Disclosure in financial institutions of taxation in light of the convergence to international accounting standards / A evidenciação das informações tributárias pelas instituições financeiras em face da convergência para as normas internacionais

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

Communiqué 14259 published by the Brazilian Central Bank (BACEN) initiated a new phase for accounting in Brazil: the pursuit of convergence in accounting standards. In order to implement the policies of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), a number of measures must be taken to ensure that all Brazilian standards achieve convergence. Contributing to this objective, this study sought to analyze IAS 12, the international accounting standard which addresses the treatment of taxes payable on income, within the context of listed financial institutions in Brazil. The research question endeavored to measure the level of disclosure, in the financial statements published in 2007, of those items which are subject to mandatory disclosure pursuant to IAS 12. Accordingly, an analysis was made of the main aspects of IAS 12 and of Brazilian accounting and tax standards, which were explained and put into context. Two Brazilian taxes were defined as related to the area addressed by IAS 12: Income Tax and Social Contribution on Net Income. The research methodology used was Content Analysis whereby the contents of the financial statements were analyzed against the established disclosure index. It was concluded that the level of disclosure required by the international standard differs significantly from that required by Brazilian standards, as reflected in the information disclosed in the financial statements published by the banks. In Brazil, the presentation of tax information is superficial and the data on temporary differences or deferred tax assets is not separately, or openly disclosed. In all, 27 financial institutions were analyzed, divided into two groups: those listed for general trading in the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA) and those listed in the special levels of corporate governance. The percent disclosures were approximately 14% and 21%, respectively. The tstudent test was applied to both groups and different averages were found. Disclosure in the special corporate governance level group was found to be higher than that in the general trading group. The conclusion, based on the results of the application of the disclosure index to the financial statements and Brazilian accounting standards, calls for the rejection of the research hypothesis, since none of the standards or financial statements comprising the study addressed 50% of the items proposed by the international standard.

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disclosure income tax normas contábeis internacionais financial institutions instituições financeiras convergence imposto de renda convergência international accounting standards evidenciação

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