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Earnings management and voluntary disclosure of management's responsibility for the financial reports

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  • Prapaporn Kiattikulwattana

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Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between voluntary disclosure of a statement of management's responsibility for the financial reports (MRF) and earnings management, both accrual and real earnings management, in firms listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). Design/methodology/approach - – The samples in this study are selected from listed companies on the SET in the year 2009. The multiple regression are used to test hypotheses. Findings - – The results show that the inclusion of a MRF has no association with both discretionary accrual and real earnings management activities (i.e. sales manipulation, a decrease in discretionary expenditures, and overproduction). The findings from the study reveal that firms with or without the MRF manipulate their earnings in a similar manner. Research limitations/implications - – The sample for the study includes Thai listed firms in the year 2009 only. The small sample size may limit the validity of generalizations from these conclusions. Practical implications - – Based on the results, the regulators will know that the voluntary disclosure of management responsibilities on the financial reports is an ineffective tool to control earnings management. Social implications - – Like Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002, a disclosure of management responsibilities on the financial reports should be required by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand. Originality/value - – Investors will know that firms with or without the MRF manipulate their earnings in a similar manner. The voluntary disclosure of an MRF in Thailand does not guarantee earnings quality.

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  • Prapaporn Kiattikulwattana, 2014. "Earnings management and voluntary disclosure of management's responsibility for the financial reports," Asian Review of Accounting, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 22(3), pages 233-256, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:arapps:v:22:y:2014:i:3:p:233-256
    DOI: 10.1108/ARA-11-2013-0075
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    Cited by:

    1. Yousef Alwardat, 2019. "Disclosure Quality and its Impact on Financial Reporting Quality, Audit Quality, and Investors’ Perceptions of the Quality of Financial Reporting: A Literature Review," Accounting and Finance Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 8(3), pages 201-201, August.
    2. Ahmad Ibrahim Karajeh & Mohd Yussoff B. Ibrahim, 2017. "Impact of Audit Committee on the Association Between Financial Reporting Quality and Shareholder Value," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 7(3), pages 14-19.
    3. Mihai CARP & Iuliana Eugenia GEORGESCU, 2019. "The Influence of Audit Opinion on the Degree of Real Earnings Management. The Case of Romanian Listed Companies," The Audit Financiar journal, Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania, vol. 17(156), pages 666-666.

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