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Challenges and Reforms in Accounting Standards in the Context of Globalization
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Abstract
Against the backdrop of an increasingly complex global economy and accelerating digital transformation, traditional accounting standards have revealed many limitations in adapting to emerging business models and market demands. This essay focuses on three core issues: the evaluation of intangible assets, the balance between fair value and historical cost accounting, and lease accounting reform. The current standards are more stringent in recognizing intangible assets, which makes it difficult to reflect the innovative investments of enterprises in financial statements truly. Although fair value accounting can enhance the relevance of financial information, its high volatility may lead to unstable financial conditions, while the lagging nature of historical cost accounting may lead to the undervaluation of assets. In terms of lease accounting, the rise of the sharing economy and the on-demand leasing model has challenged the applicability of traditional lease accounting methods, especially in terms of the accuracy of the valuation recognition of leased assets. In the future, accounting standards should find a proper balance between transparency and stability to meet the needs of globalization and the development of the digital economy, enhance the reliability and relevance of financial information, provide investors with a more accurate basis for decision-making, and promote the modernization of the accounting system.
Keywords
Accounting Standards Reform, Intangible Assets, Fair Value Accounting
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Qiu,X. (2025). Challenges and Reforms in Accounting Standards in the Context of Globalization. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,175,20-27.
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