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© 2018, International Society for Third-Sector Research and The Johns Hopkins University. Financial reporting is an important aspect of not-for-profit organisations’ (NPOs’) accountability. Globally, numerous and varying regimes exist by which jurisdictions regulate NPO financial reporting. This article explores whether NPOs should be required or expected to follow sector-specific international financial reporting standards. We investigate stakeholder perceptions on the nature and scope of any such developed standards, interpreting our findings through the lens of moral legitimacy. Using an international online survey of stakeholders involved in NPO financial reporting, we analyse 605 responses from 179 countries. Based on our findings, we argue that diverse stakeholder groups, especially those who are involved with NPO financial reporting in developing countries, are likely to grant moral legitimacy to developed NPO international accounting standards if the consequences are to enhance NPO accounting and accountability information, subject to agreement as to whether all or only NPOs of a certain size should comply and whether any such standards should be mandatory.
Author(s): Breen OB, Cordery CJ, Crawford L, Morgan GG
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: VOLUNTAS
Year: 2018
Volume: 29
Issue: 6
Pages: 1330-1346
Print publication date: 01/12/2018
Online publication date: 24/09/2018
Acceptance date: 02/04/2018
Date deposited: 05/11/2018
ISSN (print): 0957-8765
ISSN (electronic): 1573-7888
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-018-0040-9
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-018-0040-9
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