在A股市場上市的公司,提供依中國會計準則編製的財務報表;在B股市場上市的公司,提供依中國會計準則編製的財務報表外,尚需提供依國際會計準則編製的財務報表;至於同時在A股B股市場上市的公司,需提供依中國會計準則與國際會計準則編製的財務報表。本研究以中國大陸1999年至2006年在上海、深圳證券交易所同時發行A股、B股之上市公司為研究對象,由於採用不同之會計準則編製財務報表,欲檢視採國際會計準則編製的財務報表是否較採中國會計準則編製的財務報表透明度高。 分別以(1)盈餘時效性、(2)裁決應計項目絕對值作為財務報表透明度代理變數,來檢測A股、B股與財務報表透明度的關係。實證結果發現,在控制其他變數後,以盈餘時效性作為財務報表透明度代理變數時,採國際會計準則編製的財務報表較採中國會計準則編製的財務報表透明度高,假說未獲得支持;若以裁決應計項目絕對值作為財務報表透明度代理變數時,並無證據顯示採國際會計準則編製的財務報表較採中國會計準則編製的財務報表透明度高,該假說也未獲得支持。 探討外資法人機構持股比率與盈餘時效性、裁決應計項目絕對值之關係時,均未發現有足夠證據顯示,外資法人機構持股比率與盈餘時效性呈正向關係、外資法人機構持股比率與裁決應計項目絕對值呈負向關係,故該假說亦未獲得支持。另外,B股市場主要投資者為外資法人機構,本研究進一步檢測採用國際會計準則編製的財務報表和外資法人機構持股比率交互影響下與財務報表透明度之關係,發現未有顯著關係。
Firms listed on A share market must prepare its financial statement based on Chinese accounting standards; B share listing firms must prepare its financial report based on both Chinese and International Accounting standards; as to issuing both A share、B share firms must prepare its financial statements based on Chinese accounting standards and IAS. This study selects firms both listed on A/B shares in Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Market during the period of year 1999~2006 as samples and intends to examine whether adopting IAS firms have higher transparency on its financial report compared to firms adopting Chinese accounting standards. Respectively using (1) timeliness (2) absolute value of discretionary accruals as financial transparency proxy variables, empirical results show(after controlling other variables): The financial transparency of adopting IAS is higher than adopting Chinese accounting standards when using (1) as financial transparency proxy variable (the hypothesis is not supported); there is no evidence showing that financial transparency of adopting IAS is higher than adopting Chinese accounting standards when using (2) as financial transparency proxy variable (the hypothesis is not supported). To examine the relation between foreign institutional investors’ holding ratio and timeliness / absolute value of discretionary accruals, no evidence showing foreign institutional investors’ holding ratio is positive (negative) related with timeliness / absolute value of discretionary accruals, (the hypothesis is not supported either). Firms listed on B market are mainly invested by foreign institutional investors, this study further examines the interaction effectiveness of financial report transparency between adopting IAS and holding ratio of institutional investors, it is not significant related.