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Determinants of the classification of the share of profit or loss of equity investments
Isabel Lourenço (Lourenço, I.); Sónia Fernandes (Fernandes, S.); Manuel Castelo Branco (Branco, M. C.); José Curto (Curto, J. D.);
VIII Encuentro de la Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas
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2018
Language
English
Country
Portugal
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Abstract
This paper examines the determinants of European Union companies’ classification choices of profit or loss of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method within or outside the operating income. Based on a sample of 242 firms from 20 European countries that apply IFRS, we found that firms from Anglo-Saxon and Nordic countries are significantly more likely to choose to classify this share of profit or loss as operating income than their counterparts. In addition, we found that companies presenting a positive amount in the line item pertaining to the share of the profit or loss, companies with higher leverage, with higher annual change in revenues and companies audited by Big 4 audit firms are more likely to classify the share of profit or loss as operating income.
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Keywords
Accounting choices,Income statement,Operating income,Equity method
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UID/GES/00315/2013 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia