Which of the Following Authors(s) Link Earnings Management to Choices

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following authors(s) link earnings management to choices made in determining earnings that may comprise aggressive, but acceptable, accounting estimates and judgments, as compared to fraudulent practices that are clearly intended to deceive others?

• A) Dechow and Skinner
• B) Healy and Wahlen
• C) Schipper
• D) Thomas E. McKee

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