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Audit Quality From a Service Perspective: A Systematic Literature Review

Accounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Audit quality is a multidimensional and latent construct that researchers struggle to evaluate and interpret. This paper follows an interdisciplinary approach by systematically reviewing the literature on audit quality evaluation from a service quality perspective.
Lise Muriel Botha, Phillip de Jager, Francois Toerien, Ezelda Swanepoel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How does the COVID-19 affect earnings management: Empirical evidence from China. [PDF]

Res Int Bus Finance, 2022
Yan H, Liu Z, Wang H, Zhang X, Zheng X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Agency Theory of Overvalued Equity as an Explanation for the Accrual Anomaly [PDF]

We show that the agency theory of overvalued equity (see Jensen, 2005) rather than investors' fixation on accruals explains the accrual anomaly, i.e., abnormal returns to an accrual trading strategy (see Sloan, 1996).Under the agency theory of overvalued
Kothari, S.P., Loutskina, E., Nikolaev, V.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Post‐Pandemic Drivers, Processes, and Outcomes of Telework in Public Accounting Déterminants, processus et résultats du télétravail en comptabilité publique à la suite de la pandémie

Accounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study helps reimagine the future of work in public accounting by identifying the drivers, processes, and outcomes of telework in public practice based on accountants' experiences during and after the COVID‐19 pandemic. We interviewed 21 public accountants and conducted a thematic analysis, using Campbell and McDonald's Systems‐based ...
Ryan Ferguson, Camillo Lento, Naqi Sayed
wiley   +1 more source

“Accruals” Discricionários: o Erro de Estimação Induzido pelo Conservantismo [PDF]

This paper discusses the sign of the expected measurement error in discretionary accruals (DAC) estimates when accrual models do not control for the asymmetric treatment of gains and losses underlying conservatism. I find that DAC in firms with “bad news”
José António Moreira
core  

Does Sustainability Report Assurance Affect the Cost of Equity? The Role of Peer Behavior and Assurance Provider Characteristics La certification des rapports de durabilité a‐t‐elle une incidence sur le coût des capitaux propres? Rôle du comportement des pairs et des caractéristiques des certificateurs

Accounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the impact of sustainability report assurance and assurance provider characteristics (i.e., Big 4, statutory auditor, and industry specialist) on the cost of equity in a setting in which reporting is mandatory and assurance is voluntary.
Julian Kordisch, Reiner Quick
wiley   +1 more source

Seeing Clearly or Bracing for Impact? The Tug‐of‐War Between Neutrality and Conservatism in Financial Reporting Voir clair ou se préparer à l'impact? Le bras de fer entre neutralité et conservatisme en matière d'information financière

Accounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A long‐standing debate exists between neutrality and conservatism in financial reporting. This debate has gained momentum following the 2010 FASB decision to remove the term conservatism from its Conceptual Framework. While neutrality is now promoted as a cornerstone of faithful representation, conservatism remains embedded in numerous ...
Rahat Jafri, Anup Srivastava, Hussein Warsame   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of audit quality on the relationship between earnings management and financial performance of companies during the COVID-19 pandemic

حسابداری و شفافیت مالی
Purpose: In recent years, the COVID-19 virus has brought significant consequences to various fields, including capital markets and the global economy.
Maryam Davarzani, Malektaj Maleki Oskouei, Mohammad Hassani   +2 more
doaj  

Customer Bargaining Power and Accrual-Based Earnings Management

Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2021
openaire   +2 more sources

Accounting for Expected Cost Savings and Synergy Gains: The Role of Lenders’ Risk Preferences Comptabilisation des économies de coûts et des gains de synergie attendus : le rôle des préférences des prêteurs en matière de risque

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether lenders' risk preferences explain the use of cost‐synergy adjustments in loan contracts. These adjustments represent an aggressive accounting choice that permits borrowers to add expected cost savings and synergy gains from mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings to contractual earnings. Using novel data from loan
Shushu Jiang
wiley   +1 more source