Impact of Accounting Conservatism on Differential Information Content of Cash Flows and Accruals

The subject concerning relationship between conservatism and information content of accruals relative to operating cash flows has been focused by many researchers. Felltham & Ohlson (1995) showed that the information content of accruals will increase conservatism, whereas the information content...

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Main Authors: Golamreza Kordestani, Mehdi Khalili
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Language:fas
Published: Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman 2011-03-01
Series:مجله دانش حسابداری
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Online Access:https://jak.uk.ac.ir/article_35_9961435e086d8a69c600e5a29701b88e.pdf
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description The subject concerning relationship between conservatism and information content of accruals relative to operating cash flows has been focused by many researchers. Felltham & Ohlson (1995) showed that the information content of accruals will increase conservatism, whereas the information content of cash flows remains unaffected. We predict that the score of conservatism of the firm has effect on their information content of accruals and cash flows, and firms with a high degree of conservatism have greater information content of accruals. This study is trying to collect evidence on this issue. To test the hypotheses in this study, two statistics methods for cross-section and panel data analysis have been used with financial information of 92 firms in Tehran Stock Exchange during 1999-2007. The results show that accruals and differential information content of cash flows relative to accruals for the firms exhibiting a high degree of conservatism is greater than that of the firms showing a low degree of conservatism. Also, there is a positive correlation between the differential information content of cash flows relative to accruals and conservatism score of firms.
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spelling doaj.art-22faa5274e4d498698fb858381d987e12022-12-21T19:52:25ZfasShahid Bahonar University of Kermanمجله دانش حسابداری2008-89142476-292X2011-03-01245310410.22103/jak.2011.3535Impact of Accounting Conservatism on Differential Information Content of Cash Flows and AccrualsGolamreza Kordestani0Mehdi Khalili1استادیار گروه حسابداری، دانشگاه بین المللی امام خمینی(ره)کارشناس ارشد دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد جنوبThe subject concerning relationship between conservatism and information content of accruals relative to operating cash flows has been focused by many researchers. Felltham & Ohlson (1995) showed that the information content of accruals will increase conservatism, whereas the information content of cash flows remains unaffected. We predict that the score of conservatism of the firm has effect on their information content of accruals and cash flows, and firms with a high degree of conservatism have greater information content of accruals. This study is trying to collect evidence on this issue. To test the hypotheses in this study, two statistics methods for cross-section and panel data analysis have been used with financial information of 92 firms in Tehran Stock Exchange during 1999-2007. The results show that accruals and differential information content of cash flows relative to accruals for the firms exhibiting a high degree of conservatism is greater than that of the firms showing a low degree of conservatism. Also, there is a positive correlation between the differential information content of cash flows relative to accruals and conservatism score of firms.https://jak.uk.ac.ir/article_35_9961435e086d8a69c600e5a29701b88e.pdfdifferential information contentaccrualsoperating cash flowsconservatism
spellingShingle Golamreza Kordestani
Mehdi Khalili
Impact of Accounting Conservatism on Differential Information Content of Cash Flows and Accruals
مجله دانش حسابداری
differential information content
accruals
operating cash flows
conservatism
title Impact of Accounting Conservatism on Differential Information Content of Cash Flows and Accruals
title_full Impact of Accounting Conservatism on Differential Information Content of Cash Flows and Accruals
title_fullStr Impact of Accounting Conservatism on Differential Information Content of Cash Flows and Accruals
title_full_unstemmed Impact of Accounting Conservatism on Differential Information Content of Cash Flows and Accruals
title_short Impact of Accounting Conservatism on Differential Information Content of Cash Flows and Accruals
title_sort impact of accounting conservatism on differential information content of cash flows and accruals
topic differential information content
accruals
operating cash flows
conservatism
url https://jak.uk.ac.ir/article_35_9961435e086d8a69c600e5a29701b88e.pdf
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