scholarly journals Comprehensive Income Reporting and Earnings Management

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Runita Arum Kanti
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Discretionary Accruals ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Comprehensive Income ◽  
Income Reporting

<p>Purpose. This paper aims to identify the association between comprehensive income reporting and earnings management. More specifically, this study examines whether the implementation of comprehensive income reporting regulations, namely SFAS 130 and ASU 2011-05 is associated with a decrease in earnings management.<br />Design/ methodology. Data for all variables is retrieved from Compustat Global for a nine-year sample of 7962 US firms reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that provide all the necessary data to conduct the study. The Modified Jones Model is used as a proxy to measure earnings management. Comprehensive income figures are retrieved from Compustat. Recalculated (as-if) numbers are used for firm years prior to the implementation of SFAS 130. While as-reported amounts are used for the years where SFAS 130 has been implemented and also the years during the implementation of ASU 2011-05.<br />Findings. Comprehensive income is found to be significantly negatively associated with earnings management through discretionary accruals. Furthermore, the interaction effects indicate that, after the implementation of SFAS 130 and ASU 2011-05, comprehensive income becomesmore negatively associated with discretionary accruals.<br />Relevance. Other than contributing to the growing literature regarding the usefulness of comprehensive income reporting, this research has implications for the FASB in assessing whether they achieved the target of better comprehensive income reporting.</p><p><br />Key words: Comprehensive Income, Earnings management, Interaction effect, Reporting Regulations, SFAS 130, ASU 2011-05.</p>

Transparency of Fair Value Accounting and Tax

2014 ◽  
pp. 476-494
Author(s):  
Eva Eberhartinger ◽  
Soojin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Fair Value ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Fair Value Accounting ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Comprehensive Income ◽  
Accounting Measurement ◽  
Other Comprehensive Income

This chapter examines transparency in fair value accounting (measurement, presentation, additional disclosure), with special emphasis on tax disclosure and on the presentation of fair values in the statement of other comprehensive income. After considering the international relevance of the International Financial Reporting Standards, the chapter discusses fair value accounting in the context of accounting standards. It then reviews prior research to determine whether fair value accounting adds to accounting transparency. It also looks at the measurement and presentation of the transparency of fair value accounting based on relevance and reliability, along with issues of earnings management and procyclical effects.

scholarly journals Earnings management to avoid earnings decreases and losses

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. e3153
Author(s):  
Verônica de Fátima Santana ◽  
Raquel Wille Sarquis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
The World ◽  
Before And After

This study evaluates the prevalence of earnings management to avoid losses and earnings decreases across the World. This practice was first documented by Burgstahler and Dichev (1997) for United States firms from 1976 to 1987. We replicate their study for a more recent and global sample. Firms that do not seem to manage earnings do avoid reporting earnings decreases, but we found persistent evidence of earnings management to avoid reporting losses. The results are consistent across different geographical regions, countries, and before and after International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption. Unlike Burgstahler and Dichev (1997), however, we were not able to find evidence on which components of earnings (cash flow from operations, changes in working capital, or other accruals) firms mainly manage to increase earnings, concluding they likely use a bundle of all these components. Our results are important mainly to financial analysts and general investors, who should be careful in giving good prospects to firms who presented small profits since they are likely small losses artificially managed to look better, a practice widely spread across time and geographical regions among IFRS adopters and non-adopters.

Accounting for leases – lessons from COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Financial Accounting Standards Board ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Setting Process

Purpose The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have given relief to lessees in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, it is not clear why any relief from the requirements in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) should be necessary. The purpose of this paper is to highlight weaknesses in how the IASB and FASB developed their leases Standards, and why those Standards are not robust enough to cope with a shock to the economic system. Design/methodology/approach The COVID-19 relief suspends some features of the leasing requirements rather than changing them. What if other economic or regulatory events cause the same circumstances to arise? Findings Have COVID-19 exposed weaknesses in the leasing standards that should have been avoided when they were developed or is COVID-19 the problem? Originality/value Analysis of actual board discussions and staff papers is unusual and provides insights into the standard-setting process.

scholarly journals PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AS A PREDICTOR OF EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN A CONSUMER GOODS COMPANY: EVIDENCE FROM A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PRE-AND POST INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS) ADOPTION IN NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Paul Femi Fashagba ◽  
Abiola Abosede Solanke
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Consumer Good ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Ratio Data ◽  
Negative Effect

Previous studies have examined the effects of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption on earnings management. However, these studies focused attention on the general implications of IFRS adoption on earnings management with no specific focus on the links between performance appraisal and earnings management in the pre and post IFRS era. The objective of the study is to examine the relationship between performance appraisal and earnings management in Pre and Post IFRS period. The dependent variable in the study is earnings management proxy by earnings per share. The independent variable is performance appraisal measured by profitability ratio, liquidity ratio, and debt ratio. Data were extracted from the records of a consumer good company in Nigeria. The multiple regression analysis was applied. Results revealed that in the pre IFRS period in Nigeria, performance appraisal had significant positive effect on earnings management, while it had significant negative effect in the post IFRS period. It is important that company’s management adhere strictly to the provisions of the IFRS guidelines. KEYWORDS: IFRS, earnings management, profitability, liquidity, debt

scholarly journals Earnings management to avoid earnings decreases and losses

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. e3153
Author(s):  
Verônica de Fátima Santana ◽  
Raquel Wille Sarquis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
The World ◽  
Before And After

This study evaluates the prevalence of earnings management to avoid losses and earnings decreases across the World. This practice was first documented by Burgstahler and Dichev (1997) for United States firms from 1976 to 1987. We replicate their study for a more recent and global sample. Firms that do not seem to manage earnings do avoid reporting earnings decreases, but we found persistent evidence of earnings management to avoid reporting losses. The results are consistent across different geographical regions, countries, and before and after International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption. Unlike Burgstahler and Dichev (1997), however, we were not able to find evidence on which components of earnings (cash flow from operations, changes in working capital, or other accruals) firms mainly manage to increase earnings, concluding they likely use a bundle of all these components. Our results are important mainly to financial analysts and general investors, who should be careful in giving good prospects to firms who presented small profits since they are likely small losses artificially managed to look better, a practice widely spread across time and geographical regions among IFRS adopters and non-adopters.

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