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The unintended consequences of PCAOB auditing Standard Nos. 2 and 3 on the reliability of preliminary earnings releases

2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 51; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jacceco.2010.06.002

1879-1980

Scott N. Bronson, Chris E. Hogan, Marilyn F. Johnson, K. Ramesh,

Accounting Education and Careers

Implementation of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standards No. 2 on internal control and No. 3 on documentation has delayed audit completion. However, due to market demand for timely disclosures, most firms maintain the same preliminary earnings release date even though the audit may not be complete as of that date. Results indicate revisions to preliminary announcements when filing the 10-K report would have been 35% lower during 2005 if the historical frequency of issuing earnings releases after the audit report date had not changed. Additionally, stock market reaction to impending revisions suggests lower reliability of preliminary earnings.