Permanently Reinvested Foreign Earnings, Taxes, and Earnings Management

2004 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 745-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda K. Krull
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Tax Incentives ◽  
Analyst Forecasts ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Foreign Subsidiary ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Foreign Earnings ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Reported Earnings

Firms can delay financial statement recognition of U.S. taxes on repatriations by designating foreign subsidiary earnings as “permanently reinvested” under APB Opinion No. 23. This paper examines (1) whether firms use the permanently reinvested earnings (PRE) designation to manage reported earnings, and (2) whether amounts reported as permanently reinvested reflect investment and tax incentives to reinvest foreign subsidiary earnings abroad. Consistent with the prediction that firms use PRE to manage earnings, year-to-year changes in amounts reported as PRE are positively related to the difference between analyst forecasts and pre-managed earnings. Additionally, changes in reported PRE are positively related to the difference between the foreign and domestic after-tax return on assets and negatively related to the tax benefit of deductible repatriations, thus reflecting investment and tax incentives to reinvest abroad.

scholarly journals Ownership Structure and Real Earnings Management: Evidence from Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Ahmad Haruna Abubakar ◽  
Ahmad Muhammed Lawal ◽  
Mohamed Ismail Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Fair Value ◽  
Foreign Ownership ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Multiple Regression Technique ◽  
Reported Earnings

Financial statements are expected to assist users in decision making by reporting the true and fair value of companies. However, there always exists the potential risks of manipulations of the reported results if the numbers were intentionally prepared to misrepresent the actual performance or conditions of the companies. Manipulating the reported earnings to achieve pre-set objectives is an art known as earnings management which can be classified into real or accrual manipulations. This study examines the effects of ownership structures (managerial, institutional, and foreign) on real earnings management in Nigeria. The analyses involve a sample of 72 non-financial firms with 360 firm-year observations for a period 2014-2018. Data was collected from the financial reports of these companies, Thompson Reuters, and Bloomberg databases. The multiple regression technique was employed for panel data analysis. The results show that managerial ownership increase management’s desire to manipulate the reported earnings, while institutional ownership have insignificant relationship with real earnings management. Also, the findings reveal that foreign ownership prevent managers’ from manipulating the financial statement. Thus, the study recommends that listed companies in Nigeria should consider higher percentage of foreign ownership to improve their monitoring and have quality financial statement.

PENGARUH CAR, LDR DAN ROA TERHADAP LABA PERUSAHAAN PERBANKAN TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-85
Author(s):  
Lasminisih ◽  
Emmy Indrayani
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Capital Adequacy Ratio ◽  
A Company ◽  
Future Plans

Company financial statement can be used to monitor the performance of a company. Financial statements are also used as a means for decision making so that the company can anticipate future plans. The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR) and Return on Assets (ROA) on profit changes percentage of Banking Companies. The number of sample companies used in this study was 27 Banks listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange with observation periods from 2007 to 2008. The method used in this study was multiple regression. The results of this study have indicated that CAR, LDR, and ROA gave significant effects on changes in Banks profit so that Banking Companies performances can be measured. Keywords: CAR, LDR, ROA, Profit

PENGARUH MANAJEMEN LABA TERHADAP ABNORMAL RETURN

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zirman Zirman ◽  
Lily Lily
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Stock Price ◽  
Abnormal Return ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Discretionary Accrual ◽  
Stock Price Reaction ◽  
Flow Components

This research investigates the consequence of earnings management by analyzing stock price reaction to the full set financial statement in 2008 which can be used by investors to detect earnings management by the firms. This research investigated two forms of earnings management (accrual and real earnings management). The samples is drawn from firms in IDX Statistic 2008 which categorized as active in frequency, value or volume. The method of analysis of this research used multi regression. The results show (1) discretionary accrual had negative significant influence to abnormal return, (2) abnormal cash flow from operation had negative significant influence to abnormal return. The results implicate that the investors are aware of the accrual earnings management (discretionary accrual) and real earnings management (abnormal cash flow) components in the earnings reported by the firms and they react negative to this components.

Auditors' and Investors' Perceptions of the “Expectation Gap”

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. McEnroe ◽  
Stanley C. Martens
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Primary User ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
User Group ◽  
Accounting Profession ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Accounting ◽  
Expectation Gap ◽  
The Difference

The auditing “expectation gap” refers to the difference between (1) what the public and other financial statement users perceive auditors' responsibilities to be and (2) what auditors believe their responsibilities entail. The notion of this divergence receives much attention in the accounting literature (i.e., Commission on Auditors' Responsibilities 1978; Guy and Sullivan 1988; AICPA 1993; U.S. Government Accounting Office 1996). Although prior empirical studies encompass certain expectations associated with a range of audit services, these papers often involve the opinions of bankers as the primary user group employed in the research (Nair and Rittenberg 1987; Lowe and Pany 1995). In contrast, this study extends the prior research by directly comparing audit partners' and investors' perceptions of auditors' responsibilities involving various dimensions of the attest function. We conducted the study to determine if an expectation gap currently exists and we find that it does; investors have higher expectations for various facets and/or assurances of the audit than do auditors. Our findings serve as evidence that the accounting profession should engage in appropriate measures to reduce this expectation gap.

The practice of using earnings management methods under tax incentives absence and financial incentives restriction conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 868-886
Author(s):  
Lyudmila S. MAKHAN'KO
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Tax Incentives ◽  
Tax Burden ◽  
External Financing ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Dividend Payments ◽  
Limited Application ◽  
General Scientific

Subject. This article analyzes the regularities of the processes of application of earnings management methods in the absence of tax incentives and in conditions of limited use of financial incentives. Objectives. The article aims to identify trends in the use of earnings management methods in the absence of tax incentives and in conditions of limited application of financial ones, and substantiate a set of analytical procedures for their identification to enhance the reliability of the organization's financial situation assessment. Methods. For the study, reviewing academic papers on the subject matter, I used the general scientific cognition methods of comparison, generalization, grouping, systematization, and the principle of historicism. Results. The article defines the most important financial incentives, including the tax ones, when earnings management is aimed at reducing or redistributing the tax burden, and financial incentives in terms of positioning in the stock market and adjusting dividend payments. The article finds the regularities of changes in individual financial indicators helping identify enterprises that likely use earnings management methods in terms of accounting for exchange rate differences. Conclusions and Relevance. The research shows that the probability of applying earnings management methods remains in the absence of discernible financial benefits in the short term in terms of reducing the tax burden or the possibility of attracting additional external financing in the financial markets. The unique character of the research lies in the study of the practice of applying earnings management methods in the absence of apparent financial incentives.

Earnings management when firms face mandatory contributions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiyi Qin ◽  
Jun Cai ◽  
Steven Wei
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Investment Strategy ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Management Behavior ◽  
Indicator Variable ◽  
Stock Market Returns ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Early Results ◽  
Reported Earnings

PurposeIn this paper, we aim to answer two questions. First, whether firms manipulate reported earnings via pension assumptions when facing mandatory contributions. Second, whether firms alter their earnings management behavior when the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) mandates disclosure of pension asset composition and a description of investment strategy under SFAS 132R.Design/methodology/approachOur basic approach is to run linear regressions of firm-year assumed returns on the log of pension sensitivity measures, controlling for current and lagged actual returns from pension assets, fiscal year dummies and industry dummies. The larger the pension sensitivity ratios, the stronger the effects from inflated ERRs on reported earnings. We confirm the early results that the regression slopes are positive and highly significant. We construct an indicator variable DMC to capture the mandatory contributions firms face and another indicator variable D132R to capture the effect of SFAS 132R. DMC takes the value of one for fiscal years during which an acquisition takes place and zero otherwise. D132R takes the value of one for fiscal years after December 15, 2003 and zero otherwise.FindingsOur sample covers the period from June 1992 to December 2017. Our key results are as follows. The estimated coefficient (t-statistic) on DMC is 0.308 (6.87). Firms facing mandatory contributions tend to set ERRs at an average 0.308% higher. The estimated coefficient (t-statistic) on D132R is −2.190 (−13.70). The new disclosure requirement under SFAS 132R constrains all firms to set ERRs at an average 2.190% lower. The estimate (t-statistic) on the interactive term DMA×D132R is −0.237 (−3.29). When mandatory contributions happen during the post-SFAS 132R period, firms tend to set ERRs at 0.237% lower than they would do otherwise in the pre-SFAS 132R period.Originality/valueWhen firms face mandatory contributions, typically firm experience negative stock market returns. We examine whether managers manage earnings to mitigate such negative impact. We find that firms inflate assumed returns on pension assets to boost their reported earnings when facing mandatory contributions. We also find that managers alter earnings management behavior, in the case of mandatory contributions, following the introduction of new pension disclosure standards under SFAS 132R that become effective on December 15, 2003. Under the new SFAS 132R requirement, firms need to disclose asset allocation and describe investment strategies. This imposes restrictions on managers' discretion in making ERR assumptions, since now the composition of pension assets is a key determinant of the assumed expected rate of return on pension assets. Firms need to justify their ERRs with their asset allocations.

The Determinants of Banking Stability: The Example of Tunisia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-10
Author(s):  
Jamel Eddine Mkadmi ◽  
Najwa Baccari ◽  
Adel Ncib
Keyword(s):  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Debt Ratio ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Net Interest Margin ◽  
Banking Stability ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Corporate Social

This paper try to study the factors of the stability of Tunisian banks from a sample made up of 7 Tunisian banks listed during the period 2005-2014. The important determinants used to explain the stability of the banks are: the z-score and the capitalization ratio. The results revealed, firstly, that the profitability variables such as: return on assets (ROA) has a positive and significant impact on the stability of banks and return on equity (ROE) has a negative and significant effect. Besides, bank-specific variables such as: the net interest margin (NIM), the non-interest income (NII), the age and the size of the bank affect positively and not significantly the banking stability. But the debt ratio (END) has a negative and significant impact on banking stability. Finally, gross domestic product (GDP) affects positively and not significantly on banking stability. This paper investigates the connection between earnings management and corporate social.

Causal effects of corporate taxes on private firms' earnings management: a regression discontinuity analysis

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaowen Kong
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Tax Incentives ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Private Firms ◽  
Effective Tax Rate ◽  
Tax Collection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tax Rate ◽  
Earnings Information

PurposeThe authors emphasize the information role of earnings management and how it may be used to “mislead some stakeholders about the underlying economic performance of the company or to influence contractual outcomes that depend on reported accounting numbers.” Specifically, the authors examine the causal effect of tax incentives on private firms' earnings management based on a corporate tax reform in China.Design/methodology/approachIn December 2001, China implemented a tax collection reform which moved the collection of corporate income taxes from the local tax bureau to the state tax bureau. This reform results in exogenous variations in the effective tax rate among similar firms established before and after 2002. The authors apply a regression discontinuity design and use the generated variation in the effective tax rate to investigate the impact of taxes on firm earnings management.FindingsThe authors find that tax reduction substantially increases private firms' incentives to manage earnings information, and such effect is particularly pronounced when tax collection intensity and government interventions are low. Further evidence shows that lower tax rates stimulate firms' investment, inventory turnover and recruitment of skilled human capital. A plausible mechanism is that private firms signal a promising outlook by managing earnings to attain greater financing and improve investment/operation levels when financial constraints are removed.Originality/valueFirst, the authors present the causal effects of tax incentives on private firm's earnings management, which deepens the authors’ understanding on the determinants of firm's earnings information production. Second, this study also contributes to the literature on tax-induced earnings management. Third, the authors believe that this topic offers clear policy implications and would be of particular interest to regulators.

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