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The Accounting Review Vol. 70 No. 2 1995

The Ability of Professional Standards to Mitigate Aggressive Reporting.

Andrew D. Cuccia; Karl Hackenbrack; Mark W. Nelson

Abstract

Investigates whether replacing a standard that employs a vague, verbal disclosure threshold with a standard that employs a more stringent numerical threshold mitigates the aggressiveness of reporting decisions in accounting. Performance in a tax setting; Effect of incentives on the interpretation of vague standards.

DOI
10.2308/tar-9505096113
Volume
70
Issue
2
Pages
227-248
Language
en
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