scholarly journals Earnings Management, Annual Report Patch and Accounting Comparability

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Zhonghai Yang ◽  
Roger Su ◽  
Shasha Zhou ◽  
Yingmei Li
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Chinese Listed Companies ◽  
Accounting Comparability

Using the Chinese A-share listed firms over the period from 2005 to 2012, this paper examines the relationships between earnings management, annual report patch and accounting comparability. The empirical results indicate that Chinese listed companies tend to release their annual report patch after implementing accrual earnings management, but the Chinese listed companies are not likely to release their annual report patch after implementing real earnings management. Disclosing an annual report patch after implementing earnings management may have a positive impact on accounting comparability. This result indicates that an annual report patch published by sample firms may rectify disclosed errors or earnings management of a previous annual report, as a result accounting information quality will be improved.

The effect of corporate social responsibility on earnings management and tax avoidance in Chinese listed companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 632-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haijing Liu ◽  
Hyun-Ah Lee
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Private Enterprises ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Chinese Listed Companies ◽  
Corporate Social

Purpose This paper aims to verify the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on Chinese listed firms’ earnings management and tax avoidance. Specifically, this study investigates whether government-guided CSR implementation indeed drives firms to behave in a responsible manner by constraining earnings management and tax avoidance. Design/methodology/approach The paper analyses a sample of Chinese listed companies that are confronted with the unique situation of CSR being developed at a rapid pace by government-led policy and regulation. The study further investigates whether the effect of CSR on earnings management and tax avoidance is different for state-owned and private enterprises by partitioning the sample into these two subgroups. Findings The findings of this study show that government-guided CSR could be effective in reducing the firms’ earnings management and tax avoidance, even though the effect is limited to state-owned enterprises. Originality/value This paper provides new evidence on the relation of CSR with earnings management and tax avoidance in the Chinese context and sheds light on the importance of differentiating between the state-owned and private enterprises when studying the corporate behaviors of Chinese firms.

scholarly journals The Impact of CSR and Financial Distress on Financial Performance—Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies of the Manufacturing Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 6799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu Wu ◽  
Zhen Shao ◽  
Changhui Yang ◽  
Tao Ding ◽  
Wan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Research Database ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Chinese Listed Companies ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

This paper explores the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial distress on corporate financial performance (CFP) in Chinese listed companies of the manufacturing industry. Covering a total of 1445 manufacturing observations from 2013 to 2018 by matching the China Stock Market & Accounting Research Database (CSMAR) and Ranking CSR Ratings (RKS) database and regression models, we find that CSR has a significant positive impact on CFP, and the relationship is more pronounced for firms that are more stable. Further, the win-win relationship of CSR and CFP is also stronger in state-owned enterprises (SOEs). These empirical results suggest that enterprises should actively embrace CSR in response to the call of the country. At the same time, corporate stability should be increased to enhance the role of CSR in promoting CFP. We provide a quantitative analysis of the CSR, CFP, and financial distress of listed firms, and help to alleviate managers’ concern of CSR fulfillment and risk control.

Earnings benchmarks, earnings management and future stock performance of Chinese listed companies reporting under ASBE-IFRS

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 502-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camillo Lento ◽  
Wing Him Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Discretionary Accruals ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Stock Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Chinese Listed Companies ◽  
Earnings Benchmarks ◽  
Earnings Change

Purpose Prior literature has revealed three key earnings benchmarks: earnings level; earnings change; and analysts’ expectations. The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, the authors seek to establish which earnings benchmark induces the largest extent of earnings management. Second, the authors explore the implications of earnings management on firm future performance. Both of these purposes are investigated for Chinese listed companies during China’s IFRS/ISA reporting era. Design/methodology/approach The authors rely upon the unique regulations and incentives for Chinese listed companies in order to develop four testable hypotheses. Next, the authors employ both logistic and ordinary least squares regressions to test the hypotheses. Findings The results suggest that Chinese listed firms have the highest level of income increasing discretionary accruals around the earnings level benchmark, followed by the earnings change benchmark. The authors do not find any evidence of earnings management to beat analysts’ expectation. In addition, the authors find evidence that Chinese listed firms with relatively high level of earnings management and low earnings exhibit relatively weak future stock performance. Originality/value The findings are the first to document an earnings management benchmark hierarchy with respect to the extent of income increasing discretionary accruals, while simultaneously establishing a link between earnings management and firm future stock performance, for Chinese listed companies. The findings are valuable for regulators and investors by suggesting that management intervention in the reporting process during China’s IFRS/ISA reporting era may act to circumvent delisting regulations and cloud earnings signal for firms that beat certain earnings benchmarks.

scholarly journals Real Earnings Management and Industry Differences: Based on Empirical Evidence From Listed Companies in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Xuexin Bao
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Management Behavior ◽  
The Real ◽  
Chinese Listed Companies

This article examines the industry differences in the real earnings management behavior of listed companies in China. The study finds that listed companies in the health and social work industries have the highest degree of real earnings management, and the electricity, heat, gas and water production and supply industries has the lowest level of real earnings management, and there are obvious industry differences in real earnings management among Chinese listed companies. The empirical evidence in this paper shows that there are industry differences in the real earnings management of Chinese listed companies.

scholarly journals Political and financial background in board interlocking and earnings management in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Baú Dal Magro ◽  
Roberto Carlos Klann
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
The Political ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quality Of Accounting Information

Purpose Although board interlocking underlying forces are largely hidden, the purpose of this paper is to provide managers, auditors, analysts, regulators and other stakeholders with sociological board interlocking information considering the different backgrounds of their members. Design/methodology/approach The research sample gathered 1,606 observations from 2010 to 2017. For data analysis, the direct and indirect board interlocking linkages, considering the different backgrounds of board members, established the centrality indicators. Subsequently, the authors used these indicators according to each measured background in the regression models. Findings The results indicate that the political background of board interlocking members is positively related to real earnings management practices, while the financial background has a mitigating effect on such practices. Research limitations/implications The findings suggest that individual skills and interests conveyed across the corporate social network have shaped corporate governance, with distinct impacts on the quality of accounting information. Practical implications The authors conclude that both backgrounds could have implications on agency conflicts, increasing (policy) or reducing (financial) information asymmetry between the company and its various stakeholders, which indicates that the authors must consider sociological and not just economic aspects within corporate governance. Social implications The sociological background of individuals is necessary for the congruence of monitoring mechanisms, and consequently, the quality of accounting information. Originality/value This study examines the influence of the political and financial background of board interlocking members on real earnings management practices in Brazilian publicly traded companies in the International Financial Reporting Standards post-adoption period.

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