Intermediate Accounting (16th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1118743202
ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-320-1

Chapter 4 - Income Statement and Related Information - Review and Practice - Questions - Page 179: 9

Answer

The phrase “quality of earning” refers to the reliability of earnings reported.

Work Step by Step

Organizations such as Apple that utilize aggressive accounting policies to report high income within the short run can be termed as having a low quality of earning. Additionally, entities that report high expenses within the current year so that they can report high income within the next can also be termed as having a low quality of earning.
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