The purpose of this study is to ascertain the current application of the materiality concept across financial reports of firms listed on the Egyptian Stock market (EGX), as well as it aims to empirically examine the effects of the new materiality concept on financial reporting quality (FRQ). Data utilized within the current study comprises secondary data gathered from the Egyptian stock market and company’s official website. Data collection method utilized within this study involved doing a content analysis of the yearly financial reports. The study population comprised 100 Companies that were listed on the Egyptian stock market (EGX 100 index) over two distinct time periods (period pre-application of new standards in 2018 and period post-application of new standards in 2021). The technique employed for data analysis was multiple linear regression analysis. Moreover, this study provides remarkable contributions to current literature body. Firstly, it provides a novel measure for the materiality concept. Furthermore, it provides new empirical evidence that materiality concept significantly impacts the financial reporting quality. The findings offer insights to the firms Listed on the Egyptian Stock Market regarding current practices of the materiality concept and how they can appropriately apply the new materiality concept across their financial reports.
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Materiality Concept, Financial Reporting Quality (FRQ), Egyptian Stock Exchange Market (EGX)
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Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
