International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) have recently been adopted in a number of jurisdictions. The overall objective of this paper is to examine the effect of IFRS and its enforcement on earnings management in the banking industry. Prior research has shown that adherence to IFRS would enhance information disclosures, reflect the fair value of assets, and reduce discretionary judgments. We expect these changes would mitigate the possibility of earnings management. We use a sample of 259 commercial banks from 2001 to 2009 across 24 countries. Consistent with our predictions, we find that earnings management is reduced in the post IFRS period.