for public companies. Because public accounting firms audit universities, the firms can provide a valuable service to such …

In the wake of continuing, highly publicized financial frauds and failures, the accounting profession has placed … renewed emphasis on issues related to earnings management and earnings quality. Staff Accounting Bulletin 101, Revenue … pose to the reliability and accuracy of financial statements, the accounting profession may be reluctant to address this …

In 1962, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was the first to address going concern issues with Accounting …), makes no modifications to the requirements for considering going concern and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board …

readers to rate the acceptability of earnings management practices. Prior to that study, researchers and accounting …