Goodwill Impairment An Empirical Investigation of Write-Offs under SFAS 142

• Egile nagusia: Sellhorn, Thorsten (auth)
• Formatua: Baliabide elektronikoa Liburu kapitulua
• Hizkuntza: ingelesa
• Argitaratua: Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 2018
• Saila: Bochumer Beitraege zur Unternehmensfuehrung 70
• Gaiak: Accounting: study & revision guides; Budgeting & financial management; Bilanzpolitik; Empirical; Firmenwert; Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; Geschäftswert; Goodwill; Impairment; Investigation; Offs; Sellhorn; SFAS; under; USA; US-GAAP; Wertberichtigung; Write
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In 2001, goodwill amortization in the US was eliminated in favor of an impairment-only approach, which, according to critics, gives managers vast discretion and opportunities for earnings management. Prior research suggests that discretionary asset write-offs are associated with economic factors and managers' financial reporting objectives. Based on a systematic literature review, this study investigates for a comprehensive sample of US firms the determinants of goodwill write-off behavior. Regression analysis shows that write-off behavior is significantly explained by firms' economic properties. Only in large, high-profile firms, incentives appear to be significant determinants. These findings suggest that the impairment-only approach does capture goodwill impairment at least to some extent.

Deskribapen fisikoa

1 electronic resource (350 p.)

ISBN

b14014
9783631754986

Sartu

Open Access