ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING PRACTICES IN NIGERIA

NNAJI EMMANUEL SUNDAY MOUAU/BSc./06/07 /513 | 81 pages (12617 words) | Projects

ABSTRACT

The objective  of the study is to ascertain the impact of accounting standards disclosure on the  accounting practices  in Nigeria.  The problems identified     is   that     non-adherence  to    accounting standards disclosure could be one of the  major  problems  of most corporation's failure  are lack of understanding of the standards by users  and  the   non-applicability   of  disclosure  requirement  by business. Data for  this  study  were obtained  through  primary  and secondary sources. The data collected were analyzed using simple frequency table  and  hypothesis  stated  were  analyzed  using  chi• square test. Results obtained from data analyzed showed that disclosure of  accounting standards has positively   influenced accounting practices  in  Nigeria,  that  accounting standards have not  led  to  proper  disclosure of  accounting information  in  the annual  financial   report  of  companies, that  shortcomings  in  the statement  of  accounting standards does  not  affect  accounting practices  in Nigeria. In  view of the  above this  study  recommends that  in order  to  improve  accounting practices in Nigeria,  there  is need for proper disclosure and adherence to accounting standards and that  the users of these accounting standards should be called upon from time  to time  to give their  own opinion of shortcomings in the already  existing  accounting standards so that  amendments  can be made to the standards making  it more applicable.


TABLE  OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1  Background of the study  -                                          1-5

1.2 Statement  of the problem                                           5-6

1.3  Objectives  of the study                                                6-7

1.4 Significance  of the study  -                                          7

1.5  Researchquestion   -                                                7-8

1.6  Research hypothesis                                                    8-9

1.7  Scope/ limitation  of study                                           9-10

1.8  Definition  of terms    -                                              10-11


CHAPTER  TWO

2.0   Philosophical/TheoreticalReview                            12

2.1   Historic retrospective and the change in paradigm  14

2.2   Nature of accounting standards                                  15

2.3   The nature of the accounting practice in Nigeria      16

2.4   Reporting policies practices vs regulations              17

2.5   The influence of culture    -                                          21

2.6   Accounting conventions  -                                          25

2.7   Standard setting  process -                                          27-28

  2.8   Accounting concepts                                                    2932

2.9   Conceptual issues on Accounting standards              32-33

2.10 Compliance with statement of Accounting standards by Nigerian quoted  Banks.                                          33-

2.11 impact of the standard  on the financial statement 42-46


CHAPTER  THREE

3.2.1     Primary  sources    -                                                      47

3.2.2          Secondary sources    -                                             48

3.3    Population of the  study     -                                             49

3.4    Sample  size                                                                       49

3.4.1     selection  of sample  size                                              49

3.4.2     Choosing of sample  size   -                                    50

3.5    Sampling technique  -                                                      51

3.6    Method  of data  analysis    -                                             51


CHAPTER FOUR·.

PRESENTATION,  ANALYSIS     AND    INTERPRETATION OF DATA

4.0    Introduction                                                                  53

4.1   Researchquestion no 1:  -                                               54

4.2   Researchquestion no 2:                                                      55

4.3   Researchquestion no 3:  -                                               56

4.4   Researchquestion no 4:   -                                             57 

 4.5   Researchquestion no 5:   -

4.6   Researchquestion no 6:  - 58

4.7   Test of the hypothesis


CHAPTER  FIVE

Summary of Findings, Conclusionand Recommendations

5.1 Summary of findings 63

5.2 Conclusion

5.3 Recommendation

Questionnaire -                                                           68

Bibliography                                                            71-72

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NNAJI, M (2020). ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING PRACTICES IN NIGERIA. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 21, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/analysis-of-the-impact-of-accounting-standard-on-accounting-practices-in-nigeria

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MOUAU/BSC./06/07 /513, NNAJI. "ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING PRACTICES IN NIGERIA" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 20 Mar. 2020, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/analysis-of-the-impact-of-accounting-standard-on-accounting-practices-in-nigeria. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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MOUAU/BSC./06/07 /513, NNAJI. "ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING PRACTICES IN NIGERIA". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 20 Mar. 2020. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/analysis-of-the-impact-of-accounting-standard-on-accounting-practices-in-nigeria >.

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MOUAU/BSC./06/07 /513, NNAJI. "ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING PRACTICES IN NIGERIA" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 21 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/analysis-of-the-impact-of-accounting-standard-on-accounting-practices-in-nigeria

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