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Author : Henghsiu Lin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (62 download)
Download or read book The Effect of Financial Systems on Earnings Management Among Firms Reporting Under IFRS written by Henghsiu Lin and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Onditi
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3346020452
Total Pages : 9 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Financial Reporting on Earnings Management written by David Onditi and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Accounting and Taxes, grade: A, University of Nairobi, language: English, abstract: This paper discusses the motives behind earnings management and explains some of the methods used by firms to manage their earnings. Earnings management has been defined differently by a number of scholars. It is important to note that there is a thin line between fraud and earnings management. Hamid, Hashim and Salleh citing the works of Brown, Perols and Lounge and Erickson, Hanlon and Maydew noted the difference in the definitions that are offered by the scholars. According to Perols and Lounge organizations will engage in fraud due to the constraints on earnings management. The research found out that the firms that had engaged in earnings management will be more likely to be involved in cases of fraud. Brown and Erickson et al noted that the difference between earnings management and fraud is that earnings management is usually within the scope of the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) while fraud is outside of the boundaries of GAAP. Earnings management has been defined as the manipulation of the financial statements and reports by the managers so that the firms can earn extra profit. It has also been defined as the action where the management of the organizations apply their own self-assessment in the communication of the financial information and transactions to modify the financial data for two main reasons: 1) influencing contractual businesses that solely rely on the financial information or 2) providing the stakeholders with a wrong impression about the financial position of the firm.
Author : Jingwen Yang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Earnings Management in European Private Firms Versus Public Firms written by Jingwen Yang and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis presents three papers which empirically investigate earnings management (EM) in European private and public firms. Highlighting the importance of private firms, according to the Federation of European Accountants (2016), there are 99% of firms which are registered as private firms, and are considered as the backbone of the European economy. Similarly, there are around 29 million private firms in the U.S., which account for 86% of U.S. firms and generate almost one-half of the nation's GDP. To date there is limited evidence about private firms' EM activities. The thesis attempts to fill this gap by not only analysing EM in private firms, but also by comparing the EM of private firms with that of public firms, and in so doing, assesses whether determinants of EM are similar for both types of firms. The sample used in this study comprises both private and public firms domiciled in 11 European countries for which consolidated financial statements are available for the period from 2001 to 2013. These countries are Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the U.K. In developing the testable hypotheses, the study employs several theoretical frameworks related to EM including the 'opportunistic behaviour' and 'demand' theories.The main aim of the first paper is to assess the extent of EM for private and public firms domiciled in Europe. In particular, this paper examines the degree of EM for both private and public firms by considering, in part, the influence of country-level factors including legal enforcement, investor protection and tax systems, as well as the adoption of IFRS. The empirical results show that private firms are more likely to engage in EM than public firms, and the effects of IFRS in lowering EM is more pronounced for public firms than for private firms. Furthermore, country-level factors including legal enforcement, investor protection rules and tax rates are important determinants of EM. Given that enhancing country-level legal enforcement systems and investor protection may reduce the use of EM further in both private and public firms, the current study suggests that standard-setters should consider some of the country-level variables to better guarantee the quality of accounting information across countries. The second paper examines the accrual based EM of private and public firms domiciled in Europe, and questions whether IFRS adoption has improved EM. The paper further examines whether EM between private and public firms differs in the following three scenarios (i) due to the need to meet earnings benchmarks, (ii) when obtaining external financing and (iii) whenVIthe firm employs a Big4 auditor. The results suggest public firms, in general, have lower EM and report more conservatively than private firms. This result is consistent with the argument that on average public firms need to provide higher quality financial information to investors and other stakeholders relative to private firms. However, the finding suggest public firms' lower EM is mitigated or decreased in the three settings mentioned above. Finally, this paper observes that the EM of public firms has decreased post-IFRS adoption, supporting the view that IFRS has improved the financial reporting quality of public firms. The third paper assesses the degree of real earnings management (REM) for private and public firms domiciled in Europe. This paper further examines some settings that present clear incentives to manage earnings such as (i) to meet earnings benchmarks, (ii) when obtaining external financing, (iii) when leverage is high, and (iv) when losses are large. The empirical results show that public firms engage in more earnings management through real operating activities, and that REM in public firms increased following IFRS adoption, relative to private firms. Furthermore, this study finds that public firms, overall, face stronger incentives to manage earnings than do private firms' managers in the four settings mentioned above. The study contributes not only to the EM literature on non-accrual earnings management, but also the current debate on IFRS adoptions.
Author : Elisa Menicucci
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030367983
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Earnings Quality written by Elisa Menicucci and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-12-21 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of earnings quality (EQ) in the context of financial reporting and offers suggestions for defining and measuring it. Although EQ has received increasing attention from investors, creditors, regulators, and researchers in different areas, there are various definitions of it and different approaches for its measurement. The book describes the relationship between EQ and earnings management (EM) since they can be considered related challenges, especially in the context of international financial reporting standards (IAS/IFRSs). EM occurs when managers make discretionary accounting choices that are regarded as either an efficient communication of private information to improve the informativeness of a firm’s current and future performance, or a distorting disclosure to mislead the firm’s true performance. The intentional manipulation of earnings by managers, within the limits allowed by the accounting standards, may alter the usefulness of financial reporting and lead to lower quality of earnings. The use of fair value in financial reporting has created a current debate about the impact it might have on EQ. At times, the high subjectivity in estimating fair value can allow opportunities for the exercise of management judgments and intentional bias, which can reduce the quality of financial reporting. Management discretion can result in high EM and hence in a reduction of EQ. Particularly during difficult financial periods, managers engage in EM to mask the negative effects of the turmoil, and in such circumstances accruals and earnings smoothing are attempts to reduce abnormal variations of earnings in such circumstances. This book is a valuable resource for those interested in wider perspectives on EQ and it adds to the research studies on this topic in the context of financial reporting.
Author : Kathleen Yates
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781634855112
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (551 download)
Download or read book Earnings Management written by Kathleen Yates and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earnings management is an issue that directly affects the overall integrity and quality of financial reporting and to date, many studies have been conducted in an attempt to gain an understanding of whether firms are engaging in earnings management, why they do so, what are the motives that drive managers' discretionary behaviour, what are the economic consequences and whether investors can see through this behaviour? In this book, Chapter One reviews the developments and the trends in the contemporary earnings management research and discuss several possible avenues for future research. Chapter Two provides an overview of the most recent studies on earnings management in relation to the financial crisis and the institutional environment and firm characteristics. Chapter Three provides a description of the nowadays most commonly used methods for measuring earnings management in accounting and finance literature. Chapter Four examines earnings management and corporate social responsibility as an entrenchment strategy.
Author : Toma Ayuba
Publisher : IPR Journals and Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9914752837
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Financial Reporting and Performance Analysis written by Toma Ayuba and published by IPR Journals and Book Publishers. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TOPICS IN THE BOOK Impact of Environmental and Social Disclosure on Return on Asset of Listed Oil and Gas Companies in Nigeria Assessment of Financial Reporting Quality in a Developing Country Using Nice Qualitative Characteristics Measurement Effect of International Financial Reporting Standards Compliance on Financial Reporting Quality: Evidence from a Developing Country Profitability, Leverage, Efficiency and Financial Distress in Commercial and Manufacturing State Corporations in Kenya Liquidity Capacity and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya Factors Affecting First Year Students’ Performance in Fundamental Accounting Course: Case Study Kampala International University in Tanzania (KIUT)
Author : John Joseph
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668733074
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (687 download)
Download or read book The Leverage Effect on Financial Performance. A Review of Empirical Evidence written by John Joseph and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2018-06-22 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, , language: English, abstract: The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is a high quality and principle based reporting standards that remove many accounting alternatives. It is therefore, consequently expected to limit the management’s discretion and lessen practices on earnings management. Quite the opposite, some researchers argue that the flexibility in IFRS and its fair value pre-eminence might afford greater opportunities for firms to manage earnings. It is this inaptness which incited and aggravated the conduct of this study. This study applies a desktop review to investigate the worldwide existing empirical research evidence on the effect of IFRS on earnings management post- IFRS adoption and in relation to other reporting standards and reports whether the results are indistinguishable between developed and developing economies. Accounting research in developed economies has long identified earnings management as a means by which managers manipulate financial reports to mislead other stakeholders on the underlying economic performance of the firm. However, earnings management research did not receive much attention in developing countries such as Nigeria until recently. The findings reveal that the existing empirical crams and conclusions there on are mixed, inconsistent and difficult to generalise. This indicates the pressing need for country, especially Nigeria to engage on studies of this nature. The study further, stumbles on the fact that IFRS can indistinctly benefit both developing and developed markets when coupled with appropriate effective enforcement machinery. Substantially, the results entail that IFRS is a critical determinant for quality reporting but not a ‘prima facie’ guarantor for quality reporting.
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Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3964875953
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (648 download)
Download or read book Earnings Management. The Influence of Real and Accrual-Based Earnings Management on Earnings Quality written by and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2024-01-31 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject Business economics - Accounting and Taxes, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: Master Thesis, language: English, abstract: This paper delves into various theories and approaches, aiming to define and differentiate earnings management from related concepts such as fraud, expectation management, and impression management. It explores the goals and incentives driving earnings management, including maximizing or minimizing earnings, beating targets, and smoothing. At the onset of the new millennium, corporate scandals rocked the business world, eroding trust in management, boards of directors, and the accounting profession. In response, regulations and policies aimed at enhancing corporate governance and financial reporting were swiftly implemented. The credibility, clarity, and consistency of financial reporting practices play a pivotal role in enabling investors to make informed decisions. Accurate and fair financial performance representations, as opposed to inflated and misleading figures, are essential for market players, including shareholders and creditors. Investors rely on audited financial reports to guide their investment decisions, underscoring the critical importance of accuracy and reliability in publicly available financial disclosures. Auditors, by reducing the risk of material misstatement, ensure the integrity of the information disclosed in a company's financial statements. Management, with the goal of achieving promised targets and ensuring the company's existence, may engage in earnings management as a strategic contribution to corporate policy. Financial reporting serves as a means to distinguish well-performing companies from their counterparts, facilitating efficient resource allocation and empowering stakeholders to make effective decisions. The disclosed earnings results significantly impact a firm's overall business activities and management decisions, particularly in satisfying analysts' expectations, which can influence equity value. While accounting standards play a role, the quality of financial statements is more influenced by company-specific and institutional factors shaping managers' incentives. These factors lead to financial reporting practices being viewed as the outcome of a cost-benefit assessment.
Author : Ademola Akinteye
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 334607871X
Total Pages : 862 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Earnings Management and Corporate Governance. An Investigation of Financial Statement Reporting of Publicly Listed Companies in Nigeria written by Ademola Akinteye and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: Great Distinction, UGSM-Monarch Business School Switzerland (Accounting and Finance), course: Doctor of Philosophy in Finance, language: English, abstract: The dissertation examined Earnings Management and Corporate Governance Governance Practices of the firms that are listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The researcher investigated the published financial statements of all the listed companies across all the sectors of the exchange using empirical quantitative research methods. Al the variables of earnings management were extracted from the published annual financial statements and Directors Annual Reports through Content Analysis. The paper further explored all the variables of corporate governance as published by the Directors in the Annual Reports in the Financial Statements and through a face to face recorded interviews of the members of the Board of Directors, the members of the Audit Committees and the Heads of Internal Audit Functions in the Listed Public Companies. The study documented that companies that are listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange are involved in both the upward and downward earnings management practices. This findings cut across all the Sectors and categorization of the companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The research thus recommended the need for better oversight by the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee and the Market Regulators mainly the Security and Exchange Commission and the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The findings of the Research on Corporate Governance is mixed. In certain sectors, evidence of strong corporate governance are documented as reflected in the quality of Board Members, the Quality of the deliberations at the Board meetings, the independence of the Board, the independence of the Audit Committee and the independence and effectiveness of the Head of the Internal Audit function measured by the reporting line of the holder of this role. In some sectors, the ingredients of strong corporate governance were missing thus suggesting a need for a more stricter regime of corporate governance to be implemented in these corporations.
Author : Oliveira, Jonas da Silva
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522578188
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)
Download or read book International Financial Reporting Standards and New Directions in Earnings Management written by Oliveira, Jonas da Silva and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fiscal market is an unpredictable torrent of information that modern organizations strive to understand. Business professionals dedicate themselves to understanding uncertain results around economic performance to improve management, reporting standards, and predict trends in financial statements. International Financial Reporting Standards and New Directions in Earnings Management is an essential reference source that discusses identifying the behavioral patterns of managers and the accounting policies they use in different opportunistic circumstances. Featuring research on topics such as earnings quality, risk reports, and investor protection, this book is ideal for regulatory authorities, accountants, impression managers, auditors, academics, students, and researchers seeking coverage on the theoretical, empirical, and experimental studies that relate to the different themes within earnings management.
Author : Reza Gharoie Ahangar
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1839681977
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Accounting and Finance written by Reza Gharoie Ahangar and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accounting and finance are common terms for users of financial information. Nowadays the reporting of financial as well as non-financial information of an entity, and efficiency in the banking system, are considered to be important issues by creditors, investors, and managers of financial markets.Over four sections this book addresses topics including national accounting standards and financial statement disclosure; foreign direct investment and the roles of accounting valuations and earnings management during the global financial crisis; and bankruptcy risk, banking efficiency, and debt restructuring in the United Nations General Assembly Resolution.
Author : Kunio Ito
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 4431547924
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (315 download)
Download or read book International Perspectives on Accounting and Corporate Behavior written by Kunio Ito and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the globalization of accounting standards occurring through convergence to International Financial Reporting Standards, local accounting systems are deeply intertwined with each country’s unique institutions such as its corporate system, disclosure practices and enforcement mechanisms. First, this book empirically analyzes the effects of globalization and localization of accounting rules on corporate behavior such as earnings management, signaling, investment behavior and dividend payout policy. Second, the book unravels the economic consequences of disclosure based on the concept of self-disciplining enforcement such as management forecasts, environmental disclosures and risk disclosures by Japanese firms. This volume is a step forward in understanding the link between accounting and corporate behavior based on a new institutional accounting approach.
Author : Leonidas C. Doukakis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book The Effect of Mandatory IFRS Adoption on Real and Accrual-Based Earnings Management Activities written by Leonidas C. Doukakis and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the effect of mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on both accrual-based and real earnings management. While prior literature has mainly examined the effects of IFRS adoption on accrual-based earnings management, no study to date has focused on the impact of IFRS adoption on real earnings management. Using a sample of 15,206 observations from 22 European countries between 2000 and 2010, this study employs a control sample of voluntary adopters and applies a differences-in-differences design to control for confounding concurrent events. The results suggest that mandatory IFRS adoption had no significant impact on either real or accrual-based earnings management practices. Additional analysis on a sub-sample of firms with relatively strong earnings management incentives supports a dominant role for firm-level reporting incentives over accounting standards in shaping financial reporting quality.
Author : Lourenço, Isabel
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466684542
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (666 download)
Download or read book Standardization of Financial Reporting and Accounting in Latin American Countries written by Lourenço, Isabel and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accounting has often been described as the language of business. As the increasing competition of overseas markets begins to affect even the smallest local companies, many more business professionals must become fluent in accounting principles and practice. Standardization of Financial Reporting and Accounting in Latin American Countries highlights the recent move to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and addresses some of the concerns raised due to cultural differences and the level of enforcement of these standards in separate countries. Describing the evolution of both financial and managerial accounting due to the adoption of IFRS, this book is an essential reference source for both students and seasoned professionals in the fields of accounting, finance, and related management fields, especially those with an international emphasis.
Author : Jonas da Silva Oliveira
Publisher : Business Science Reference
ISBN 13 : 9781522578178
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (781 download)
Download or read book International Financial Reporting Standards and New Directions in Earnings Management written by Jonas da Silva Oliveira and published by Business Science Reference. This book was released on 2019 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book investigates the new directions in earnings management and analyzes its relationship with international financial reporting standards, audits, corporate governance, the public sector, and ethics"--
Author : Kosgollage Anura Udayakumara
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book The Impact of IFRS/SLFRS Adoption on the Earnings Management of Sri Lankan Firms written by Kosgollage Anura Udayakumara and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this study is to examine the earnings management behavior of Sri Lankan firms following mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS/SLFRS). Especially, this study investigates whether the mandatory adoption of IFRS/SLFRS in the Sri Lanka has resulted in deterring earnings management for Sri Lankan firms. Prior to the adoption of IFRS/SLFRS for financial years beginning 1 January 2012, Sri Lankan firms reported under Sri Lankan Accounting Standards (SLAS). Thus, this study predicted that the earnings management has decreased significantly after mandatory adoption of IFRS/SLFRS in 2012. The sample this study consists of 157 firms listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange and data were collected from financial years 2009/2010 to 2013/2014. This study uses five individual measures of earnings management relating to earnings smoothing and managing towards earnings targets. Firms are said to have reduced their earnings management if they display lower levels of earnings smoothing and less management towards earnings targets. Contrary to the prediction, the results of this study reveal that Sri Lankan firms exhibit higher level of earnings smoothing after mandatory adoption of IFRS/SLFRS and thereby indicative of higher level of earnings management. However, consistent with the prediction Sri Lankan firms display lower level earnings management in term of less managing towards earning targets. The level of earning management is one aspect of reporting quality of a firm. Therefore, lower level of earnings management is in turn reflecting better reporting quality. Thus, These findings suggest that there is room for further improvement in order to ensure that firms consistently apply the requirement of IFRS/SLFRS and make improvements in all aspects of reporting quality.
Author : Aikaterini Ferentinou
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Accrual-Based and Real Earnings Management Before and After IFRS Adoption written by Aikaterini Ferentinou and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the use of accrual-based vs. real earnings management by Greek firms, before and after the mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The research is motivated by the fact that past studies have indicated the existence of significant levels of earnings management (EM) for Greece in particular before IFRS.Design/methodology/approach: Accrual-based earnings management (AEM) is examined by assessing performance-adjusted discretionary accruals, while real earnings management (REM) is defined in terms of abnormal levels of production costs, discretionary expenses, and cash flows from operations, for a three-year period before and after the adoption of IFRS in 2005.Findings: We find evidence on a statistically significant shift from AEM to REM after the adoption of IFRS, indicating the replacement of one form of EM with the other. Research limitations/implications: The validity of the results depends on the ability of the empirical models used to efficiently capture the existence of AEM and REM.Practical implications: IFRS adoption aims to improve accounting quality, especially in countries with high need for such an improvement; however, the tendency to substitute one form of EM with another highlights unintended consequences of IFRS adoption, which do not improve the informational content of financial statements if EM continues under different forms.Originality/value: Under the expectation that IFRS adoption should lead to improvements in accounting quality, this study examines whether IFRS actually led to a reduction of EM practices for a country with exceptionally high levels of EM before IFRS, by accounting for all possible forms of EM.
