The Possible Weakening of Financial Accounting from Tax Reforms
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Hanlon, Michelle
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<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title>
<jats:p>There are past and proposed tax law changes that contain provisions that affect financial reporting. These include calls for book-tax conformity, proposals to increase the links between financial accounting and taxable incomes, and actions by Congress that make direct alterations to U.S. GAAP. I submit that these tax law changes potentially threaten financial reporting quality. I discuss my concerns about why such provisions have not attracted attention from accountants to the extent they should and make a case for more awareness and more research going forward.</jats:p>
Date issued
2021Department
Sloan School of ManagementJournal
The Accounting Review
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American Accounting Association
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Hanlon, Michelle. 2021. "The Possible Weakening of Financial Accounting from Tax Reforms." The Accounting Review, 96 (5).
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