Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259722660
Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Earnings Management

Earnings management is a financial technique that presents the company’s activities and financial position in a positive matter.

To explain: Earnings management always intended to produce higher income.

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