The Effects of Bonus Schemes On Accounting Decisions
The Effects of Bonus Schemes On Accounting Decisions
Paul M Healy
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These are coded to indicate whether the effect is positive or negative. 7. 1 Contingency Tests The contingency tests are replicated using the effect of changes in accounting procedures on earnings available for bonuses as a proxy for discretionary accounting decisions. Earnings available for bonuses are -24- reported earnings, defined In the bonus plan, less the lower bound. If the effect of the accounting change on this variable Is positive (negative), the change is classified as Income-increa...sing (Income-decreasing). Company-years are assigned to portfolios LOW, MID and UPP using the method adopted in Section 6, and contingency tables are constructed to compare the incidence of income-increasing and income-decreasing accounting procedure changes for each portfolio. The results do not support the theory. However, there are several potential explanations of this finding: (1) Casual evidence suggests that it is more costly for managers to transfer earnings between periods by changing accounting procedures than by changing accruals.
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