Accounting has a long history of being an ethical profession. In recent years‚ however‚ some companies have asked their accountants to help "manage earnings." What does it mean to manage earnings? Who is more likely to be involved in such a situation‚ the financial accountant or the management accountant? Why? Do you believe that managing earnings is ethical? Discuss the rationale for your answer. The major role of financial reporting is to effectively communicate financial information
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Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) is often used for assessing the company’s stock price. P/E is determined by first calculating the earnings per shares (EPS)‚ which is the post-tax profits divides by the number of shares (Figure 1). Trailing P/E is equal to current market share price divided by trailing earnings per share for the past 12 months‚ whereas forward P/E is equal to current share price divided by expected earnings per shares for the next 12 months or next full-year fiscal period (http://www
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European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 4‚ No.1‚ 2012 www.iiste.org Earning Management and Dividend Policy: Empirical evidence from Pakistani listed companies Jahanzaib Haider (Corresponding author) Bahaudin Zakariya University‚ Multan Sub-Campus‚ Dera Ghazi Khan‚ Pakistan. Tel: 92-331-3312626‚ E-mail: haider_jahanzeb@yahoo.com Akbar Ali Bahaudin Zakariya University‚ Multan‚ Sub-Campus‚ Dera Ghazi Khan‚ Pakistan. Tel: 92-331-7304678‚ E-mail:
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Project Earnings Manipulation: An Ethics Case Based on Agency Theory ABSTRACT: The impact of accounting information on ethical behavior has been extensively documented. Additionally‚ agency theory is a widely accepted behavioral perspective. Despite this‚ there is an absence of instructional material in the accounting education literature that ties ethical issues to an agency-theory context. The primary objective of this case is to highlight control system ethical issues using an agency-theory context
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1. Why might Bollenbach have opened his bidding for ITT at $55 per share? What was his likely strategy? The $55 value is on the lower range of the analyst eztimates‚ with a best guess estimate of $67.94. Since the value of the stock had been below $45 for 4 months‚ the offer of 55 dollars represented a 29% premium to investors. Bollenbach knew that management would be resistant of any attempt to be acquired‚ regardless of price‚ because of failed previous attempts to negotiate a friendly
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Determinants of Earnings Improving someone’s success in the labour market is a main objective of both family and policy makers‚ especially those with low earning in recent years. In the classic view of labour earning‚ we assume that the skills of individuals are the dominant factor to determine the earnings’ level. However‚ the recent year study manifests multiple factors have been weighed more than before. To illustrate this new situation‚ it believes that individuals’ successes in labour
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IMPORTANCE OF COMPANY’S CSR ACTIVITIES IN INDIA: IT’S EFFECT ON CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOUR For Business Research Methods Submitted to‚ Submitted By‚ Dr. Gunjan Malhotra Shrirang Jadhav (09FT-064) Mohd Afroze Ali (09FT-085) Mohd Asif (09FT-086) Nitesh Bhagchandani (09FT-185) Table Of Contents Abstract: 3 Keywords : 3 Introduction: 3 Literature Review: 6 Research Gaps: 8 Objective: 8 Research questions: 8 Research Hypothesis: 8 Methodology: 8 Discussion and observation: 9
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Below are the different types of share capital of a company:- Preference Shares‚ Ordinary Shares‚ Deferred Shares‚ Redeemable Shares and Share Warrants to Bearer. Preference Shares are shares which normally entitle the shareholders a priority to receive a fixed rate of dividend out of the profits of the Company (current year only) per annum. Different classes of preference shares may exist. Preference shares are usually cumulative and non-participating. They cannot participate to further
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Yaari 7). Earnings management has been a very controversial topic among business enterprises. In the accounting world‚ earnings management is increasing becoming an area of interest to many people including government regulators‚ SEC and stakeholders. Earnings management is defined as the use of accounting techniques to produce financial reports that may paint an overly positive picture of a company’s financial position (“Earnings Management” 1). Ethics and integrity are key aspects of earnings management
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