Related party transactions: evidence of comparability in Brazilian publicly traded companies

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8069.2023.e90274

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Comparability, Transactions with Related Parties, Information quality

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the influence of related party transactions (RPTs) on the comparability of financial statements of publicly traded companies in the Brazilian market. The similarity model of the accounting function by DeFranco et al. (2011) was used to measure comparability. The RPTs were collected in the explanatory notes of the financial statements and measured according to the studies by Hendratama and Barokah (2020) and Khuong et al. (2023). Data analysis was performed using quantile regressions at the 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75 quantiles. The results suggest that RPTs for sales and total RPTs negatively impact the quality of accounting information, reducing comparability. This research contributes to the literature by adding evidence of the relationship between RPTs and the quality of accounting information in the Brazilian context, and has implications for investors and regulators, as related transactions can be used to obscure accounting information.

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2023-12-13

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Lima, A. C., & Silva do Carmo, C. H. . (2023). Related party transactions: evidence of comparability in Brazilian publicly traded companies. Revista Contemporânea De Contabilidade, 20(54), 01–17. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8069.2023.e90274

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