COSTS CONSIDERED IN THE CHOICE OF THE MODALITIES OF EARNINGS MANAGEMENT: EMPIRICAL STUDY IN COMPANIES LISTED ON B3

Authors

  • Jaqueline da Silva Marques Fucape Business School
  • Felipe Ramos Fucape Business School

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22561/cvr.v33i2.6829

Keywords:

Accruals, Operational Decisions, Results Management, trade-off

Abstract

The study verifies which associated costs influence the choice (trade-off) of an earnings management (EM) practice, to the detriment of another, by companies. To this end, an empirical study was carried out with publicly traded Brazilian companies listed on B3 in the period 2008-2017, carried out in two stages. In the first one, the levels of production costs considered normal, discretionary expenses and accruals were estimated, following the methodology proposed by Roychowdhury (2006) and modified Jones (Dechow et al., 1995). In the second step, following Zang (2012), the residuals of the proposed models were part of the multiple regressions estimated in a panel, to evaluate the effect of the costs of each management modality. The data were obtained via the Economática platform, being processed in the Stata software. The results indicate that companies audited by Big4 tend to incur less EM based on accruals and that companies considered leaders in the segment in which they operate engage more in manipulation by real activities. It was not possible to confirm that, due to their uncompetitive status in the sector, non-leading companies use more EM by accruals. On the other hand, less healthy financial conditions are determinant for management by accruals. Furthermore, the results indicate a substitutive relationship between manipulation of real activities and EM by accruals. The level of the latter is negatively related to the unexpected value of the former, realized at the end of the fiscal year.

Author Biographies

Jaqueline da Silva Marques, Fucape Business School

Mestre em Ciências Contábeis. Fucape Business School. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 1358, Goiabeiras, Vitória – ES, CEP 29075-053. (27) 4009-4444. m.jaqueline988@gmail.com

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7433-747X

Felipe Ramos, Fucape Business School

Doutor em Ciências Contábeis e Administração. Fucape Business School. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 1358, Goiabeiras, Vitória – ES, CEP 29075-053. (27) 4009-4444. felipe.ramos@fucape.br

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0469-9176

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Published

2022-09-13

How to Cite

DA SILVA MARQUES, J.; RAMOS, F. COSTS CONSIDERED IN THE CHOICE OF THE MODALITIES OF EARNINGS MANAGEMENT: EMPIRICAL STUDY IN COMPANIES LISTED ON B3. Contabilidade Vista & Revista, [S. l.], v. 33, n. 2, p. 84–105, 2022. DOI: 10.22561/cvr.v33i2.6829. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/contabilidadevistaerevista/article/view/6829. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.