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The Effect of Earnings Management on the Value Relevance of Accounting Information

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Research reveals a decrease in the earnings' value relevance during the year in which an equity offering is made for group of companies with ex-post earnings management evidence. The decrease is lower for the non-discretionary than the discretionary component of earnings.

Author: Marquardt, Carol A., Wiedman, Christine I.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of Business Finance and Accounting
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0306-686X
Year: 2004
Corporate Profits, Models, Profit, Profits, Valuation, Equity (Finance)

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Accounting for Joint Ventures and Associates in Canada, UK, and US: Do US Rules Hide Information?

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The practice of aggregating joint venture data, such as that under the US-GAAP (United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) can lead to a loss of valuable information for explaining share prices and predicting future earnings.

Author: Soonawalla, Kazbi
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of Business Finance and Accounting
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0306-686X
Year: 2006
United Kingdom, Canada, Accounting and auditing, Joint ventures, Accounting standards

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Disclosure, incentives, and contingently convertible securities

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The quality of firm disclosures related to contingently convertible securities is studied. Disclosure quality is higher after the introduction of FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) Staff Position 129-a than before it.

Author: Marquardt, Carol A., Wiedman, Christine I.
Publisher: American Accounting Association
Publication Name: Accounting Horizons
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0888-7993
Year: 2007
Product standards, safety, & recalls, Science & research, Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Reporting & Disclosure, Financial Regulation & Reporting, Standards, Research, Influence, Financial Accounting Standards Board, Convertible securities, Financial disclosure, Report

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Subjects list: Comparative analysis, Accounting, Accounting procedures, United States
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