CAN REPUTED AUDITORS REDUCE EARNINGS MANAGEMENT? A STUDY ON SELECT INDIAN COMPANIES

Earnings management has a wide presence in the literature of accounting and finance. The factors which have some influence on earnings management have been the key focus of researchers across all countries. This paper attempts to find out whether reputed auditors are capable of reducing or controlling earnings management. The results show an inverse relation between earnings management and reputation of auditors.

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Keywords: Earnings Management, Accounting and Finance, Reputed Auditors.


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