Audit qualifications of income-decreasing accounting choices;L'expression de réserves à l'égard des choix comptables réduisant les bénéfices

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 369-394

  Hodge, Frank D ^a   Martin, Roger D ^b   Pratt, Jamie H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit reports; Financial performance; Income decreasing accounting changes; Strategic financial reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745600348     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/0L0U-C5V6-3FTM-5DTJ     Document Type: Article

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