Accounting standards for external segment reporting purposes stipulate aggregation of information in line with the internal structure of the firm. This method of segment reporting is referred to as the "management approach." In this paper, we analyze the optimal disclosure of proprietary...

We study a binary principal-agent model featuring two risk-neutral parties, in which the agent is protected by limited liability and his compensation is affected by an asymmetric treatment of gains and losses by the tax authority. The model challenges the common wisdom that the principal is...