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Directors' reports cosmetic treatment: impact of earnings management on financial report readability

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  • Muhammad Ejaz
  • Raja Nabeel-Ud-Din Jalal
  • Um-E-Roman Fayyaz

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This study aims to identify how the earnings management practices of firms influence the readability of financial reports. Non-financial firms listed in the PSX KSE-100 index were used as sample. Panel regression model has been employed to test and analyse the data. Fog index is used to measure readability and Jones model is used to distinguish discretionary and non-discretionary accruals. The study finds that companies most likely alter the reported earnings have more complex directors' reports. Further, income deceasing earnings management has a significant and negative impact on readability of financial report, whilst the study finds no significant association of income increasing earnings management with the readability of financial reports.

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  • Muhammad Ejaz & Raja Nabeel-Ud-Din Jalal & Um-E-Roman Fayyaz, 2022. "Directors' reports cosmetic treatment: impact of earnings management on financial report readability," Global Business and Economics Review, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 26(1), pages 20-36.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:gbusec:v:26:y:2022:i:1:p:20-36
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    1. Wang, Ping & Chi, Mingyuan & Wang, Xiaochun, 2023. "Overseas listing and earnings management methods selection," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 55(PB).

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