Lin, Zhiwei; Jiang, Yihong; Xu, Yixuan - In: China journal of accounting research : CJAR 4 (2011) 3, pp. 135-154
We present a framework and empirical evidence to explain why, on average, 11% of listed firms in China received modified audit opinions (MAOs) between 1992 and 2009. We argue that there are two reasons for this phenomenon: strong earnings management incentives lower firms’ financial reporting...