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Dividends and tax avoidance as drivers of earnings management: Evidence from dividend-paying private SMEs in Finland

Journal of small business management, 2020, Vol.ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), p.1-33 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2020 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. 2020 ;ISSN: 0047-2778 ;EISSN: 1540-627X ;DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1824526

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  • Title:
    Dividends and tax avoidance as drivers of earnings management: Evidence from dividend-paying private SMEs in Finland
  • Author: Karjalainen, Jussi ; Kasanen, Eero ; Kinnunen, Juha ; Niskanen, Jyrki
  • Subjects: dividend tax ; earnings management ; Private SMEs
  • Is Part Of: Journal of small business management, 2020, Vol.ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), p.1-33
  • Description: Using a sample covering practically all dividend-paying small and medium-sized private companies in Finland during 2006-2010, we document that earnings management in these companies is driven by two concurrent forces: the willingness to pay (tax-exempt) dividends and avoiding unnecessary company income tax. Moreover, we show that the need for income-increasing earnings management enabling current dividend distribution is mitigated by the amount of retained earnings from prior years. This article adds to the existing literature by providing empirical evidence for dividend and tax-driven earnings management in private SMEs facing neither political pressures nor capital market incentives for earnings disclosures.
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0047-2778
    EISSN: 1540-627X
    DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1824526
  • Source: Taylor & Francis Open Access
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