This paper builds on and contributes to the currently emerging literature on CFO’s compensation and turnover. We focus on the association between the CFO’s compensation and turnover and his/her “accounting talent.” We contend that the accounting talent of CFOs can be measured by...

This paper provides evidence on the use of discount rates for calculating defined benefit liabilities (DBL), and their impact on value relevance and audit fees for Australian listed companies between 2011 and 2016. We document that the average discount rate is 3.96% but the yearly...