In accounting, earnings management is the act of intentionally influencing the process of financial reporting to obtain some private gain. Earnings management involves the alteration of financial reports to mislead stakeholders about the organization's underlying performance, or to "influence contractual outcomes that depend on reported accounting numbers." Earnings management has a negative effect on earnings quality, and may weaken the credibility of financial reporting.
In accounting, earnings management is the act of intentionally influencing the process of financial reporting to obtain some private gain. Earnings management involves the alteration of financial reports to mislead stakeholders about the organization's underlying performance, or to "influence contractual outcomes that depend on reported accounting numbers." Earnings management has a negative effect on earnings quality, and may weaken the credibility of financial reporting.
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