Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 208

Full Length Research Paper

Signaling, auditing fees, and earnings surprise before and after split-share structure reform in China

Shaorou Hu
  • Shaorou Hu
  • School of Economics and Management, Shanghai Maritime University, China.
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Chenyu Liu
  • Chenyu Liu
  • Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, China.
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Ming Liu
  • Ming Liu
  • Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, China.
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  •  Received: 23 March 2023
  •  Accepted: 02 June 2023
  •  Published: 30 June 2023

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