Index

Perspectives on International Financial Reporting and Auditing in the Airline Industry

ISBN: 978-1-78973-760-8, eISBN: 978-1-78973-759-2

ISSN: 1479-3512

Publication date: 3 February 2022

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(2022), "Index", Öztürk, C. and Baker, C.R. (Ed.) Perspectives on International Financial Reporting and Auditing in the Airline Industry (Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting, Vol. 35), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 175-185. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-351220220000035006

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INDEX

Accounting

diversity
, 5

framework
, 131

measurement
, 5

period for data
, 61

Accounting for Leases of Aircraft Fleet Assets
, 6, 54

Accounting policy
, 22, 24

analysis of accounting policy options related to airline industry
, 45–47

choices
, 22

comparability of financial information
, 24–27

data
, 30

findings
, 30

literature review on accounting policy choice in airline industry
, 28–30

observations on IAS 1 presentation of financial statements
, 30–41

observations on IAS 2 inventory, IAS 16 PPE, IAS 38 intangible assets, and IAS 40 investment property
, 43–45

observations on IAS 7 statement of cash flows
, 41–43

overall analysis of findings
, 47–49

policy options
, 22–24

research methodology
, 30

Accounting Policy Task Force
, 6

Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises of China (ASBE)
, 10

Aero Mexico
, 90, 92, 94, 95

Aeromexico
, 9–10

Africa

case of airlines from
, 65

entity-wide disclosures
, 105–106

factors used to identify airline’s reportable segments
, 102

financial reporting in airline industry in
, 14

identity of CODM
, 106–107

income and expense items disclosed
, 104–105

nature and number of segments reported by airlines
, 101

observations on segment reporting in
, 101

proportion of total revenues represented by separately reportable segments
, 103

reporting currency
, 104

segmental cash flow information
, 105

segmental performance measures
, 103

total assets, total liabilities, and other asset items for each reportable segment
, 104

types of products and services reportable segment derives revenues
, 102–103

Air Canada
, 9, 94

Air France–KLM (AF-KLM)
, 53, 139–140

accounting period for data
, 61

effect of adoption of IFRS 15 in airline industry
, 63–66

analysis of disclosures under IFRS 16
, 77–78

constraint of research
, 62

data
, 61

effects of IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 on income statement
, 70–71

effects of IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 on statement of financial position
, 66–70

first-time adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 16
, 63

effect of IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 on ratios
, 71–77

IFRS 15 revenue from contracts with customers
, 52–54

IFRS 16 Leases
, 54–55

IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 effects on statement of cash flows
, 71

literature review on compliance level of disclosures of IFRS 15 and IFRS 16
, 60–61

literature review on cumulative effect of IFRS 15 and IFRS 16
, 59

literature review on effect of IFRS 15
, 55

literature review on effect of IFRS 16
, 55–59

mandatory disclosures of
, 79

overall analysis of airlines
, 66

research methodology
, 62

steps of revenue recognition
, 53

voluntary Disclosures of
, 80

Air India, SpiceJet
, 14

Air Mauritius case
, 140

Air Partner
, 66

Air Transat
, 9, 94

Airline industry
, 4

analysis of accounting policy options related to
, 45–47

determinants of IFRS adoption in
, 16

financial reporting framework at present
, 9–16

financial reporting framework in past
, 7–9

financial reporting in
, 5–6

jurisdictional versions of IFRS in
, 16–19

literature review on accounting policy choice in
, 28–30

literature review on IFRS 8 segment reporting in
, 89

literature review on international auditing in
, 135–136

Airline(s)

airline-related financial information
, 5

nature and number of segments reported by
, 84–85

passenger
, 53

All Nippon Airways (ANA)
, 14

Americas

case of airlines from
, 63

entity-wide disclosures
, 93–95

factors used to identify airline’s reportable segments
, 90

financial reporting in airline industry in
, 9–10

identity of CODM
, 95

income and expense items disclosed
, 93

nature and number of segments reported by American airlines
, 90

observations on segment reporting in
, 90

proportion of total revenues represented by separately reportable segments
, 92

reporting currency
, 92

segmental cash flow information
, 93

segmental performance measures
, 92

total assets, total liabilities, and other asset items for each reportable segment
, 92

types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives revenues
, 91

Asia-Pacific Region

case of airlines from
, 65

entity-wide disclosures
, 111–112

factors used to identify airline’s reportable segments
, 107

financial reporting in airline industry in
, 14–16

identity of CODM
, 112

income and expense items disclosed
, 110

nature and number of segments reported by airlines
, 107

observations on segment reporting in
, 107

proportion of total revenues represented by separately reportable segments
, 108

reporting currency
, 109

segmental cash flow information
, 110

segmental performance measures
, 109

total assets, total liabilities, and other asset items for each reportable segment
, 109–110

types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives revenues
, 107–108

Assets
, 25

depreciable
, 49

geographical allocation of
, 88, 95, 122

intangible
, 27, 49

items for each reportable segment
, 86

net
, 33

reporting
, 36

total
, 33, 86

Audit firms
, 130–131

in audit reports of airlines
, 138–139

Audit opinions
, 131

in audit reports of airlines
, 140

“Audit quality”
, 139

Audit reports of airlines

audit firms in
, 138–139

audit opinions in
, 140

auditor types in
, 139–140

content analysis of reporting KAMs in
, 146–150

emphasis of matter and other matter paragraphs in
, 140–141

material uncertainty related to going-concern in
, 141–142

materiality in
, 150–154

Auditing Act of Finland
, 129

Auditing practices
, 5

Auditor types
, 130–131

in audit reports of airlines
, 139–140

Australian Accounting Standards
, 14

Australian Auditing Standards
, 130

Azul Brazilian
, 94

Azul Brazilian Airlines
, 9

Balance sheet
, 24–25, 30

capital employed
, 36

format of
, 32

net assets
, 34–35, 37

title of
, 31

total assets
, 33–34

Bangkok Airways
, 14

Big 4 audit firms
, 131, 138–139

Board of Directors (BoD)
, 88–89

Business units
, 84

Cargojet Airways
, 9

Cash flow statement
, 26

observations on IAS 7 statement of cash flows
, 41–43

Cathay Pacific Airlines
, 10

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
, 88

Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM)
, 82–83, 86

in Americas
, 95

in Asia-Pacific
, 112

in China and Northern Asia
, 117

in Europe
, 101

identity of
, 88–89

in Middle East and Africa
, 106–107

Chief Operating Officer
, 88

China

case of airlines from
, 65

entity-wide disclosures
, 116–117

factors used to identify airline’s reportable segments
, 113

financial reporting in airline industry in
, 10–11

identity of CODM
, 117

income and expense items disclosed
, 115

nature and number of segments reported by airlines
, 112

observations on segment reporting in
, 112

proportion of total revenues represented by separately reportable segments
, 113–114

reporting currency
, 114

segmental cash flow information
, 115

segmental performance measures
, 114

total assets, total liabilities, and other asset items for each reportable segment
, 114–115

types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives revenues
, 113

Combination
, 84

Company materiality
, 154, 155

Comparability of Financial Statements Project
, 22

Comparative analysis of IFRS accounting policy
, 24

Competence
, 139

Comprehensive income
, 25, 38–40

Content analysis of reporting KAMs in audit report of airlines
, 146–150

Contingent-liability method
, 28

Copa Airlines
, 8, 9, 94

Cost model
, 27, 49

Croatia Airlines
, 13

Cumulative catch-up method
, 63

Customer Loyalty Programmes
, 28

Deferred-revenue approach
, 28

Departure method
, 88

Deployment approach
, 88

Depreciable assets
, 49

Depreciation
, 49

costs
, 58

Destination method
, 88

Direct-to-equity approach
, 28

Diversity
, 5–6

in accounting policy options
, 28–29

in financial reporting
, 24

Dividend
, 26–27

Double-declining
, 29

Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, Amortization (EBITDA)
, 55–56, 70, 75, 85

Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, Amortization and Rent (EBITDAR)
, 56, 70, 75, 92

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)
, 85

Economic deregulation of airlines
, 4

Emirates
, 8

Entity-wide disclosures
, 87–88

in Americas
, 93–95

in Asia-Pacific
, 111–112

in China and Northern Asia
, 116–117

in Europe
, 99–101

in Middle East and Africa
, 105–106

Equity

accounting
, 26

method
, 29

Europe

case of airlines from
, 63–65

entity-wide disclosures
, 99–101

factors used to identify airline’s reportable segments
, 95

financial reporting in airline industry in
, 11–14

identity of CODM
, 101

income and expense items disclosed
, 98–99

nature and number of segments reported by airlines
, 95

observations on segment reporting in
, 95

proportion of total revenues represented by separately reportable segments
, 96

reporting currency
, 98

segmental cash flow information
, 99

segmental performance measures
, 97

total assets, total liabilities, and other asset items for each reportable segment
, 98

types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives revenues
, 96

European Commission (EC)
, 129

European Economic Area (EEA)
, 13

European Union (EU)
, 11

Expense items disclose
, 86–87

Fair value model
, 27, 49

“Financial debt” account
, 69

Financial disclosure
, 5

Financial reporting (See also International auditing)

accounting period for data
, 7

in airline industry
, 4–5

considering diversity, harmonization, and airline industry
, 5–6

constraint of research
, 7

credibility
, 139

data
, 6–7

findings
, 7

framework in airline industry at present
, 9–16

framework in airline industry in past
, 7–9

observations related to IFRS adoption from perspective of airlines’ financial statements
, 16–19

research methodology
, 7

Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
, 134

Financial statements
, 128

observations on IAS 1 presentation of
, 30–41

observations related to IFRS adoption from perspective of airlines
, 16–19

Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC)
, 10–11, 18

Financing
, 26

cash flows
, 42, 43

leases
, 147

First-in first-out (FIFO)
, 23

Frequent-Flyer Programme Accounting
, 28

Full retrospective method (FRM)
, 61, 63

Garuda Indonesia
, 14

Geographical allocation of assets
, 88, 95, 122

GOL Linhas Aereas
, 8, 9, 38, 140, 147

Good auditing practice in Finland
, 129

Gross profit
, 92

Group materiality
, 154, 155

Harmonization
, 5–6

Hedge accounting, KAMs related to
, 149

Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (HKFRS)
, 10

Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
, 10

Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE)
, 10

IAS 1
, 27

observations on IAS 1 presentation of financial statements
, 30–41

IAS 16 (PPE)
, 27, 43–45

IAS 2 (inventory)
, 27, 43–45

IAS 36 (impairment of assets)
, 60

IAS 38 (intangible assets)
, 27, 43–45, 60

IAS 40 (investment property)
, 27, 43–45

IAS 7
, 27

observations on IAS 7 statement of cash flows
, 41–43

Icelandair
, 13

Identity of CODM
, 88–89

IFRIC 13 (Customer Loyalty Programmes)
, 52

IFRIC 15 (Agreements for Construction of Real Estate)
, 52

IFRIC 18 (Transfers of Assets from Customers)
, 52

IFRS 15 (revenue from contracts with customers)
, 52

effect of adoption of IFRS 15 in airline industry
, 63–66

effects on income statement
, 70–71

effects on statement of financial position
, 66–70

first-time adoption of
, 63

literature review on cumulative effect of IFRS 15 and IFRS 16
, 59

literature review on effect of IFRS 15
, 55

IFRS 16 (Leases)
, 54–55

analysis of disclosures under IFRS 16
, 77–78

effects on income statement
, 70–71

effects on statement of financial position
, 66–70

first-time adoption of
, 63

IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 effects on statement of cash flows
, 71

literature review on cumulative effect of IFRS 15 and IFRS 16
, 59

literature review on effect of IFRS 16
, 55–59

IFRS 3 (Business Combinations)
, 60

IFRS 8 (operating segments)
, 82–84

analysis of segment reporting in global context
, 117–123

data
, 89

entity-wide disclosures
, 87–88

factors used to identify airline’s reportable segments
, 85

findings
, 90

identity of CODM
, 88–89

income and expense items disclosed
, 86–87

items of disclosures required by IAS 14 and IFRS 8
, 83

literature review on IFRS 8 segment reporting in airline industry
, 89

nature and number of segments reported by airlines
, 84–85

observations on segment reporting in Americas
, 90–95

observations on segment reporting in Asia-Pacific
, 107–112

observations on segment reporting in China and Northern Asia
, 112–117

observations on segment reporting in Europe
, 95–101

observations on segment reporting in Middle East and Africa
, 101–107

proportion of total revenues represented by separately reportable segments
, 85

reporting currency in segment reporting
, 86

research methodology
, 89–90

segmental cash flow information
, 87

segmental performance measures
, 85–86

total assets, total liabilities, and other asset items for each reportable segment
, 86

types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives revenues
, 85

Income

IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 effects on income statement
, 70–71

items disclose
, 86–87

statement
, 37–38

Incremental-cost method
, 28

Independence
, 139

Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS)
, 14

Indonesian Accounting Standards
, 14

Industry Accounting Working Group (IAWG)
, 6, 29, 53–54

Information about major customers
, 88

Intangible assets
, 27, 49

Interest expenses
, 58

Interest paid
, 26

International Accounting Standards Committee
, 9, 22, 52

International Air Transport Association (IATA)
, 6, 28, 52, 84

International auditing (See also Financial reporting)

ISAs
, 128–130

observations on communicating concept of materiality in planning and performing audit under

observations on material uncertainty related to going concern considering ISA
, 132–133

observations related to audit firms and types of auditors
, 130–131

observations related to auditors’ opinions and related paragraphs of audit report
, 131–132

observations related to content analysis of KAMs in audit report considering ISA 701
, 133–134

observations related to elements of describing KAMs in audit report considering ISA 701
, 133

International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB)
, 128

International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
, 128

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
, 5, 22, 82, 128

as adopted by Republic of Korea
, 14

adoption
, 14

determinants of IFRS adoption in airline industry
, 16

effects on statement of cash flows
, 71

jurisdictional versions of IFRS in airline industry
, 16–19

New Zealand equivalents to
, 14

observations related to IFRS adoption from perspective of airlines’ financial statements
, 16

International Standards on Auditing (ISAs)
, 128–129

ISA 700
, 131

ISA 705
, 131

ISA 706
, 131

material uncertainty related to going concern considering
, 132–133

Inventory
, 27

Investing
, 26

Investment property
, 27

ISA 701
, 134–135

analysis of elements of describing KAMs in audit report
, 142–146

audit firms in audit reports of airlines
, 138–139

audit opinions in audit reports of airlines
, 140

auditor types in audit reports of airlines
, 139–140

content analysis of reporting KAMs in audit report of airlines
, 146–150

data
, 136–137

emphasis of matter and other matter paragraphs in audit reports of airlines
, 140–141

findings
, 138

literature review on international auditing in airline industry
, 135–136

material uncertainty related to going-concern in audit reports of airlines
, 141–142

observations on materiality in planning and performing audit under
, 134–135

observations related to content analysis of KAMs in audit report considering
, 133–134

observations related to elements of describing KAMs in audit report considering
, 133

research methodology
, 138

Israeli Auditing Standards
, 129

Japan Airlines
, 14

Japan GAAP
, 14

Jet airplanes
, 4

“Jumbo jets”
, 4

Jurisdictional IFRS
, 14

Key audit matters (KAMs)
, 132–133, 135–136, 142–143

analysis of elements of describing KAMs in audit report
, 142

content analysis of reporting KAMs in audit report of airlines
, 146

materiality in audit reports of airlines
, 150–154

observations related to content analysis of KAMs in audit report considering ISA 701
, 133–134

observations related to elements of describing KAMs in audit report considering ISA 701
, 133

patterns of diversified elements of describing KAMs in auditor context
, 144–146

patterns of elements of describing KAMs in global context
, 143–144

rare KAMs
, 149

related to aircraft assets and other PPE items
, 147–148

related to hedge accounting
, 149

related to lease accounting
, 147

related to revenue recognition
, 146–147

very rare KAMs
, 149–150

Korean Air
, 86

Korean Standards on Auditing
, 130

LATAM Airlines Group
, 9

Latam
, 94

Lease accounting, KAMs related to
, 147

“Lease debt” account
, 69

Liquidity ratios
, 71–73

Location method
, 88

“Location” method
, 122

Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS)
, 14

Mandatory disclosures of AF-KLM
, 79

Material uncertainty

related to going concern considering ISA
, 132–133

related to going-concern in audit reports of airlines
, 141–142

Materiality

analysis of rationales behind group and company materiality benchmarks
, 152

in audit reports of airlines
, 150

declaration of group and company materiality in audit reports
, 151–152

declaration of materiality related information in audit reports
, 150–151

declaration of performance materiality in audit reports
, 152–154

monetary and percentage value of group, company, and performance materiality
, 154, 155

in planning and performing audit under ISA 701
, 134–135

scope of audit
, 154–156

Matrix geographic regions
, 84

Matrix line of business
, 84

Mauritius Financial Reporting Act
, 140

Middle East

case of airlines from
, 65

entity-wide disclosures
, 105–106

factors used to identify airline’s reportable segments
, 102

financial reporting in airline industry in
, 14

identity of CODM
, 106–107

income and expense items disclosed
, 104–105

nature and number of segments reported by airlines
, 101

observations on segment reporting in
, 101

proportion of total revenues represented by separately reportable segments
, 103

reporting currency
, 104

segmental cash flow information
, 105

segmental performance measures
, 103

total assets, total liabilities, and other asset items for each reportable segment
, 104

types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives revenues
, 102–103

Mixed geographic regions
, 84

Mixed line of business
, 84

Modified retrospective method (MRM)
, 63

National Accounting Standards
, 14

National Audit Office
, 138

Net assets
, 33

Network approach
, 88

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
, 8

No disclosure method
, 88

Non-Big 4 audit firms
, 131

Northern Asia

case of airlines from
, 65

entity-wide disclosures
, 116–117

factors used to identify airline’s reportable segments
, 113

financial reporting in airline industry in
, 10–11

identity of CODM
, 117

income and expense items disclosed
, 115

nature and number of segments reported by airlines
, 112

observations on segment reporting in
, 112

proportion of total revenues represented by separately reportable segments
, 113–114

reporting currency
, 114

segmental cash flow information
, 115

segmental performance measures
, 114

total assets, total liabilities, and other asset items for each reportable segment
, 114–115

types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives revenues
, 113

Norwegian Air
, 13

One-statement approach
, 23

OneWorld
, 13

Operating cash flow
, 26

Operating entities
, 84

Operating profit
, 26, 85

Origin method
, 88

Performance materiality
, 154, 155

Philippine Standards on Auditing
, 130

Philippines Financial Reporting Standards
, 14

Prevailing audit regulations in Spain
, 129

Professional ethics
, 129

Professional standards applicable in France
, 129

Profitability

indicators
, 4

ratios
, 75–77

Property, plant, and equipment (PPE)
, 23, 27, 43–45

Proportionate consolidation
, 29

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
, 128

Pure geographic regions
, 84

Pure line of business
, 84

Qatar Airways Company (QAC)
, 59

Rare KAMs
, 149

Ratio analysis
, 77

Reportable segments

factors used to identify airline’s reportable segments
, 85

proportion of total revenues represented by separately reportable segments
, 85

types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives revenues
, 85

Reporting

assets
, 36

currency in segment reporting
, 86

Revaluation model
, 27

Revenue
, 52, (See also Assets)

from contracts with customers
, 28

from external customers for products and services
, 87, 93–94, 121

by geographical areas
, 87–88, 94, 122

KAMs related to revenue recognition
, 146–147

ROA
, 57–59, 75, 77

ROE
, 57–59, 75, 77

Romanian Accounting Standards (RAS)
, 131

Royal Jordanian Airlines Company (RJ)
, 59

Ryanair
, 12

Saudi Airlines Catering (SAC)
, 59

Segment information
, 82

“Segment profit”
, 92

Segment related disclosures
, 82

Segment reporting
, 82, (See also Financial reporting)

analysis in global context
, 117–123

other asset items for each reportable segment
, 86

Segmental cash flow information
, 87

in Americas
, 93

in Asia-Pacific
, 110

in China and Northern Asia
, 115

in Europe
, 99

in Middle East and Africa
, 105

Segmental performance measures
, 85–86

in Americas
, 92

in Asia-Pacific
, 109

in China and Northern Asia
, 114

in Europe
, 97

in Middle East and Africa
, 103

Segments primarily include geographic regions
, 84

Segments primarily include lines of business
, 84

SIC-31 Revenue–Barter Transactions Involving Advertising Services
, 52

Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (International) (SFRS(I))
, 14

Singapore Standards on Auditing
, 130

Single segment
, 84

Skyteam
, 13

Solvency ratios
, 73–75

Sri Lanka Auditing Standards
, 130

Sri Lanka Financial Reporting Standards
, 14

Star Alliance
, 13

Statement of comprehensive income (SOCI)
, 25, 39, 40, 48

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income (SOPLOCI)
, 39–40

Statement of Recognized Income and Expense (SORIE)
, 23, 40

Straight-line method
, 29, 45, 49

Thai Airways International
, 14–15

Thai Financial Reporting Standards
, 14

Total assets
, 33, 86

Total liabilities
, 86

Traditional income statement
, 25, 36

Translation of Long-Term Foreign Currency Borrowings
, 28

Turkish Auditing Standards (TAS)
, 129

Turkish Financial Reporting Standards (TFRS)
, 11

Two-statement approach
, 23

Uniformity
, 24, 28–29, 48

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
, 8–9

United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP)
, 5

Units of production
, 29

US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
, 9

VietJet
, 15

Vietnamese Accounting Standards
, 14

Volaris
, 9, 94, 95

Voluntary disclosures of AF-KLM
, 80

Weighted average (WA)
, 23

WestJet
, 9, 140

Whole business
, 84, 90, 95, 101, 107, 112, 117