Research in Accounting for Income Taxes

125 Pages Posted: 25 Jan 2010 Last revised: 22 Apr 2023

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John R. Graham

Duke University; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Jana Smith Raedy

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Douglas A. Shackelford

University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: January 2010

Abstract

This paper comprehensively reviews Accounting for Income Taxes (AFIT). The first half provides background and a primer on AFIT. The second half reviews existing studies in detail and offers suggestions for future research. We emphasize the research questions that have been addressed (most of which relate to whether the tax accounts are used to manage earnings, and whether the tax accounts are priced by equity market participants) and highlight areas that have not received much research attention. We close with a call for a theoretical framework, more study of the inconsistencies between research and practice, and improved econometrics.

Suggested Citation

Graham, John Robert and Smith Raedy, Jana and Shackelford, Douglas A., Research in Accounting for Income Taxes (January 2010). NBER Working Paper No. w15665, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1541345

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