Abstract:Purpose
This study aims to examine whether accounting comparability between two firms, as measured by De Franco et al. (2011), reflects closeness in the amounts of cash flows and accruals between the firms.
Design/methodology/approach
Using 278,452 pair-year observations over the years 2003–2019, the author evaluates the research question using regression models.
Findings
Closeness in cash flows and closeness in accruals both increase accounting comparability and the effect of closeness in cash flows is gr… Show more
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