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Options for student loan repayment matter. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Abraham KG.
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Auditor industry expertise and the predictive power of the deferred tax valuation allowance

Accounting &Finance, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 323-364, March 2025.
Abstract This paper investigates whether auditor industry expertise influences the predictive value of management earnings forecasts embedded in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance (VA). VAs depend on management's forecast of future taxable earnings and can provide investors with information about expected changes in future earnings.
Zhuoli Axelton, Jeffrey Gramlich, M. Kathleen Harris   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti‐Takeover Provisions and Corporate Tax Avoidance

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the impact of anti‐takeover provisions (ATPs) on corporate tax avoidance in firms listed on Chinese A‐share markets, using rule‐based textual analysis over 2009–2023. In the absence of a unified anti‐takeover statute in China, legal reforms since 2006 have expanded corporate bylaw autonomy, enabling managers to adopt charter‐based ...
Zhiying Hu, Wenhui Jin, Yuyu Zhang, Liya Hou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green investors and ESG ratings divergence. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Ge Y, Zhang R, Zhu H.
europepmc   +1 more source

When Accounting Qualities Collide: Accruals Quality, Comparability and Information Risk in SEO Underpricing

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine how accounting quality attributes jointly mitigate underpricing associated with two dimensions of information risk in seasoned equity offerings (SEOs). In information environments with relatively more potent information asymmetry, the evidence suggests that accruals quality and accounting comparability act as substitutes; i.e ...
Adam Bordeman, Philip B. Shane, David B. Smith, Suning Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Firm Financial Performance: Disentangling the Corporate Gender Diversity as Driver of ESG Disclosure in EU Companies

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between gender diversity in senior corporate positions and environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, alongside their impact on corporate financial performance across European Union companies.
Paolo Saona, Laura Muro
wiley   +1 more source

Earnings management and readability of CSR report: Evidence from China. [PDF]

PLoS One
Ren B, Yao S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Lost in the Language: Data Breaches and the Strategic Fog of Risk Disclosures

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether firms strategically adjust the readability of Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) disclosures following data breaches. Using U.S. firm‐year observations from 2006 to 2023, we find that data breaches are associated with a significant decline in Item 1A readability.
Ling Tuo, Shipeng Han
wiley   +1 more source

Brand Capital and Leverage Adjustments

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a sample of U.S. firm‐year observations, we document a positive association between brand capital and the speed of leverage adjustment. This relationship is stronger among firms that exhibit greater opacity in their information disclosure, weaker governance, and more rigid financial constraints.
Tongxia Li, Chun Lu, Lei Xu, Bo Yu
wiley   +1 more source