Intermediate Accounting
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259722660
Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.3BYP
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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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