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Prior research suggests that firms manipulate earnings through accruals to achieve
certain reporting objectives. Recently, especially following the Sarbanes-Oxley (SarbOx) Act,
researchers have turned their attention to real account manipulation as an alternative. However, there
is...
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate, using data on US manufacturing firms, how
and when corporate governance affects managers’ decisions to use discretionary accruals and thereby
artificially influence company financial reports
Accounting Research Journal
Financial status...
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of US firms’ postretirement
benefits choices.
Accounting Research Journal
Factors affecting corporate choices of postretirement benefits in the USA
Sharad Asthana
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