TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of related party transactions (RPTs) and types of RPTs (complex, simple and loan) on earnings quality in four East Asian countries: Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.Design/methodology/approach RPTs and types of RPTs are measured using two approaches, magnitude and abnormal (magnitude change). Earnings quality is measured using proxies for accrual earnings management and identified as discretionary accruals (DAC) and performance matched discretional accruals (PMDAC).Findings The results suggest that firms in these countries experience poor earnings quality when they are engaged in RPT. The effect of RPT-simple on earnings quality is more severe than RPT-complex. However, the presence of higher investor protection and stricter enforcement of regulations in countries like Singapore and Hong Kong reduce the negative impact of RPTs on earnings quality.Research limitations/implications The results support the argument that the presence of controlling shareholders in East Asia is likely to lead to engagement with RPTs, which will increase the likelihood of firms’ earnings manipulation via DAC. This study has two limitations. It only focuses on Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, and the results may not be generalizable to other countries. Second, this study only measures the magnitude and abnormal RPTs based on the disclosures available in annual reports.Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature by examining the effect of RPTs and types of RPTs on earnings quality in four selected East Asian countries. 
VL  - 28
IS  - 1
SN  - 1834-7649
DO  - 10.1108/IJAIM-12-2018-0146
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJAIM-12-2018-0146
AU  - Rahmat Mohd Mohid
AU  - Muniandy Balachandran
AU  - Ahmed Kamran
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - Do related party transactions affect earnings quality? Evidence from East Asia
T2  - International Journal of Accounting & Information Management
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 147
EP  - 166
Y2  - 2024/09/22
ER  -