Income smoothing describes the management practice of maintaining a steady profit figure. (a) Explain why managers might

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Income smoothing describes the management practice of maintaining a steady profit figure.

(a) Explain why managers might wish to smooth the earnings figure. Give three examples of how they might achieve this.

(b) It has been suggested that debt creditors are most at risk from income smoothing by the managers. Discuss why this should be so.

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Financial Accounting And Reporting

ISBN: 9780273760887

15th Edition

Authors: Barry Elliott, Jamie Elliott

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