Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 209

Full Length Research Paper

Related party transactions and their association with earnings management – evidence of Hong Kong listed companies

Patrick Kuok Kun CHU
  • Patrick Kuok Kun CHU
  • Department of Accounting and Information Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, Macao, China.
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Mayava Weng In LEONG
  • Mayava Weng In LEONG
  • Department of Accounting and Information Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, Macao, China.
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  •  Received: 02 August 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

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