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Can we trust the accounting discretion of firms with political money contributions? Evidence from U.S. IPOs
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dc.contributor.author | Kallias, Antonios | |
dc.contributor.author | Kallias, Konstantinos | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Song | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-17T16:30:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-11-17T16:30:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-11-14 | |
dc.identifier | 280019628 | |
dc.identifier | bf8ab0a5-200b-4281-aee9-0a09b1fa086b | |
dc.identifier | 85133780367 | |
dc.identifier | 000897474200011 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kallias , A , Kallias , K & Zhang , S 2022 , ' Can we trust the accounting discretion of firms with political money contributions? Evidence from U.S. IPOs ' , Journal of Accounting and Public Policy , vol. 41 , no. 6 , 106999 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2022.106999 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0278-4254 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-3673-2460/work/115941936 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/26427 | |
dc.description.abstract | Using hand-collected data from the U.S., we examine the influence of political money contributions (PMC) on IPO financial reporting. Unraveling the conflicting managerial incentives, we develop and test three distinct hypotheses whereby accounting discretion is utilized to downplay, embellish, or truthfully impart the PMC firm’s prospects. Consistent with the last two hypotheses, we document income-increasing reporting. The effects are strongest for firms sensitive to policy outcomes, and least affected by contemporaneous political events. Post-issue analysis shows that at-issue discretionary accruals systematically predict future accounting performance but are unrelated to stock returns. Survival analysis indicates a lower probability of IPO failure. Robust to a battery of checks, our results support the value-relevance of financial information and a novel use of accounting discretion as a means of signaling expected political gains. | |
dc.format.extent | 26 | |
dc.format.extent | 518913 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Accounting and Public Policy | en |
dc.subject | Initial public offerings | en |
dc.subject | Discretionary accruals | en |
dc.subject | Signaling | en |
dc.subject | Political connections | en |
dc.subject | IPO performance | en |
dc.subject | HF5601 Accounting | en |
dc.subject | 3rd-DAS | en |
dc.subject | MCC | en |
dc.subject.lcc | HF5601 | en |
dc.title | Can we trust the accounting discretion of firms with political money contributions? Evidence from U.S. IPOs | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Management | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2022.106999 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2022-11-14 |
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