scholarly journals DID IFRS REPORTING BY UK FIRMS REDUCE EARNINGS MANAGEMENT?

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 488-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Medhat Naguib El Guindy
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Management Incentives ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Benchmark Tests ◽  
Mandatory Adoption ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Big Four

This paper investigates the effect of reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards (hereafter IFRS) versus reporting under UK GAAP on earnings management in the UK. Prior studies find mixed evidence regarding the effect of voluntary and mandatory adoption of IFRS on earnings quality. I test whether the effect of reporting under IFRS on earnings management is sufficient to overcome earnings management incentives. Furthermore, I test whether the effect of IFRS reporting is conditional on audit quality surrogated by audit firm size. I build the analysis on measures of discretionary accruals and earnings benchmark tests. I find evidence that reporting under IFRS generally reduces levels of earnings management and furthermore, the mitigating effect of IFRS is stronger for income decreasing than for income increasing earnings management. In addition, I find that audit quality plays a key role in IFRS reporting, with only firms audited by big four auditors having a significant IFRS reporting effect.

The Effect of Mandatory Adoption of IFRS on Earnings Quality: Evidence from the European Union

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Zeghal ◽  
Sonda M. Chtourou ◽  
Yosra M. Fourati
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Accounting Quality ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Accounting Numbers ◽  
Mandatory Adoption

ABSTRACT This paper addresses the question whether the mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is associated with higher accounting quality. More specifically, we investigate whether the application of IFRS in 15 European Union (EU) countries is associated with less earnings management and higher timeliness, conditional conservatism, and value relevance of accounting numbers. Our results suggest that there has been some improvement in accounting quality between the pre- and post-IFRS adoption periods. In particular, we find that firms exhibit an increase in the accounting-based attributes, but a decrease in the market-based after the adoption of IFRS in 2005. Interestingly, the findings are more pronounced for the firms in countries where the distance between the pre-existing national GAAP and IFRS is important. Furthermore, we are unable to identify any change within firms that have converged their local GAAP toward IFRS before the mandatory transition.

scholarly journals Mandatory IFRS Adoption and Real/Accruals Bases Earnings Management in the UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-39
Author(s):  
Mohammad I. Almaharmeh ◽  
Adel Almasarwah ◽  
Ali Shehadeh
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Robust Regression ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Mandatory Adoption ◽  
The Uk

Here, the link between the mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Real Earnings Management (REM), as well as Accrual Earnings Management (AEM), will be examined for non-financial listed firms in the London Stock Exchange. Robust regression analysis of the mandatory IFRS adoption will be conducted on the panel data, as well as earnings management using three AEM models and three REM models. Mixed results with respect to the qualities of AEM and REM were notably garnered, with mandatory IFRS adoption positively relating to the Roychowdhury of abnormal cash flow and the Roychowdhury of abnormal production. Meanwhile, the Roychowdhury of abnormal discretionary expenses, standard Jones, and Kothari negatively related to mandatory IFRS adoption, whilst modified Jones showed an insignificant relation to mandatory IFRS adoption. Changes in IFRS adoption and guidelines for UK firms may have an impact on AEM and REM, and, as predicted, mandatory IFRS adoption mostly affects the Kothari model followed by the standard Jones model as proxies for accounting earnings quality.

The Impact of Mandatory IFRS Adoption on Accounting Quality: Evidence from Australia

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Lin Chua ◽  
Chee Seng Cheong ◽  
Graeme Gould
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Accounting Quality ◽  
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Financial Firms ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Mandatory Adoption ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Following the mandatory implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Australia as of January 1, 2005, this study examines its impact on accounting quality by focusing on three perspectives: (1) earnings management, (2) timely loss recognition, and (3) value relevance. Using four years of adoption experience since the mandate was first made effective in Australia for a wide range of accounting-based metrics and market-based information, we find that the mandatory adoption of IFRS has resulted in better accounting quality than previously under Australian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In particular, the findings indicate that the pervasiveness of earnings management by way of smoothing has reduced, while the timeliness of loss recognition has improved post-adoption. Additionally, the value relevance of financial statement information has improved, especially for non-financial firms. This is despite the fact that there is evidence to suggest that financial firms are engaged in managing earnings toward a small positive target after the mandatory adoption of IFRS in Australia.

scholarly journals International Differences Between Big Four Auditors and Their Smaller Counterparts in Monitoring Earnings Management

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinhua Wang ◽  
Bibo Yang
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
The United States ◽  
Persistent Problem ◽  
International Differences ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Incentives ◽  
Agency Issues ◽  
Accounting Reports ◽  
Big Four

Earnings management that misrepresents the firm’s financial picture and misleads investors is a persistent problem. One role of the auditor is to efficiently monitor the accounting reports so as to better inform investors as to the true status of the firm and help close the asymmetric information gap between owners and management. Auditors, however, operate within the constraints of social and legal environments that often display vast international differences. Using sample data from around 50,000 firm-year observations in 42 countries, the paper shows that in the United States the Big Four auditors more effectively monitor overstated earnings than their smaller counterparts, while elsewhere they tend to be more effective in monitoring both overstated and understated earnings. An important policy implication of the results is that uniform worldwide audit and financial reporting standards may not be as effective as might be hoped, because international differences in ownership structures and the resultant agency issues create different reporting incentives.

Does Mandatory Adoption of IFRS Enhance Earnings Quality? Evidence From Closer to Home

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (01) ◽  
pp. 1950003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopal V. Krishnan ◽  
Jing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Mandatory Adoption ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Accounting Convergence

The global accounting convergence and the often discussed probable adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by U.S. regulators is a timely topic. We contribute to the literature by examining a more recent mandatory IFRS adoption by Canada. Canadian GAAP (CGAAP) is often considered a close substitute for U.S. GAAP. One key feature of this setting is that two earnings numbers are available for fiscal year 2010 since Canadian firms were required to reconcile earnings under CGAAP with earnings under IFRS. We run a “horse race” of earnings quality between earnings under CGAAP and IFRS. We find that on average, relative to IFRS-earnings, earnings under CGAAP have greater association with next period cash flows and higher degree of persistence. Further, when the difference between earnings under CGAAP and IFRS is large, IFRS-earnings are less value-relevant and less persistent. These results strongly support the notion that higher earnings quality is associated with CGAAP. Finally, the results also indicate that differences between CGAAP and IFRS with regard to accounting for financial instruments and investments significantly impair the quality of IFRS-earnings. Our findings are potentially informative to any revival of policy debates on the possible adoption of IFRS by U.S. firms.

The Impact of IFRS adoption and AQ upon Earnings Management in Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul): تأثير تطبيق المعايير الدولية لإعداد التقارير المالية وجودة المراجعة على إدارة الأرباح للشركات المدرجة في السوق المالية السعودية (تداول)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Nasser Allehaidan
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Discretionary Accrual ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
The Impact

The main purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption and Audit Quality (AQ) on Earnings Management (EM) practices in Saudi Arabia listed firms. EM is measured by the discretionary accrual using Healy (1985) and Kothari, Leone, and Wasley (2005) models. The research sample contains 16 Saudi listed firms during the period from 2014 to 2019. Statistical analysis including t-test and linear regression were used to test the research hypotheses. The investigation indicates that there is a negative relationship between IFRS adoption and EM practices, especially if it is combined with AQ, while it found a positive relationship between firms’ size and accrual EM, and no significant impact of AQ on firms’ debt ratio and EM practices. The importance of these results lies in providing clear evidence that the adoption of IFRS in developing countries has helped reduce earnings manipulation practices, which contributes to gaining confidence in Saudi firms and thus attracting many foreign investments.

scholarly journals Auditor-Provided Tax Services and Accounting for Tax Uncertainty

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (03) ◽  
pp. 1950011
Author(s):  
Christoph Watrin ◽  
Stephan Burggraef ◽  
Falko Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Tax Planning ◽  
Conservative Approach ◽  
Positive Relation ◽  
Fin 48 ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards

This paper investigates the associations of auditor-provided tax services (APTS) with tax planning and audit quality using a German sample. Our findings differ from those of previous U.S. studies, which we attribute to the fact that prior to 2015, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) did not contain a clear regulation similar to FIN 48, which requires firms to reserve for tax uncertainties. We find for our IFRS sample a negative association between APTS and tax avoidance, which suggests that auditors are aware that firms might not reserve for tax uncertainties and may advise more conservative tax strategies. Additionally, we find a positive relation between the level of APTS and the sustainability of tax strategies in client firms, consistent with this conservative approach. Furthermore, our results show that APTS are positively related to audit quality for our sample. This finding suggests that auditors, being aware of remaining tax uncertainties that are not reserved for, are more reluctant to accept earnings management, which would further increase the risk of restatement. Taken together, the results of our study suggest the importance of accounting standards regarding tax uncertainties for the implications of APTS.

scholarly journals Earnings management and corporate governance: an analysis based on the adoption of IFRS in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Chacon Prata ◽  
Leonardo Flach
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Panel Data Regression ◽  
Data Regression ◽  
Reference Form ◽  
Big Four

Purpose: This paper aims to analyze whether the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) strengthened the negative relationship among earnings management and  corporate governance best practices, which are: B3’s differentiated levels of corporate governance, the presence of a board of independent directors and whether the company is audited by a Big Four or not. Methodology: We applied panel data regression with a sample of 92 companies listed in B3 during the period 2002-2007, for the period prior to IFRS and 2010-2015, for the period after IFRS. Data were collected from the explanatory notes, company reference form and in the Economatica® database. In order to measure the dependent variable earnings management, we applied the model proposed by Dechow, Hutton, Kim and Sloan (2012). Results: Results show that when there is an independent administrative committee, the levels of earnings management are lower, and this relationship is driven by the IFRS adoption. We cannot affirm that companies at the highest levels of corporate governance and audited by a Big Four have a lower incidence of earnings management after the application of IFRS. Contributions of the Study: This paper contributes to a better understanding of how variables related to governance can influence the quality of accounting and financial information. It also contributes to the literature that investigates how IFRS can influence the quality of accounting information.

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