must fulfil in the islamic republic of iran and the role of accounting in meeting accountability obligations as they are at present. accountability continues to be interpreted, almost exclusively, in terms of the fiduciary stewardship of resources appropriated by parliament. public sector resource accounting information sys...

for the reason of religious and legal principles contradictions, principles and concepts of installments purchasing in iran are totally different from what is common practice in the western countries. not having appropriate accounting standards, iran's current methods of accounting is based on that of the uk and usa. in this article, the principles and concepts of installment purchasing in...

The aim of this paper is to assess the adequacy and desirability of applying environmental management accounting techniques and to prioritize them using the AHP method in companies with ISO 14001 certificate in Iran. As Islamic companies they adhere to Islamic principles and standards and protect the environment according to Sharia law in Islam. First, through questionnaires, we examined the de...

Accounting regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are working towards global convergence of U.S. and international accounting standards by 2005. One of the areas that the regulators have identified as a necessary requirement for convergence is the treatment of financial instruments such as derivatives. In the U.S., the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Statement of Financia...

This paper explores the relationship between the institutional arrangements for setting financial accounting standards in the United States of America (U.S.) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) with a view to exploring the likelihood that the U.S. will adopt IASB standards in place of its own. Our paper highlights the role of nationalistic and political influences on interna...

The purpose of accounting is to gather financial data of a business or entity, to interpret this data and to report the results in financial statements to the different users thereof. The interpretation of financial data is regulated by financial accounting standards including a conceptual framework that were developed to facilitate the reporting of financial information of entities. Due to the...