The unintended consequences of PCAOB auditing Standard Nos. 2 and 3 on the reliability of preliminary earnings releases
Implementation of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standards No. 2 on internal control and No. 3 on documentation has delayed audit completion. However, due to market demand for timely disclosures, most firms maintain the same preliminary earnings release date even though the audit may not be complete as of that date. Results indicate revisions to preliminary announcements when filing the 10-K report would have been 35% lower during 2005 if the historical frequency of issuing earnings releases after the audit report date had not changed. Additionally, stock market reaction to impending revisions suggests lower reliability of preliminary earnings.
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2011
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Authors: | Bronson, Scott N. ; Hogan, Chris E. ; Johnson, Marilyn F. ; Ramesh, K. |
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Journal of Accounting and Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-4101. - Vol. 51.2011, 1-2, p. 95-114
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Elsevier |
Keywords: | Audit report lag Audit report date Audit regulation Earnings announcement date Preliminary earnings reliability Unintended consequences |
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