Clawbacks Trigger Disputes Between CFOs and Auditors [CFO]
A recent study found that more and more companies have clawback policies, which makes CFOs more vigilant about the quality of their financials. However, if a restatement is likely, the claws come out on both sides:
“Yes, [CFOs] probably are being better about the quality of the financial statements upfront. But on the back end,” he adds, “what we may be seeing is that the executives are fighting restatements” in order to avoid clawbacks of their pay.
The CFO pushback intensifies when “lower quality” auditors – ones who lack general audit knowhow and specific knowledge of the client’s industry – propose restatements.
The purpose of such a study was to "investigate executive decision-making after the external auditors have proposed a restatement that will lead to a clawback" and perhaps, unsurprisingly, executives are willing to fight those proposed restatements.
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You say, "convergence" I say, "convergence with differences":
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— Accounting Today (@AccountingToday) November 16, 2015
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