The Extent to Which Contracting Companies in Kuwait Comply with International Accounting Standards from the Point of View of the Internal Auditors


  •  Hussein Aldaihani    
  •  Mohammad Almarri    
  •  Nabi Alduwaila    

Abstract

The study aims to demonstrate the degree to which contracting companies in Kuwait comply with the requirements of IAS 11 in terms of applying accounting disclosure requirements and applying the requirements for recognition of revenues and expenses of construction contracts. The study group consists of Kuwaiti contracting companies in the first category. The sample of the study consisted of accountants and internal auditors in contracting companies. The contracting companies in the State of Kuwait apply the requirements of accounting disclosure for construction contracts in accordance with the requirements of International Standard No. 11, and the contracting companies in the State of Kuwait apply the requirements for recognition of the revenues and expenses of construction contracts in accordance with the requirements of International Standard No. 11. The most recommendations: The necessity of contracting companies in the State of Kuwait to disclose the methods used to determine the level of completion of construction contracts under implementation, which helps in the application of full disclosure of construction contracts in addition to the possibility of integration of information elements of the financial statements. And the contracting companies to disclose the total amounts due to customers for the work of construction contracts as an asset within assets.



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