10.6084/m9.figshare.7451537.v1
Sigit Wahyu Kartiko
Sigit Wahyu
Kartiko
Hilda Rossieta
Hilda
Rossieta
Dwi Martani
Dwi
Martani
Trisacti Wahyuni
Trisacti
Wahyuni
Measuring accrual-based IPSAS implementation and its relationship to central government fiscal transparency
SciELO journals
2018
accrual-based IPSAS
fiscal transparency
confirmatory factor analysis
2018-12-12 02:41:38
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<div><p>Abstract This study aims to explore government accrual-based IPSAS implementation level measurements and to test the measures associated with central government fiscal transparency. Performing content analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) on a sample covering 77 countries from 2008 to 2015, measurement indicates the relative importance and significance of financial performance statements and accrual accounting policies, such as non-exchanged and exchanged transactions as accrual level constructors. Conducting panel data regression, we find that accrual level scores meet the requirements of the external validity test, as indicated by their positive association with the International Budget Initiative’s (IBP) fiscal transparency index. The evidence suggests that central governments should strategically implement accrual-based IPSAS. Accrual practices (implicitly or explicitly) based on IPSAS strengthen fiscal transparency when it prioritises developing accrual accounting policies substantially rather than accrual commitment and the completeness of reports.</p></div>