In addition to predictive value, confirmatory value contributes to the relevance of
financial reporting information. Information has confirmatory value “if it confirms or
changes past (or present) expectations based on previous evaluations” (IASB, 2008: 36).
Jonas and Blanchet (2000) argue that if the information in the annual report provides
feedback to the users of the annual report about previous transactions or events, this will
help them to confirm or change their expectations [R4]. Especially the financial
statements and the ‘Management, Discussion & Analysis’ (MD&A) section of the annual
report will be reviewed in order to gain insight into the confirmatory value of the
information. These sections generally provide information with confirmatory value
(Jonas & Blanchet, 2000).
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