This paper examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on financial reporting quality proxied by earnings conservatism and value relevance of accounting information. Our final sample consists of 10,510 firm-year observations from 29 countries with a balanced number of 5,255 observations for pandemic and pre-pandemic periods. The results show that during the pandemic, the financial statements of companies with a financial year end of 31 March 2020 have different qualities than those in the pre-pandemic period. Lower earnings conservatism is demonstrated in the pandemic period compared to the pre-pandemic period, supporting the argument that business tends to slow the recognition of bad news as the pandemic starts. The value relevance of accounting information declined in the pandemic period, primarily affected by the reduced value relevance of the book value of equity. The findings of this study can help investors evaluate the quality of accounting information and make smarter investme
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Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationship between CEO busyness and financial reporting quality in a country which implements a two-tier board system. Design/methodology/approach: This study includes firms listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange during the 2010–2018 period. This study employs an ordinary least squares regression, the propensity score matching procedure, and a Heckman two-stage regression in testing the hypothesis. Findings: This study finds that firms with busy directors have a higher financial reporting quality, and these results are robust to a battery or sensitivity analysis. The additional analyses also find that a busy CEO is negatively associated with the firm's financial reporting quality with decreasing income. Practical implications: This paper provides implications for policy-makers in the emerging market on devising policies on CEOs' appointments, especially when involving multiple directorships. Despite the general belief on the detrim
2022 MAY 06 By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Policy and Law Daily A new study on risk management is now available. According to news reporting from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated,“ Creative accounting is considered to be a 21st- century phenomenon that has received increased attention after the worldwide economic.