Language (XBRL) on Improving the Quality of Financial Reporting, Increasing the Transparency of Financial Information and Reducing Information Asymmetry

Thereporting language in new era is extensible business reporting language. This language, as a powerful tool, facilitates the efficiency and effectiveness of the financial reporting process, and improves the process of information education and transparency in disclosure. Therefore, the present study examines the role of implementing the Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) on improving the quality of financial reporting and increasing the transparency of financial information and reducing information asymmetry. The research is applied, analytical-survey method and statistical society, the auditors are independent and are members of the Iranian Association of Official Accountants in order to obtain their views, a questionnaire was designed for three hypotheses, and 21 questions were distributed randomly among 165 members of the community, in the year 2016. finally 150 questionnaires were completed by sample members. Then analyzed by statistical methods (binomial test and t test) . The results of the research confirmed the research hypotheses and showed that the implementation of the Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL); improved the quality of financial reporting, improving the transparency of financial information and reducing information asymmetry.