Assets Impairment Disclosure (IAS 36) and Real Earnings Management Practices of Listed Consumer Goods Companies in Nigeria

Abimbola Abosede Joshua; Olubunmi Alao; Rafiu Oyesola Salawu; Oludele Emmanuel Ige

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Assets Impairment Disclosure (IAS 36) and Real Earnings Management Practices of Listed Consumer Goods Companies in Nigeria

Abimbola Abosede Joshua, Olubunmi Alao, Rafiu Oyesola Salawu, Oludele Emmanuel Ige

Published in International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Risk Management (Volume 8, Issue 4)

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The study determined the effects of assets impairment disclosure on the real earnings management practices of the listed consumers’ goods companies in Nigeria. The population of the study comprises the 28 listed consumer goods companies on the Nigeria Stock Exchange and the census technique of sampling was adopted in which the population is the sample size. The study covered the period of eleven years (2010-2020). The independent variable includes the recognition of assets impairment proxied by 1 if recognised and 0 if otherwise while the dependent variable includes the real activities of earnings management proxied by operational abnormal cashflows with the control variables such as the firms’ size, firms age and ROA. Data were extracted from the financial report of the companies under consideration and analysed using the panel least square of regression analysis with the aid of E-views statistical tool. The findings of the study revealed a positive but insignificant effect of assets impairment disclosure on the real earnings management with coefficient value of 0.178012, t = 0.345786, p-value = 0.7298 > 0.05. Firms’ size indicated a negative and insignificant effect with r = -0.046184, t = -0.466285 and p-value = 0.6414 > 0.05. Firms’ age indicated also a negative and statistically insignificant effect with r = -0.017032, t = -0.02232 and p-value = 0.9822 > 0.05 while ROA indicated a positive and statistically significant effect at r = 0.0422, t = 2.2809 and p-value = 0.0233 < 0.05. The study recommended that accounting standards should be reviewed and updated so as to give a lesser opportunity for income smoothing and thereby enhance quality financial reporting system.

Published in	International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Risk Management (Volume 8, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijafrm.20230804.13
Page(s)	104-112
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Impairment Losses, Earnings Management, Earnings Quality, Positive Accounting Theory, Accounting Standards

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Abosede Joshua A, Alao O, Oyesola Salawu R, Emmanuel Ige O. Assets Impairment Disclosure (IAS 36) and Real Earnings Management Practices of Listed Consumer Goods Companies in Nigeria. Int J Account Finance Risk Manag. 2023;8(4):104-112. doi: 10.11648/j.ijafrm.20230804.13

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Abimbola Abosede Joshua

Department of Accounting, Mountain Top University, Makogi Oba, Nigeria

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Department of Accounting, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Nigeria

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Rafiu Oyesola Salawu

Department of Accounting, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Department of Accounting, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Nigeria

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T1  - Assets Impairment Disclosure (IAS 36) and Real Earnings Management Practices of Listed Consumer Goods Companies in Nigeria
AU  - Abimbola Abosede Joshua
AU  - Olubunmi Alao
AU  - Rafiu Oyesola Salawu
AU  - Oludele Emmanuel Ige
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PY  - 2023
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DO  - 10.11648/j.ijafrm.20230804.13
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JO  - International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Risk Management
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SN  - 2578-9376
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AB  - The study determined the effects of assets impairment disclosure on the real earnings management practices of the listed consumers’ goods companies in Nigeria. The population of the study comprises the 28 listed consumer goods companies on the Nigeria Stock Exchange and the census technique of sampling was adopted in which the population is the sample size. The study covered the period of eleven years (2010-2020). The independent variable includes the recognition of assets impairment proxied by 1 if recognised and 0 if otherwise while the dependent variable includes the real activities of earnings management proxied by operational abnormal cashflows with the control variables such as the firms’ size, firms age and ROA. Data were extracted from the financial report of the companies under consideration and analysed using the panel least square of regression analysis with the aid of E-views statistical tool. The findings of the study revealed a positive but insignificant effect of assets impairment disclosure on the real earnings management with coefficient value of 0.178012, t = 0.345786, p-value = 0.7298 > 0.05. Firms’ size indicated a negative and insignificant effect with r = -0.046184, t = -0.466285 and p-value = 0.6414 > 0.05. Firms’ age indicated also a negative and statistically insignificant effect with r = -0.017032, t = -0.02232 and p-value = 0.9822 > 0.05 while ROA indicated a positive and statistically significant effect at r = 0.0422, t = 2.2809 and p-value = 0.0233 < 0.05. The study recommended that accounting standards should be reviewed and updated so as to give a lesser opportunity for income smoothing and thereby enhance quality financial reporting system.

VL  - 8
IS  - 4
ER  -

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