The Early Adoption of Accounting Standards as an Earnings Management Tool
Many corporate managers elect to adopt a new Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) early instead of waiting until the mandatory adoption date. This study tests for evidence that managers use early adoption as an earnings management tool in a manner consistent with one or more positive ac...
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University of North Texas
1993
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| Online Access: | https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278742/ |