Perspectives on the Role and the Necessity of Accounting Regulations: Theories Revisited

Abstract

Regulation of financial reporting must be well balanced since many transfers of funds and therefore wealth occur as a result of corporate reports. They respond to the needs of stakeholders and serve as a guide in their decision-making, which causes economic and social effects. Since the process of financial accounting provides information to external parties and the organization that otherwise would not have this information, which is used as the basis for many decisions, it is generally accepted that it is necessary to regulate the practice of financial accounting. This article aims to emphasize the role and the evolution of the accounting environment in shaping the regulations of financial reports and to underline the link between the latter and the theories of regulation.