An investigation of the value relevance of deferred tax: the mediating effect of earnings management
There is an academic discussion about the value relevance of deferred tax, which aims to find out the effect of deferred tax on the investors’ decisions. In light of this discussion, the first question is about the impact of deferred tax on management practices to manipulate earnings, which is calle...
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doaj-5749c931da2f4fb9a8752176056be8a82020-11-25T02:27:24ZengLLC "CPC "Business Perspectives"Investment Management & Financial Innovations 1810-49671812-93582020-04-0117131732810.21511/imfi.17(1).2020.2713366An investigation of the value relevance of deferred tax: the mediating effect of earnings managementWalid Shehata Mohamed Kasim Soliman0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0361-8864Karim Mansour Ali1Ph.D., Lecturer, Accounting Department, Faculty of Commerce, Cairo UniversityPh.D., Lecturer, Accounting Department, Faculty of Commerce, Cairo UniversityThere is an academic discussion about the value relevance of deferred tax, which aims to find out the effect of deferred tax on the investors’ decisions. In light of this discussion, the first question is about the impact of deferred tax on management practices to manipulate earnings, which is called earnings management, the second question is about the value relevance of earnings management, the third question is about the value relevance of deferred tax, and the fourth question is about the mediating effect of earnings management. The paper focuses on listed firms in the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX), especially firms that were recorded in EGX 100, for six-year period (2013–2018) for 107 firms and 642 completed observations. The findings are as follows: management uses deferred tax to manipulate earnings, since an increase in deferred tax amounts increases earnings management practices; there is no value relevance of earnings management, which means earnings management practices do not affect the investors’ decisions; there is value relevance of deferred tax, which confirms that deferred tax is one of the determinants that affect the investors’ decisions; there is no value relevance of deferred tax through earnings management as a mediator variable since investors are not interested in earnings management practices to make their investment decisions. This paper investigates the relationship between deferred tax, earnings management, and value relevance in the Egyptian context.https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/13366/IMFI_2020_01_Mohamed.pdfdeferred tax expensesearnings managementnet deferred tax liabilitiesshares’ prices |
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An investigation of the value relevance of deferred tax: the mediating effect of earnings management |
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An investigation of the value relevance of deferred tax: the mediating effect of earnings management |
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Investment Management & Financial Innovations |
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There is an academic discussion about the value relevance of deferred tax, which aims to find out the effect of deferred tax on the investors’ decisions. In light of this discussion, the first question is about the impact of deferred tax on management practices to manipulate earnings, which is called earnings management, the second question is about the value relevance of earnings management, the third question is about the value relevance of deferred tax, and the fourth question is about the mediating effect of earnings management. The paper focuses on listed firms in the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX), especially firms that were recorded in EGX 100, for six-year period (2013–2018) for 107 firms and 642 completed observations. The findings are as follows: management uses deferred tax to manipulate earnings, since an increase in deferred tax amounts increases earnings management practices; there is no value relevance of earnings management, which means earnings management practices do not affect the investors’ decisions; there is value relevance of deferred tax, which confirms that deferred tax is one of the determinants that affect the investors’ decisions; there is no value relevance of deferred tax through earnings management as a mediator variable since investors are not interested in earnings management practices to make their investment decisions. This paper investigates the relationship between deferred tax, earnings management, and value relevance in the Egyptian context. |
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