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Ownership structure and debt structure as determinants of discretionary accruals: An empirical study of Pakistan

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  • Farkhanda Ilmas
  • Samya Tahir
  • Muhammad Asrar-ul-Haq

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Financial statements are the main source of financial reporting. The basic role of financial reporting is to effectively communicate financial information to outsiders in a timely and credible manner. Firstly this study used different models to evaluate the value of accruals and then presents most reliable results which have been concluded from modified Jones 1995. In order to examine the relationship, sample of nonfinancial listed companies of Karachi Stock Exchange from 2008 to 2014 would be used to run the regression. The results are consistent with said hypothesis, measures, and methodologies. The results demonstrate that discretionary variables decrease gradually with the percentage increases in the blockholders on its significant level. Further our results indicate that financial institutional and nonfinancial institutional ownership has positive but significant influence on discretionary accruals. Finding of analysis proves that short-term liabilities have a positive and meaningful impact on earnings management activities while long-term obligations have a negative and significant impact on discretionary accruals. Results reveal that in Pakistan, creditors of firms are interested in monitoring the activities in long-term debt, and this scenario restricts management less toward earnings management.

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  • Farkhanda Ilmas & Samya Tahir & Muhammad Asrar-ul-Haq, 2018. "Ownership structure and debt structure as determinants of discretionary accruals: An empirical study of Pakistan," Cogent Economics & Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(1), pages 1439254-143, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oaefxx:v:6:y:2018:i:1:p:1439254
    DOI: 10.1080/23322039.2018.1439254
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    1. Sattar Khan & Yasir Kamal & Azhar Khan & Arif Hussain & Muhammad Rafiq & Maryam Bibi & Syed Fahad Ali Shah & Zahir Shah & Muhammad Khan, 2020. "The Impact of Ownership Types on the Value of Discretionary Accruals: What is the Role of Audit Committee? Evidence from Pakistan," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 10(4), pages 141-150.
    2. Toni Šušak, 2020. "The effect of regulatory changes on relationship between earnings management and financial reporting timeliness: The case of COVID-19 pandemic," Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci/Proceedings of Rijeka Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics and Business, vol. 38(2), pages 453-473.
    3. Thanh, Su Dinh & Canh, Nguyen Phuc & Ha, Nguyen Tran Thai, 2020. "Debt structure and earnings management: A non-linear analysis from an emerging economy," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 35(C).

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