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Autor:
Sarah E. McVay, MaryJane Rabier
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SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Management Science. 66:2099-2119
The frequency of special items has increased dramatically over time, offering a convenient conduit for the inappropriate classification of past, present, and future recurring expenses as nonrecurring. Identifying this misclassification is especially
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Review of Accounting Studies. 25:405-437
We document strong evidence of a declining relation between R&D and future profitability, which coincides with a number of important economic changes, including a significant increase in R&D spending. We identify several contributors to this decline,
Publikováno v:
Journal of Financial Reporting. 4:1a-4
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Contemporary Accounting Research. 36:2494-2520
Autor:
Sarah E. McVay, Brandon Szerwo
Publikováno v:
SSRN Electronic Journal.
We review the accounting and related literature on the preparation of public company financial reports. We highlight numerous impediments to producing high quality financial reports, focusing on the roles of management, the board of directors, and in
Publikováno v:
SSRN Electronic Journal.
Earnings are an important input for equity investors’ valuation decisions. Managers and analysts increasingly report non-GAAP earnings on an ongoing basis, routinely removing recurring items, such as amortization and stock-based compensation, from
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Review of Accounting Studies. 23:1389-1423
To inform the debate on the merits of internal control audits, we examine managers’ decisions to temporarily exempt newly acquired businesses from Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We document that managers are more likely to elect the exempti
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Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance. 35:406-437
We investigate if high-ability managers are more likely to intentionally smooth earnings, a form of earnings management, and when they are more likely to do so. Although prior studies provide evidence that high-ability managers report higher quality
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Journal of Accounting and Economics. 63:358-384
We quantify measurable benefits and costs of exempting firms from auditor oversight of internal control effectiveness disclosures. We measure the benefit of exemption as an aggregate $388 million in audit fee savings from 2007–2014. The costs stem