The accounting treatment of cryptocurrencies: the perspective of current accounting standards

Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies void of any support from regulatory body that is currently in vogue as a medium of exchange and an investment security. This paper examines the accounting treatment for cryptocurrency from the perspective of IFRS and AAOIFI accounting standards and propose act...

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Main Authors: Sori, Zulkarnain Muhamad, Mohamad, Shamsher, Ahmad, Aimi Adibah Yasmin, Osman, Mohammad Noor Hisham
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114695/
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author Sori, Zulkarnain Muhamad
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Ahmad, Aimi Adibah Yasmin
Osman, Mohammad Noor Hisham
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description Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies void of any support from regulatory body that is currently in vogue as a medium of exchange and an investment security. This paper examines the accounting treatment for cryptocurrency from the perspective of IFRS and AAOIFI accounting standards and propose actions to standard setters on the best way to treat the Crypto transactions in accounting reports. A proper accounting treatment will allow for a fair reporting of crypto related transactions and facilitate users of financial statements to make objective assessment of this new invention. A content analysis was conducted to review all major accounting standards issued by accounting standards setting bodies for possible accounting treatment for cryptocurrencies. To better understand the issue in practice, an analysis of accounting treatment of cryptocurrencies by 2 companies also was conducted. This study found that there is no suitable accounting standard that could objectively be applied for cryptocurrencies. For example, from the perspective of the current accounting standards, cryptocurrencies match the definition of inventory if it is used as a commodity for broker-trader and intangible asset for others respectively. It is suggested that there an urgent need for the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to comprehensively develop accounting standard for cryptocurrency, specifically to develop a specific category for this type of assets to allow a standard treatment for cryptocurrency and fill the gap in the IFRS.
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spelling upm-1146952025-01-23T07:47:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114695/ The accounting treatment of cryptocurrencies: the perspective of current accounting standards Sori, Zulkarnain Muhamad Mohamad, Shamsher Ahmad, Aimi Adibah Yasmin Osman, Mohammad Noor Hisham Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies void of any support from regulatory body that is currently in vogue as a medium of exchange and an investment security. This paper examines the accounting treatment for cryptocurrency from the perspective of IFRS and AAOIFI accounting standards and propose actions to standard setters on the best way to treat the Crypto transactions in accounting reports. A proper accounting treatment will allow for a fair reporting of crypto related transactions and facilitate users of financial statements to make objective assessment of this new invention. A content analysis was conducted to review all major accounting standards issued by accounting standards setting bodies for possible accounting treatment for cryptocurrencies. To better understand the issue in practice, an analysis of accounting treatment of cryptocurrencies by 2 companies also was conducted. This study found that there is no suitable accounting standard that could objectively be applied for cryptocurrencies. For example, from the perspective of the current accounting standards, cryptocurrencies match the definition of inventory if it is used as a commodity for broker-trader and intangible asset for others respectively. It is suggested that there an urgent need for the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to comprehensively develop accounting standard for cryptocurrency, specifically to develop a specific category for this type of assets to allow a standard treatment for cryptocurrency and fill the gap in the IFRS. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2024-08 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114695/1/114695.pdf Sori, Zulkarnain Muhamad and Mohamad, Shamsher and Ahmad, Aimi Adibah Yasmin and Osman, Mohammad Noor Hisham (2024) The accounting treatment of cryptocurrencies: the perspective of current accounting standards. International Journal of Economics and Management, 18 (2). pp. 179-196. ISSN 1823-836X https://doi.org/10.47836%2Fijeam.18.2.03 10.47836/ijeam.18.2.03
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Mohamad, Shamsher
Ahmad, Aimi Adibah Yasmin
Osman, Mohammad Noor Hisham
The accounting treatment of cryptocurrencies: the perspective of current accounting standards
title The accounting treatment of cryptocurrencies: the perspective of current accounting standards
title_full The accounting treatment of cryptocurrencies: the perspective of current accounting standards
title_fullStr The accounting treatment of cryptocurrencies: the perspective of current accounting standards
title_full_unstemmed The accounting treatment of cryptocurrencies: the perspective of current accounting standards
title_short The accounting treatment of cryptocurrencies: the perspective of current accounting standards
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