Does Restricting Managers’ Discretion through GAAP Impact the Usefulness of Accounting Information in Debt Contracting?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Cheng ◽  
Jacob Jaggi ◽  
Spencer Young
Keyword(s):  
Accounting Information ◽  
Debt Contracting

The Relation between Accounting Information in Debt Covenants and Operating Leases

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 969-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Gyung H. Paik ◽  
Joyce A. van der Laan Smith ◽  
Brandon Byunghwan Lee ◽  
Sung Wook Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Debt Covenants ◽  
Debt Contracts ◽  
Debt Contracting ◽  
Income Statement ◽  
Operating Leases ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Accounting Ratios ◽  
Lease Accounting

SYNOPSIS Proposed changes by the FASB and the IASB to lease accounting standards will substantially change the accounting for operating leases by requiring the capitalization of future lease payments. We consider the impact of these changes on firms' debt covenants by examining the frequency of income-statement- versus balance-sheet-based accounting ratios in debt covenants of firms in high and low Off Balance Sheet (OBS) lease industries. Based on debt contracts from the 1996–2009 period, our results provide evidence that lenders focus on balance sheet (income statement) ratios in designing debt covenants for borrowers in low (high) OBS lease industries. Further, the use of balance-sheet- (income-statement-) based covenants falls (rises) faster in high OBS lease industries than in low OBS lease industries as the use of OBS leasing increases. This evidence indicates that OBS operating leases influence lenders' use of accounting information in covenants, suggesting that creditors consider the impact of OBS leases when structuring debt agreements. These results also suggest that the proposed capitalization of OBS leases may not result in firms violating loan covenants but will make the balance sheet a more complete source of information for debt contracting by removing the need for constructive capitalization of OBS leases.

The Debt-Contracting Value of Accounting Information and Loan Syndicate Structure

2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
RYAN BALL ◽  
ROBERT M. BUSHMAN ◽  
FLORIN P. VASVARI
Keyword(s):  
Accounting Information ◽  
Debt Contracting ◽  
Syndicate Structure

SOX 404 and debt contracting value of accounting information

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 384-412
Author(s):  
Shihong Li
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Debt Contracting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Net Worth ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Sarbanes Oxley ◽  
Before And After

Purpose This paper aims to investigate whether the Section 404 of Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX 404) changed the way banks use accounting information to price corporate loans. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a sample of 1,173 US-listed firms that issued syndicated loans both before and after their compliance with SOX 404 to analyze the changes in loan spread’s sensitivity to some key accounting metrics such as ROA, interest coverage, leverage and net worth. Findings The study finds that the interest spread’s sensitivity to key accounting metrics, most noticeably for ROA, declined following the borrower’s compliance with the requirements of SOX 404. The decline was not explainable by borrowers that disclosed internal control weaknesses but concentrated among borrowers suspected of real earnings management (REM). Originality/value By examining the effects of SOX 404 on banks’ pricing process, this study augments the literature on SOX’s economic consequences. The findings suggest that lenders perceive little new information from SOX 404 disclosures of internal control deficiencies and are cautious about the accounting information provided by REM borrowers. It also extends the research on the use of accounting information in debt contracting. By examining loan interest’s sensitivity to accounting metrics, it broadens the concept of debt contracting value of accounting information to include accounting’s usefulness for assessing credit risk at loan inception.

What Happens If Private Accounting Information Becomes Public? Small Firms’ Access to Bank Debt

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 1091-1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Snježana Deno ◽  
Thomas Loy ◽  
Carsten Homburg
Keyword(s):  
Small Firms ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Regulatory Change ◽  
Bank Debt ◽  
Debt Contracting ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Proprietary Cost

We examine the effect of private accounting information becoming public on small firms’ access to bank debt. Both proprietary cost of disclosure and relationship banking have contributed to German private firms’ traditional non-disclosure of financial statements. We employ a regulatory change, which increased enforcement and established severe fines for firms that do not publicly disclose financial statements, as a quasi-natural experiment. We find that small firms’ access to bank debt has significantly increased after the disclosure shock. With our study based on a novel dataset in a non-voluntary private firm setting, we contribute to the discussion on private and public information in debt contracting.

The Role of Accounting Information in Optimal Debt Contracts with Informed Lenders

2018 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 165-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masako N. Darrough ◽  
Mingcherng Deng
Keyword(s):  
Private Information ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Investment Efficiency ◽  
Debt Contracts ◽  
Debt Contracting ◽  
Lending Relationships ◽  
Debt Contract ◽  
Ex Post

ABSTRACT We analyze the role of accounting information in debt contracting when the lender has private information that can assist in the borrower's investment decision. The lender might have acquired private information during the due diligence process or via past lending relationships. We show that the borrower has a stronger incentive to engage in a suboptimal investment decision (i.e., asset substitution) ex post when the lender lacks incentive to truthfully reveal this information. We identify conditions under which, ex ante, the borrower can incorporate accounting signals in the debt contract to mitigate the effect of the lender's private information and improve the borrower's investment efficiency. Our analysis offers an alternative explanation for the use of performance pricing in debt contracts. JEL Classifications: G21; G32; M41; M48.

Pengaruh Pengalaman Usaha Dan Penggunaan Informasi Akuntansi Pelaku Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah Terhadap Keberhasilan Usaha

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-39
Author(s):  
Khoirunnisa Cahya Firdarini
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Business Experience ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Accounting information has an important role to achieve business success, as well as for small businesses.This research examines the effect of business experience and accounting information system used toward business success with age of business as control variable. The population of this research are small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in creative industries sector operated in Yogyakarta district. Based on purposive sampling method, total sample of this research is 200 SMEs. Statistical tool utilized to test the hypothesis in this study is path analysis using structural equation modelling (SEM). The test result shows that business experience and accounting information have positive and significant effect to the success of SMEs.

THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, WORK EXPERIENCE AND COMPREHENSION OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM ON FINANCIAL REPORT QUALITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Fajar Adiyanto ◽  
Yuli Chomsatu Samrotun ◽  
Anita Wijayanti
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Multiple Series ◽  
Accounting Information System ◽  
Financial Report ◽  
Report Quality

This study is conducted to: 1) test and analyze the influence of educational level on financial report quality; 2) test and analyze the influence of work experience on financial report quality; 3) test and analyze the influence of accounting information system on financial report quality. This type of research i.e. research with quantitative data sources in this study is the primary data. Population in this study is all employees employed in district financial department in Surakarta with the sample amounted of 30 employees, where all population was taken as sample. The technique in this study use the question form. The data analysis in a linear regression multiple series program spss for windows version 17.0. From data analysis known that the variabel work experience (H2) and accounting information system comprehension (H3) have influence on financial report quality, and the educational level (H1) variable has no influence on financial report quality, with in the regression coefficient values show that showed a negative value i.e. t count-0.985 and significant value of 0.334

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