We investigate whether and how the complexity of derivatives influences analysts' earnings forecast properties. Using a difference-in-differences design, we find that, relative to a matched control sample of non-users, analysts' earnings forecasts for new derivatives users are less accurate and...

This study examines whether firms' risk management policies (i.e., the use of derivatives to hedge firm risk) are associated with the frequency and informativeness of management earnings forecasts. We offer three main results. First, we find that management forecasts increase after firms begin...

We investigate regulatory actions in response to violations of mandatory derivatives disclosure rules (SFAS 161) and the outcomes of such regulatory interventions using a hand-collected sample of derivatives disclosures. Derivatives are used by nearly two-thirds of U.S. non-financial firms, and...

We evaluate whether, and under what circumstances, corporate tax aggressiveness influences audit pricing. Using a compound measure of two long-run effective tax rates, we find that tax aggressive firms pay higher fees for external audit services after controlling for factors related to earnings...

We discuss the accounting rules that apply to reporting a U.S. company's international operations. We use examples to illustrate diversity in accounting and offer caveats for policy makers, standard setters, analysts, and researchers regarding their interpretation and use of financial accounting...

We examine the shareholder response to heightened regulation of corporate tax planning advice through the covered opinions rules under U.S. Treasury Department Circular No. 230. These rules imposed extensive due diligence obligations and drafting requirements on tax professionals for a broad...

Subchapter C of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code levies an entity-level tax on corporate profits, whereas Subchapter S allows corporations meeting specific criteria to elect out of this tax. Despite these differences, C and S corporations regularly compete for customers and capital. We examine...

This study provides the first large-sample evidence on the economic tax effects of special purpose entities (SPEs). These increasingly common organizational structures facilitate corporate tax savings by enabling sponsor-firms to increase tax-advantaged activities and/or enhance their tax...

This study examines whether competition from tax-advantaged firms influences the organizational form choice of rival tax-disadvantaged firms, and explores two outcomes of this choice. Using a sample of 5,268 predominantly private U.S. commercial banks during 1997-2010, we find that greater...