The impacts of the final phase of transition to IFRS in Brazil

ABSTRACT

Objective:

This article aims to measure the impacts of the final phase of mandatory convergence to IFRS on net income, in equity and total assets of Brazilian publics companies.

Design/methodology/approach:

- It is applied to the inverse of Gray (1980)’s Conservatism Index - which allows you to compare the results between different accounting systems - to determine the impacts of the transition between the two phases of the convergence process in Brazil, covered by the law 11,638 and their CPCs. It was compared the 2009 financial results disclosed in BR GAAP and IFRS.

Findings:

The results show that the final stage of mandatory convergence to IFRS led to significant increases in both net income and the shareholders’ equity of the companies analysed: a mean increase of about 21% in earnings and about 11% in equity, as well as generating an increase, though somewhat less significant, about 7%, the total assets.

Practical implications:

This research helped to improve understanding of the impacts of convergence of Brazilian accounting to the international standard; as well as to assist business managers and users of financial information, especially those from the capital markets, regulators and academia, about the ultimate effects on the results reported in 2011, after the implementation of the final phase of convergence.

Originality/value:

The fiscal year of 2009 was a special year for understanding the impact of accounting system in the financial results disclosed in Brazil. The Brazilian publics companies reported their results in BR GAAP and IFRS and this research analysed and compare both reports and improve understanding of the impacts of convergence of Brazilian accounting to the international standard.

Keywords:
International Accounting Convergence, IFRS; Financial Statements

RESUMO

Objetivo:

Mensurar os impactos da fase final da convergência obrigatória para o IFRS no lucro líquido (LL), no patrimônio líquido (PL) e no ativo total (AT) das empresas brasileiras de capital aberto.

Método:

Foi aplicado o inverso do Índice de Conservadorismo de Gray (1980) - que permite comparar os resultados entre sistemas contábeis diversos - para determinar os impactos da transição entre as duas fases do processo de convergência no Brasil, abrangidas pela lei 11.638 e seus respectivos CPCs. Foram comparados os resultados contábeis de 2009 divulgados em BR-GAAP e em IFRS.

Fundamentação teórica:

Gray (1980) propôs uma metodologia para mensurar o impacto dessas influências culturais e institucionais no resultado reportado pelas empresas, denominado originalmente Índice de Conservadorismo (IC) e, posteriormente, Índice de Comparabilidade (Weetman et al., 1998). Esse índice mede o quanto lucros menores (conservadorismo) ou maiores (otimismo) são mensurados por sistemas contábeis diversos, conforme será apresentado no capítulo metodologia.

Resultados:

Os resultados mostram que a fase final do processo de convergência obrigatória para o IFRS gerou aumentos expressivos tanto no lucro líquido como no PL das empresas analisadas: um acréscimo médio de cerca de 21% no lucro líquido e de cerca de 11% no patrimônio líquido; bem como, gerou um aumento, embora um pouco menos expressivo, de cerca de 7%, no ativo total. Todavia, apenas a diferença no lucro líquido foi significativa.

Contribuições:

Esta pesquisa pretende ter contribuído para aprimorar o entendimento dos impactos do processo de convergência da contabilidade brasileira para o padrão internacional; bem como, para auxiliar os gestores de negócios e os usuários da informação financeira, especialmente aqueles oriundos do mercado de capitais, as autoridades reguladoras e a academia, quanto aos efeitos finais nos resultados reportados em 2011, após a implantação da fase final de convergência.

Palavras-chave:
Convergência Contábil Internacional; IFRS; Demonstrações Financeiras

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  Jan-Mar 2015

History

• Received
  14 Nov 2012
• Accepted
  04 Feb 2015