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<bold>Aim/purpose</bold> – This paper aims at investigating whether the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers implementation in Poland has affected earnings management that uses discretion in revenue recognition to avoid losses and earnings decreases.
<bold>Design/methodology/approach</bold> – The empirical studies were conducted using a sample of 80 entities from four industries listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) in Poland from 2016 to 2019. Caylor’s (2010) revenue-based model was applied, and an econometric model describing the studied relation was built and verified to this end.
<bold>Findings</bold> – The analyzed entities managed earnings using discretion in accrued revenue recognition to avoid reporting losses. The research results did not confirm that the IFRS 15 adoption in Poland influenced revenue-based earnings management aimed at avoiding losses and earnings decreases.
<bold>Research implications/limitations</bold> – This study warns of the role played by discretion in revenue recognition and recommends careful recognition of revenue under IFRS 15. Limitations of this study are generally related to the models’ specification and a relatively small number of the entities studied.
<bold>Originality/value/contribution</bold> – This study contributes to the literature on revenue- -based earnings management and is one of the first studies on the association between IFRS 15 adoption and revenue-based earnings management in Poland. Thus, this study bridges the research gap in Poland.
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Aim/purpose – This paper aims at investigating whether the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers implementation in Poland has affected earnings management that uses discretion in revenue recognition to avoid losses and earnings decreases.
Design/methodology/approach – The empirical studies were conducted using a sample of 80 entities from four industries listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) in Poland from 2016 to 2019. Caylor’s (2010) revenue-based model was applied, and an econometric model describing the studied relation was built and verified to this end.
Findings – The analyzed entities managed earnings using discretion in accrued revenue recognition to avoid reporting losses. The research results did not confirm that the IFRS 15 adoption in Poland influenced revenue-based earnings management aimed at avoiding losses and earnings decreases.
Research implications/limitations – This study warns of the role played by discretion in revenue recognition and recommends careful recognition of revenue under IFRS 15. Limitations of this study are generally related to the models’ specification and a relatively small number of the entities studied.
Originality/value/contribution – This study contributes to the literature on revenue- -based earnings management and is one of the first studies on the association between IFRS 15 adoption and revenue-based earnings management in Poland. Thus, this study bridges the research gap in Poland.

The impact of the IFRS 15 implementation on the revenue-based earnings management in Poland

Department of Accounting, Faculty of Finance

Journal of Economics and Management

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Aim/purpose – This paper aims at investigating whether the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers...

The impact of the IFRS 15 implementation on the revenue-based earnings management in Poland

Pubblicato online: 07 dic 2021

Pagine: 387 - 403

Ricevuto: 21 giu 2021

Accettato: 09 nov 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22367/jem.2021.43.18

Parole chiave
IFRS 15, earnings management, revenue recognition, earnings benchmarks

© 2021 Izabela Morawska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

The impact of the IFRS 15 implementation on the revenue-based earnings management in Poland

Pubblicato online: 07 dic 2021

Pagine: 387 - 403

Ricevuto: 21 giu 2021

Accettato: 09 nov 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22367/jem.2021.43.18

Parole chiaveIFRS 15, earnings management, revenue recognition, earnings benchmarks

© 2021 Izabela Morawska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
IFRS 15, earnings management, revenue recognition, earnings benchmarks