Firms’ Earnings Smoothing, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Value

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor of Department of Accounting

2 Master Degree of Management Accounting

Abstract

Earnings smoothing is management attempt to reduce the volatility of earnings deliberatly. Smoothing by accounting option improved or distorted information about the real earning. otherwise, the recent literature shows that companies with social responsibility work differently than any other company in smoothing and financial reporting. the purpose of this study is  investigating the effect of earning smoothing and company's social responsibility on the Tobin's Q as the proxy of firm value. In this study, the two indicators used for smoothing: total accruals smoothing (TAS) and discretionary accruals smoothing (DAS).By a careful study of literature, two hypotheses is defined and a sample of 120 companies, including the companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange for a period of 4 years from 2010 to 2014 have been selected. In this study, pooling data techniques have been used to estimate models and hypothesis testing; and using t-test and F for checking significant of model and coefficients.The results of the study indicated that there is a significant relationship between earnings smoothing and social responsibility with Tobin's Q in smoothers companies listed on the Stock Exchange with high social responsibility. Earnings smoothing firms with a higher CSR score are more value than non-smoothers with a lower CSR score.

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Accounting and Auditing Research
Volume 10, Issue 39
October 2018
Pages 189-210

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