Article ; Online: Does IFRS information on tax loss carryforwards and negative performance improve predictions of earnings and cash flows?
2023 , Page(s) 1–39
Abstract: We analyze the usefulness of accounting information on tax loss carryforwards and negative performance to predict earnings and cash flows. We use hand-collected information on tax loss carryforwards and corresponding deferred taxes from the International ...
Abstract | We analyze the usefulness of accounting information on tax loss carryforwards and negative performance to predict earnings and cash flows. We use hand-collected information on tax loss carryforwards and corresponding deferred taxes from the International Financial Reporting Standards tax footnotes for listed firms from Germany. Our out-of-sample tests show that considering accounting information on tax loss carryforwards does not enhance performance forecasts and typically even worsens predictions. The most likely explanation is model overfitting. Besides, common forecasting approaches that deal with negative performance are prone to prediction errors. We provide a simple empirical specification to account for that problem. Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11573-023-01147-7. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-04-29 |
Publishing country | Germany |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2059561-X |
ISSN | 1861-8928 ; 0044-2372 |
ISSN (online) | 1861-8928 |
ISSN | 0044-2372 |
DOI | 10.1007/s11573-023-01147-7 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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