The Effects of Covid 19 Pandemic to "Events After the Reporting Date": A Content Analysis on Turkish Firms

Abstract

The Covid pandemic has had significant effects all over the world, and these effects have been and will be researched in various dimensions. In this study, the effect of the Covid pandemic on financial reporting was assessed and analyzed within the framework of IAS 10 Events After the Reporting Date. In the study, the interim financial statements of the companies included in the BIST 100 index as of 31 March 2020 were examined. 80% of the companies inspected made a statement regarding covid in events after the reporting date or in another footnote. 53 companies that made an after the reporting period event disclosure made statements about the covid pandemic. And only 3 companies made sufficient statement about the effects of the pandemic. In conclusion companies do not make sufficient and quality statements regarding the covid pandemic in their financial reports.