The relationship between financial and tax accounting in Albania

Typically ‘income tax’ laws rely on financial accounting data to determine the taxable income of a business entity, although financial and tax accounting have different goals and requirements. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between financial and tax accounting rules in Alba...

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Main Authors: Ilda Duhanxhiu, Valbona Kapllani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editura ASE Bucuresti 2012-03-01
Series:Romanian Economic Journal
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Online Access:http://www.rejournal.eu/No43/tabid/225/Default.aspx
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spelling doaj-1770c0a846af4199b5548c9a9938ccd52020-11-25T00:31:02ZengEditura ASE BucurestiRomanian Economic Journal1454-42962012-03-01XV434560The relationship between financial and tax accounting in AlbaniaIlda DuhanxhiuValbona KapllaniTypically ‘income tax’ laws rely on financial accounting data to determine the taxable income of a business entity, although financial and tax accounting have different goals and requirements. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between financial and tax accounting rules in Albania. The study employs a mixed methodology, comprising a review of the legislation, institutional framework and context, and semi-structured interviews with accountants, academics and institutional players. By reviewing the development of this relationship during the past 20 years, we aim to identify and explain the major divergences at present between two sets of rules. http://www.rejournal.eu/No43/tabid/225/Default.aspxaccounting regulationsIFRSstaxable incomedeveloping countries
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author Ilda Duhanxhiu
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The relationship between financial and tax accounting in Albania
Romanian Economic Journal
accounting regulations
IFRSs
taxable income
developing countries
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Valbona Kapllani
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title The relationship between financial and tax accounting in Albania
title_short The relationship between financial and tax accounting in Albania
title_full The relationship between financial and tax accounting in Albania
title_fullStr The relationship between financial and tax accounting in Albania
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between financial and tax accounting in Albania
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series Romanian Economic Journal
issn 1454-4296
publishDate 2012-03-01
description Typically ‘income tax’ laws rely on financial accounting data to determine the taxable income of a business entity, although financial and tax accounting have different goals and requirements. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between financial and tax accounting rules in Albania. The study employs a mixed methodology, comprising a review of the legislation, institutional framework and context, and semi-structured interviews with accountants, academics and institutional players. By reviewing the development of this relationship during the past 20 years, we aim to identify and explain the major divergences at present between two sets of rules.
topic accounting regulations
IFRSs
taxable income
developing countries
url http://www.rejournal.eu/No43/tabid/225/Default.aspx
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