Determinants of corporate lobbying intensity in the lease standard-setting process

The highly controversial lease standard-setting project that will replace the standards currently in place, establishes a new approach that includes the recognition of all assets and liabilities associated with lease contracts on the balance sheet, regardless of their classification. The complex sta...

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Published inRevista de contabilidad Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 131 - 142
Main Authors Mellado, Lucia, Parte, Laura
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Madrid Elsevier España 01.07.2017
ASEPUC (Associacion Espanola de Profesores Universitarios de Contabilidad)
Universidad de Murcia
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Summary:The highly controversial lease standard-setting project that will replace the standards currently in place, establishes a new approach that includes the recognition of all assets and liabilities associated with lease contracts on the balance sheet, regardless of their classification. The complex standard-setting process and the heated debate among stakeholders makes the analysis of the lobbying phenomenon an important matter for study. The aim of this paper is to find explanatory factors that predict the behaviour of corporate groups with respect to the lease standard-setting process. To achieve this objective, we scrutinize the submission of comment letters by 306 non-financial listed companies in response to the discussion paper (DP 2009) and two exposure drafts (ED 2010 and ED 2013) elaborated jointly by the IASB and the FASB by distinguishing among three degrees of intensity in lobbying activities, depending on participation in the different discussion periods. Our empirical study is conducted through a multivariate analysis that shows the intensity of lobbying by considering participation in the three consultation periods. The results show that the intensity of lobbying is associated with size, profitability, age, industry and managerial ownership. The evidence can be used to predict lobbying behaviour. The research has implications for standard setters and contributes to prior lobbying research. El proyecto de NIIF de arrendamientos, elaborado conjuntamente por el IASB y el FASB, ha sido objeto de una gran controversia debido a que propone el registro de los activos y pasivos derivados de los contratos de arrendamientos en el balance, con la única excepción de los contratos a corto plazo. En este artículo se presenta un estudio empírico para identificar los factores explicativos de la intensidad de la participación en el proyecto de las entidades cotizadas no financieras a través de las cartas de comentarios. Para ello, se analizan las cartas de comentarios presentadas por 306 sociedades cotizadas no financieras, en respuesta a los 3 documentos publicados hasta el momento de la emisión definitiva de la norma por los reguladores (DP 2009, ED 2010 y ED 2013) y se realiza un análisis multivariante. Los resultados muestran que el grado de intensidad de la participación de las empresas se ve influido por características corporativas como el tamaño, la rentabilidad, la antigüedad, el sector económico y la propiedad de acciones o participaciones de los directivos. La investigación tiene implicaciones para los emisores de normas y contribuye a la línea de investigación del lobby.
ISSN:1138-4891
1988-4672
DOI:10.1016/j.rcsar.2016.09.001