Black, Ervin L.; Sellers, Keith F.; Manly, Tracy S. - In: Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 25 (1998-11) 9-10, pp. 1287-1317
Bartov (1993) demonstrates that US firms time asset sales to smooth income and affect debt/equity relationships. This study examines earnings management behavior through asset sales in countries that allow asset revaluation: Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) and the United Kingdom (UK). Earnings...