Motives for property, plant and equipment revaluation according to positive accounting theory

The paper identifies motives for property, plant and equipment (PPE) revaluations according to the three main hypotheses proposed by Watts and Zimmerman. Attempt to lower debt-equity ratio is the main motive for PPE revaluation. The method of inductive inference was applied.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Katarzyna Bareja, Magdalena Giedroyć
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rada Naukowa SKwP 2016-07-01
Series:Zeszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowości
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Online Access:http://ztr.skwp.pl/gicid/01.3001.0009.2855