Governmental accounting in the US has undergone significant changes and with it the complexities of preparing financial statements for governmental entities increased. The GASB, Governmental Accounting Standards Board establishes the rules for reporting financial information for non-profit and...

Borrowers' reputation concerns makes communication of soft or non-verifiable information credible. We find that some misreporting of short-term information has costs as well as benefits. The costs are due to inefficient management of investments, while the benefits are due to the fact that some...