We show that firms 'in danger' of being delisted from a stock market (NASDAQ) report higher performance-adjusted discretionary accruals and the inflated accruals are associated with an increased likelihood of maintained listing. Accruals of firms 'in danger' are less positive in fiscal quarters...

Due to judicial decisions the stock market prices are deemed to be the lower value limit in determining the compensations within structural measures according to German stock corporation law (e.g. squeeze-out of minority stockholders). By applying other valuation methods, in particular the...

In today's uncertain financial climate it is particularly important for entities to explain their financial performance relative to their expectations. Therefore, the paper analyzes the quality and quantity of management reporting in Germany's publicly traded MDAX and SDAX companies using a...

Bei einer Unternehmensbewertung nach IDW müssen grundsätzlich persönliche Einkommensteuern berücksichtigt werden. Nach dem früheren Anrechnungsverfahren (bis 2000) führten ausländische Einkünfte auf Ebene der Kapitalgesellschaft häufig zu steuerfreien Eigenkapitalzugängen. Bei...

Zur Ermittlung der Kompensationsleistung bei aktienrechtlichen Strukturmaßnahmen (z.B. Squeeze-out) ist der Unternehmens- bzw. Anteilswert zu ermitteln. Hierfür wird nahezu ausschließlich das Ertragswertverfahren angewandt. Als problematisch gilt hierbei unter anderem die Prognoseunsicherheit...

Research Questions - Does the hierarchy of earnings thresholds differ between accounting systems? Does a temporal shift occur in the hierarchy of the earnings thresholds associated with earnings management? Motivation - A number of studies looked into the hierarchy of earnings thresholds based...

Research Question- What is the impact of uncertainty on the quality of financial reporting in the European Union and whether accounting enforcement is a critical factor? Motivation- The advances made by the European Union (EU) in the field of financial reporting have shown the commitment to...

Research Question- What's the extent voluntary and timely disclosure of environmental information could be explained by the corporate governance? And what's the extent can the media exposure affect the relationship between corporate governance and the quality of disclosure of environmental...

Research Question - What is the impact of the presence of expert and independent members within the audit committee on earnings management? What is the impact of the presence of expert and independent women on the audit committee on earnings management? Motivation - A number of studies have...

Research Question - Do external auditors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) perceive the ease of use and usefulness of Machine Learning (ML)? Motivation - This study aims to investigate external auditors' perceptions of the ease of use and usefulness of Machine Learning in auditing in the UAE. In...