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Valuation Of Intangible Assets: Should Brand Equity Be Accounted For On The Balance Sheet?, Brooke Wasserman May 2015

Valuation Of Intangible Assets: Should Brand Equity Be Accounted For On The Balance Sheet?, Brooke Wasserman

Honors Scholar Theses

Brand valuation has become a commonplace tool for assessing company performance related to marketing and promotions of businesses. However, current U.S. and international accounting standards inhibit the recording of brands as assets on financial statements due to their intangible nature. This paper discusses the importance of understanding the contribution that brands provide to companies and outlines the potential options for reporting any associated intangible assets on financial statements. I suggest that additional reports should be included alongside currently required financial statements to record brand value separately from the other statements. The intangible brand assets should not be placed as a …


Managers' Pay Duration And Voluntary Disclosures, Qiang Cheng, Young Jun Cho, Jae Bum Kim May 2015

Managers' Pay Duration And Voluntary Disclosures, Qiang Cheng, Young Jun Cho, Jae Bum Kim

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

In this paper, we examine the effect of managers’ pay duration on firms’ voluntary disclosures. Pay duration refers to the average period that it takes for managers’ annual compensation to vest. We hypothesize and find that pay duration can incentivize managers to provide more bad news earnings forecasts. This result holds after controlling for the level of stock-based compensation and the endogeneity of pay duration. In addition, we find that the effect of pay duration is more pronounced for firms with weaker governance and for firms with a more opaque information environment, where the marginal benefits of additional disclosures are …


Investment Companies, May 1, 2015; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa) May 2015

Investment Companies, May 1, 2015; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Construction Contractors, May 1, 2015; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa) May 2015

Construction Contractors, May 1, 2015; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


Corporate Tax Aggressiveness And Managerial Rent Extraction: Evidence From Insider Trading, Sung Gon Chung, Beng Wee Goh, Kiat Bee Jimmy Lee, Terry J. Shevlin May 2015

Corporate Tax Aggressiveness And Managerial Rent Extraction: Evidence From Insider Trading, Sung Gon Chung, Beng Wee Goh, Kiat Bee Jimmy Lee, Terry J. Shevlin

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Recent studies argue that aggressive forms of tax avoidance can be used to facilitate managerial rent extraction from shareholders (e.g., Desai 2004; Desai and Dharmapala 2006; Desai et al. 2007). Despite this agency view of tax avoidance receiving increasing attention in the literature, there is limited empirical evidence that managers actually extract rents generated from tax avoidance activities. In this paper, we examine the association between corporate tax aggressiveness and managerial rent extraction in the form of insider trading profitability. We document that, on average, insider purchase profitability, but not sale profitability, is significantly higher in more tax aggressive firms. …


Managers' Pay Duration And Voluntary Disclosures, Qiang Cheng, Young Jun Cho, Jae Bum Kim May 2015

Managers' Pay Duration And Voluntary Disclosures, Qiang Cheng, Young Jun Cho, Jae Bum Kim

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

In this paper, we examine the effect of managers’ pay duration on firms’ voluntary disclosures. Pay duration refers to the average period that it takes for managers’ annual compensation to vest. We hypothesize and find that pay duration can incentivize managers to provide more bad news earnings forecasts. This result holds after controlling for the level of stock-based compensation and the endogeneity of pay duration. In addition, we find that the effect of pay duration is more pronounced for firms with weaker governance and for firms with a more opaque information environment, where the marginal benefits of additional disclosures are …


Corruption In Bank Lending: The Role Of Timely Loan Loss Provisioning, B Atkins, Y Dou, Jeffrey Tee Yong Ng May 2015

Corruption In Bank Lending: The Role Of Timely Loan Loss Provisioning, B Atkins, Y Dou, Jeffrey Tee Yong Ng

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Building on the recent literature on corruption in bank lending, we examine the effect of country-level timely loan loss provisioning by banks on such corruption using a unique World Bankdataset that covers more than 3,600 firms across 44 countries. We find evidence consistent with timely loan loss provisions constraining lending corruption because it increases the likelihood of problem loans being uncovered earlier. This result is robust to using the tax-deductibility of loan loss provisions as an instrumental variable. In further analysis, we find timely loan loss provisioning less associated with reduced corruption in countries with deposit insurance schemes and significant …


Checklists & Illustrative Financial Statements, Not-For-Profit Entities, April 30, 2015, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa) Apr 2015

Checklists & Illustrative Financial Statements, Not-For-Profit Entities, April 30, 2015, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.


An Exploration Of Income Characteristics: Analyzing Targets And Acquirers In Banking Mergers And Acquisitions, Stephanie S. Simpson Apr 2015

An Exploration Of Income Characteristics: Analyzing Targets And Acquirers In Banking Mergers And Acquisitions, Stephanie S. Simpson

Honors College Theses

With the large number of bank mergers occurring from 1990 to 2007, it is useful to know why acquirers chose to merge with these targeted entities. This research analyzes the income characteristics of targets and acquirers for this period to determine any indicators that distinguish an acquirer’s income structure from a target’s. To do this, income statement items from these banking entities are examined using factors such as size, serial or nonserial classification, and (for the targets only) public or private status. The research concludes that acquirers and targets indeed attain different income, cost, and efficiency characteristics.


Accounting Fraud Motivation, Yuquan (Frank) Yu Apr 2015

Accounting Fraud Motivation, Yuquan (Frank) Yu

Celebrating Scholarship & Creativity Day (2011-2017)

Accounting fraud is a hot topic in the 21st century. What are the common themes of these accounting scandals?


Aicpa Code Of Professional Conduct Effective December 15, 2014. Updated For All Official Releases Through April 23, 2015, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa) Apr 2015

Aicpa Code Of Professional Conduct Effective December 15, 2014. Updated For All Official Releases Through April 23, 2015, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

AICPA Professional Standards

No abstract provided.


F-35 And Military Spending, Colin J. Charpentier Apr 2015

F-35 And Military Spending, Colin J. Charpentier

Celebrating Scholarship & Creativity Day (2011-2017)

How does the F-35 Lightning II multirole fighter compare to current military airplanes in terms of costs and capabilities? This is a comparison study based around the F-35 and five other planes. The F-35 is chosen because of its status as an ongoing project and due to its controversy as a plane. This study looks at all values. It is completely numeric based allowing for objective analysis. These planes chosen for study are the F-16 C/D, F/A-18 E/F, F-22A, AV-8B Harrier II, and A-10C. These planes are chosen because the F-35 is meant to replace them in the case of …


Happiness & Accounting/Finance Careers, Jacob Shrode Apr 2015

Happiness & Accounting/Finance Careers, Jacob Shrode

Celebrating Scholarship & Creativity Day (2011-2017)

The research question I chose was "Do happiness levels vary among graduates with accounting majors who have chosen different career paths?" The method I used to get my data was a survey. Overall, the average happiness score from my survey was 4.72/6 (see table 4). The average happiness score in the U.S. is only 4.30. I did a t-test for this and got a p value of .00. With this, I can say that there is substantial evidence to suggest that people who graduate with accounting/finance majors tend to be significantly happier than the average U.S. person.


The Formation Of A Student-Athlete Trust Fund: Compliance And Tax Implications, Stephanie Gratto Apr 2015

The Formation Of A Student-Athlete Trust Fund: Compliance And Tax Implications, Stephanie Gratto

Honors College Theses

This study reviews the possible tax and compliance issues of a student athlete trust fund as proposed in the case O’Bannon v. NCAA. With the possibility of the creation of a trust fund comes a myriad of issues to consider. The following review of the literature will review pertinent literature on the topic. Interviews were conducted with athletic directors of three universities and with three tax partners in Atlanta tax firms in order to determine potential compliance and tax implications. These interviews outline possible issues and solutions that may rise from the formation of the trust.


A Look At The Gender Wage Gap And Its Reach Into The Field Of Accounting, Emily Hall Apr 2015

A Look At The Gender Wage Gap And Its Reach Into The Field Of Accounting, Emily Hall

Honors College Theses

This year’s Academy Awards was the background for a call to arms for equal pay for women. After years of legislative reform, women are still making less than their male coworkers; women have begun to fight furiously for a change. Recently, companies as big as Walmart and KPMG have had claims brought against them alleging wage discrimination based on gender. Analysts have proven that in the case of KPMG it is almost impossible for it to be anything other than discrimination. There are several studies behind how the wage gap is calculated as well as the many causes behind why …


Affiliate Proposed Revised Definition, April 16, 2015, Comments Are Requested By May 18, 2015; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2015, April 16, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee Apr 2015

Affiliate Proposed Revised Definition, April 16, 2015, Comments Are Requested By May 18, 2015; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2015, April 16, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

Revisions to the definition of “Affiliate”. The proposal provides guidance on how to treat multiemployer employee benefit plans under this definition.


The Effect Of Audit Committee Compensation On The Procurement Of Non-Audit Services, Caroline Hayek Apr 2015

The Effect Of Audit Committee Compensation On The Procurement Of Non-Audit Services, Caroline Hayek

Doctor of Business Administration Dissertations

Over the last decade, audit committee member compensation has shifted from a cash compensation structure toward a more equity-based compensation structure, with members on the audit committee holding substantially large equity positions. Although contrasting viewpoints exist as to whether more equity-based compensation aligns with shareholders’ interest, empirical evidence suggests that the form of compensation has an impact on financial reporting quality and audit committee members’ objectivity. Despite these results, to date there is no authoritative guideline on the appropriate compensation structure for audit committees. Non-audit services (NAS) have also been at the forefront of regulators’ attention in the last decade …


Comment Letters On Affiliate Proposed Revised Definition, April 16, 2015, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee Apr 2015

Comment Letters On Affiliate Proposed Revised Definition, April 16, 2015, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

No abstract provided.


1859 Maua’S Gas Company Financial Report: A Cornerstone Of Brazilian Private Accounting, Natan Szuster, Fortunee Szuster, Rodrigo De Oliveira Leite Apr 2015

1859 Maua’S Gas Company Financial Report: A Cornerstone Of Brazilian Private Accounting, Natan Szuster, Fortunee Szuster, Rodrigo De Oliveira Leite

Accounting Historians Notebook

The 1859 Financial Report of Viscount of Maua’s Gas Company surfaced as a great finding in the subject of Brazilian Accounting History.


Voices Of Experience Series: An Academy Interview With Barbara D. Merino, Ph.D., Cpa Professor Emerita University Of North Texas, Yvette J. Lazdowski, Barbara Dubis Merino Apr 2015

Voices Of Experience Series: An Academy Interview With Barbara D. Merino, Ph.D., Cpa Professor Emerita University Of North Texas, Yvette J. Lazdowski, Barbara Dubis Merino

Accounting Historians Notebook

I was a history undergraduate at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and loved the subject. However, when I went to work, I seemed to have a natural proclivity for accounting, working for Liberty Mutual and in the payroll office at University of Texas-Austin.


New Shipments Of Materials At University Of Mississippi Library, Dale L. Flesher Apr 2015

New Shipments Of Materials At University Of Mississippi Library, Dale L. Flesher

Accounting Historians Notebook

Eight cartons of materials from the research files of Dr. Edward N. Coffman, late professor of Accountancy at Virginia Commonwealth University contain original copies of the four-volume softbound sets of Academy Working Paper Series and several research file sets in various stages of undertaking and completion.The second recent shipment of 13 cartons of material was received from Professor Emeritus Doyle Z. Williams, former dean of the Walton School, University of Arkansas, and also a former faculty member at the University of Southern California and Texas Tech University.


Academy Member Spotlight: Gary Spraakman Apr 2015

Academy Member Spotlight: Gary Spraakman

Accounting Historians Notebook

Gary Spraakman did not expect to be an accounting historian. It can be best explained as occurring by happenstance when travelling with his nineyear old son in Northern Ontario. His son Christopher was interested in all kinds of history, and insisted on stopping at as many historical sites as possible. There are many in Canada. At a Parks Canada re-created Hudson’s Bay Company fur post on the Mattawa River in Northern Ontario, he was persuaded by his son to stop. The Hudson’s Bay Company was the iconic Canadian company that had survived from its start in 1670 to the present.


Call For Award Nominations Apr 2015

Call For Award Nominations

Accounting Historians Notebook

Nominations deadline for all awards: June 1, 2015


Academy Banner Found Special Thanks To Dale Flesher; Accounting History Review Conference Announcement International Festschrift In Honour Of Professor Yannick Lemarchand Apr 2015

Academy Banner Found Special Thanks To Dale Flesher; Accounting History Review Conference Announcement International Festschrift In Honour Of Professor Yannick Lemarchand

Accounting Historians Notebook

Known globally for his research and publications examining accounting, accounting history, history and management, Professor Yannick Lemarchand, professeur émérite en Sciences de gestion at the Université de Nantes, has played a critical role in broadening the boundaries of ‘accounting history’ to include other management disciplines, areas of history and countries beyond the Anglo-Saxon context.


Accounting Historians Notebook, 2015, Vol. 38, No. 1 (April) [Whole Issue] Apr 2015

Accounting Historians Notebook, 2015, Vol. 38, No. 1 (April) [Whole Issue]

Accounting Historians Notebook

April issue


Accounting Historians Journal On Scopus, Academy Of Accounting Historians, Massimo Sargiacomo Apr 2015

Accounting Historians Journal On Scopus, Academy Of Accounting Historians, Massimo Sargiacomo

Accounting Historians Notebook

It’s my pleasure to announce that at the beginning of 2015 the Academy’s submission for inclusion of The Accounting Historians Journal in the Scopus database was accept-ed.


The Effects Of Tarp On Fair Value Accounting, Christopher N. Mitschow Apr 2015

The Effects Of Tarp On Fair Value Accounting, Christopher N. Mitschow

Senior Honors Projects

In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, fair value accounting in banks has come under a great deal of criticism by some who believed bank managers were intentionally reclassifying assets to prevent write-downs, or who believed that banks were taking risks with fair value assets and liabilities that caused their distressed states. We analyzed banks’ use of fair value accounting by using the SEC’s EDGAR database to read and analyze the financial statements of public banks which received Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds and have since repaid them. We looked to see if banks classified more assets …


Learning Gains At Cccu-Member Schools: A Comparison Of Cccu Students’ Performance On The Cpa Exam To Performance At Aacsb-Member And Non-Aacsb-Member Schools – A Replication Of A Study By Hahn, Fairchild, And Childs Presented At The Christian Business Faculty Association In October 2014, Rachel M. Galbreath Apr 2015

Learning Gains At Cccu-Member Schools: A Comparison Of Cccu Students’ Performance On The Cpa Exam To Performance At Aacsb-Member And Non-Aacsb-Member Schools – A Replication Of A Study By Hahn, Fairchild, And Childs Presented At The Christian Business Faculty Association In October 2014, Rachel M. Galbreath

Selected Honors Theses

This study is a replication of a study by Hahn, Fairchild, and Childs that examines differences in Uniform Certified Public Accountant Exam (UCPAE) pass rates between test-takers who graduated from schools that are members of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and those who graduated from institutions that are not members of the CCCU. CCCU- member schools were found to have pass rates similar to institutions accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) even though AACSB schools have an advantage in incoming student aptitude as measured by students’ SAT scores. These results indicate that …


The Certified Management Accountant Program, Kathleen M. Trenski Apr 2015

The Certified Management Accountant Program, Kathleen M. Trenski

Selected Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


Corporate Tax Havens: Analysis Of An Aggressive Tax Approach As A Strategic Necessity For Large Multinational Corporations, Julia Galica Apr 2015

Corporate Tax Havens: Analysis Of An Aggressive Tax Approach As A Strategic Necessity For Large Multinational Corporations, Julia Galica

Honors Scholar Theses

This study will examine the complexities of corporate tax planning, with a focus on tax deferral strategies employed by United States multinational corporations, providing a financial and ethical analysis of corporate tax entities. The focus will be on multinational corporations, primarily Fortune 500 Companies. It will then evaluate trends across industries and contrast the patterns of unrecognized tax benefits reported by large and small scale public companies. Additionally, the paper will analyze the effective tax rate paid by a sample of corporations of varying size and industry, and how these characteristics of the business correlate with this rate. The study …