Compatibility between the Auditor and the Institutional Investor and its Impact in Evaluating Requirements with International Accounting Disclosure Standards

The study examined the requirements of accounting disclosure standards from the perspectives of institutional investors and external auditors, highlighting the distinctions between their respective perspectives. due to the importance of the data generated in the financial statements that the institutional investor needs to make investment decisions, and the difference in viewpoints regarding the amount of data disclosure between the two parties. It focusses on outlining what needs to be reported in joint-stock firms' financial statements in a way that promotes objectivity in the financial statements and is transparent, appropriate, and adequate. The study had three main components: the literature and theoretical foundations of accounting disclosure and external auditors comprised the second axis, and the overall methodological framework of the study addressed the first.The idea of disclosure and transparency in the financial statement presentation was covered in the first topic, and the auditor's role and responsibilities in disclosure and transparency in financial reports were covered in the second. As for the third axis, it focused on the practical framework of the research, where an analysis of the sample members’ responses to questionnaire forms distributed to (100) external auditors and (100) institutional investors was presented. The questionnaire questions included three axes, the second axis, which dealt with the income statement's duties under accounting disclosure rules, and the first. It is focused on the balance sheet requirements of accounting disclosure rules. The requirements for accounting disclosure rules for contingent liabilities and events that occur after the budget were covered under the third axis. The research came to several findings after analysing the data for the questions using the SPSS statistical tool. The most important of which were :- The external auditor and the institutional investor have largely agreed upon the requirements of accounting disclosure standards for the income statement. The auditor is particularly interested in the paragraphs that discuss granting credit facilities and avoiding reliance on secondary sources of income, while the investor is more interested in the paragraphs that discuss income and expenses associated with the.fundamental income-generating activities When assessing the accounting disclosure requirements for the balance sheet, the institutional investor and the external auditor have a lot in common. The sections of the financial statements that highlight the uses of money and the requirement to disclose them to users, such as the institutional investor who was concentrating on these lines, are of particular importance to the auditor.due to the fact that they bear in It is fraught with dangers. The external auditor and the institutional investor have essentially reached consensus over their respective points of view when evaluating the accounting disclosure requirements for contingent liabilities and subsequent events . While the investor is primarily focused on the accounting disclosure, the auditor is especially interested in the criteria that revolve around the paragraphs referring to the total value of the provision for losses on loans and advances provided .requirements that place an abnormally high priority on risk In order to set disclosure standards and determine the quantity and quality of data that should be displayed in financial reports while maintaining the transparency necessary to achieve objectivity, the research advises considering the perspectives of the entities that stand to gain from the data generated in those reports as well as the regulatory authorities represented by the external auditor. These guidelines must be updated periodically since investor behaviour changes in response to political, social, and economic factors.