Journal of accounting, finance and auditing studies

14-30

Authors: O. Samuel Faboyede, O. Dick Mukoro, Francis Iyoha, A. Hannah Odafen

This study aimed at investigating the impact of the possible learning and adoption of Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) in the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The data used for this study were gathered through the instruments of a questionnaire and secondary sources. One hundred and Fifty (150) copies of a questionnaire were administered, out of which one hundred and thirty-one (131) were collated for analysis. Kruskal-Wallis and descriptive statistical tools were used in testing these three hypotheses. Findings showed that environmental factors and problems in the Nigerian Stock exchange will affect the learning and implementation of XBRL in the Stock Exchange as well as the fact that certain infrastructure must be put in place before the implementation of XBRL. The study recommended that the Federal government should announce and compel the educational awareness and adoption of XBRL as a format for regulatory filing and financial reporting in the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

74-92

Authors: Richard M. Kiai

Financial inclusion is a poverty reduction tool and many economies have taken it up as a national agenda. To meet the expected levels of financial inclusion, governments have worked with financial intermediaries to reach the expected target group; the unbanked poor. As per financial intermediation theory, the role of financial intermediaries is to reduce information asymmetry in the financial system. To enhance financial inclusion, many countries and financial institutions have embraced Information Communication Technology (ICT). ICT is recognized as a tool that has worked greatly towards enhancing sharing of information at a low-cost and thus helped in improving financial inclusion. Though many countries have achieved high levels of financial inclusion through ICT, the levels of poverty have not changed. The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between ICT, financial intermediation, and household investment. Study methodology was a review of the literature on financial inclusion, financial intermediation, ICT and household investment. The study noted that ICT is helping in financial intermediation and thus more people can access financial services. Unfortunately, the levels of ICT capability among the poor is low, and in that case, the poor are not able to use financial services offered through ICT platforms to undertake household investment. This is the reason as to why, despite the high levels of financial inclusion, the poor remains poor. This study recommends that the government make sure that the levels of ICT among the populace is high. Financial institutions should provide financial services with more user-friendly ICT platforms.

108-131

Authors: Ahmet Gökgöz

As per the concept “continuity of enterprises”, the lifetime of enterprises is considered as indefinite and financial statements are issued under this assumption. However, the lifetime of enterprises may come to an end due to economic and commercial circumstances. The situation “the lifetime of an enterprise has come to an end”, which is characterised as bankruptcy in the law literature, is never a desired situation for any parties associated with such enterprise. Over-indebtedness constitutes one of the signs indicating that the enterprise is about to go bankrupt. Over-indebtedness is a situation where the assets of an enterprise remain insufficient to fulfil its debts and liabilities or where its shareholder equity becomes negative. The board of directors of an over-indebted company should apply for a competent court, for bankruptcy. However, such company may request for postponement of bankruptcy if it submits to the court reasonable recovery projects to overcome over-indebtedness. If a company applies for a competent court, for postponement of its bankruptcy; it will be necessary for that company to submit to the court an interim balance sheet issued on the basis of the current values of its assets, debts and liabilities to determine the situation of over-indebtedness, in addition to its balance sheet issued by taking its accounting records as basis. This interim balance sheet is called as over-indebtedness balance sheet. The purpose of this study is to scrutinize the concepts “bankruptcy”, “postponement of bankruptcy” and “over-indebtedness” within the legal system and to describe the transaction “issuance of an over-indebtedness balance sheet” within the accounting system.