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The report also recommends professional accountants review and identify activities that should be classified, and accounted for, as R&D connecting non-financial information in the narratives with financial information in the financial statements and providing the information that explains the significance of R&D to the organisation’s business model.

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Recommendations for standard setters and policymakers include a critical review and update of the definitions of intangibles and R&D in IAS 38 Intangible Assets a review of the requirements for recognition and measurement of intangibles and R&D enhanced disclosure requirements and guidance on applying the definition, and the recognition and measurement requirements. The report sets out several probable reasons for the ‘information gap’ and a number of recommendations for better reporting, targeted at the organisations undertaking R&D, the professional accountants servicing them and those charged with governance, along with auditors, standard setters, policymakers, and the users of annual reports.Īaron Saw, ACCA senior subject manager – Corporate Reporting, commented:'Improved R&D reporting should help users understand the significance of R&D to an organisation’s business model, and connect it to any material financial, social and/or environmental impact relevant to the organisation.' Disclosures indicating investment in R&D, but without appropriate detail can be confusing to stakeholders that are looking for information to help inform decisions.' Ioannis Tsalavoutas, professor of Accounting, University of Glasgow, commented:'Annual reports containing a high volume of R&D-related terms despite not reporting any R&D expenditure separately, are sending mixed signals to users about the significance of R&D to the organisation. The research, Reporting of R&D: Disclosure without recognition?, found a disconnect between disclosures in the narrative sections of annual reports and the financial statements, potentially confusing users. Intangible assets like R&D are increasingly important in driving the future earnings of many organisations and an organisation’s narrative on R&D will affect stakeholders’ perception of its prospects. The research concludes that there is substantial room for improvement in organisations’ R&D reporting. A large proportion of these organisations use R&D-related terms in their annual reports. New research by ACCA and the Adam Smith Business School of the University of Glasgow finds over half of organisations (53%) are not separately reporting any research and development (R&D) assets or expenses.

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Becoming an ACCA Approved Learning Partner.These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'accountable.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, Nor have the politicians who met with the family made good on their promises to hold police accountable.

Martin Weil, Washington Post, The public and the scientific community can hold everybody accountable. Michael Casey, Anchorage Daily News, On Monday, Contee, who has announced his plans to retire by early June, said the mayor’s proposals will help hold offenders accountable.

Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, Johnson-Jennings appreciates the efforts, but said justice requires a person or entity to be held accountable. Andres Triay, CBS News, Any deviation from our protective protocols is unacceptable, and if discovered, personnel will be held accountable. David Ingram, NBC News, Any deviation from our protective protocols is unacceptable and if discovered, personnel will be held accountable. Recent Examples on the Web Should plastic pollution producers be held accountable? - Quartz Staff, Quartz, And the Biden administration last month began exploring new measures to hold artificial intelligence systems accountable for their impact.

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