John M. McInnis

University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting

Assistant Professor

Austin, TX 78712

United States

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1.

Earnings Smoothness, Average Returns, and Implied Cost of Equity Capital

Accounting Review, Vol. 85, No. 1, 2010
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2010
John M. McInnis
University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting
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earnings smoothness, cost of capital, implied cost of capital, analyst target prices, asset pricing

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The Effect of Cash Flow Forecasts on Accrual Quality and Benchmark Beating

Journal of Accounting & Economics, Vol. 51, pp. 219-239, April 2011
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 08 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2011
John M. McInnis and Daniel W. Collins
University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and University of Iowa - Department of Accounting
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Earnings Management, Cash Flow Forecast, Analyst Forecast, Benchmarks

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Investor Sentiment and Analysts' Earnings Forecast Errors

Management Science (Special Issue on Behaviorial Economics and Finance), Vol. 58 (2) pp. 293-307, February 2012
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 15 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2012
Paul Hribar and John M. McInnis
University of Iowa - Department of Accounting and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting
Downloads 1,167 (25,740)
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Analyst Forecasts, Sentiment, Stock Returns, Optimism, Expectational Errors

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Rules-Based Accounting Standards and Litigation

Accounting Review, Forthcoming, McCombs Research Paper Series No. ACC-06-10
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 05 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2012
Dain C. Donelson, John M. McInnis and Richard Mergenthaler
University of Iowa, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Penn State University
Downloads 1,099 (28,104)
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Securities litigation, safe harbor, rules-based standards, principles-based standards

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The Effect of Governance Reforms on Financial Reporting Fraud

Journal of Law, Finance & Accounting, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 29 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2016
Dain C. Donelson, John M. McInnis and Richard Mergenthaler
University of Iowa, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Penn State University
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Fraud, Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate Governance, Board Independence

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Changes Over Time in the Revenue-Expense Relation: Accounting or Economics?

Accounting Review, Vol. 86, pp. 945-974, May 2011, McCombs Research Paper Series No. ACC-08-09
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 13 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2011
Dain C. Donelson, Ross Jennings and John M. McInnis
University of Iowa, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting
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earnings persistence, earnings volatility, matching, special items

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Predicting Credit Losses: Loan Fair Values versus Historical Costs

Accounting Review, Vol. 89(1), pp. 147-176, January 2014
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 12 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2018
Brett Wooten Cantrell, John M. McInnis and Christopher G. Yust
University of Mississippi - Patterson School of Accountancy, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Texas A&M University
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fair value, loans, historical cost, chargeoffs, impairments, credit loss, bank failure

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The Need to Validate Exogenous Shocks: Shareholder Derivative Litigation, Universal Demand Laws and Firm Behavior

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 30 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2021
Dain C. Donelson, Laura Kettell, John M. McInnis and Sara Toynbee
University of Iowa, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and University of Texas at Austin
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Derivative Litigation; Universal Demand, Securities Class Actions, Litigation Risk, Financial Reporting, Compensation, Corporate Governance

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The Timeliness of Bad Earnings News and Litigation Risk

Accounting Review, Forthcoming, McCombs Research Paper Series No. IROM-08-10
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 18 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2012
Dain C. Donelson, John M. McInnis, Richard Mergenthaler and Yong Yu
University of Iowa, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting, Penn State University and University of Texas at Austin
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Securities litigation, disclosure, analyst forecasts, earnings news

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Discontinuities and Earnings Management: Evidence from Restatements Related to Securities Litigation

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2011
Dain C. Donelson, John M. McInnis and Richard Mergenthaler
University of Iowa, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Penn State University
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Meet or Beat, Earnings Discontinuities, Earnings Management, Securities Litigation, Restatements

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Measuring Accounting Fraud and Irregularities Using Public and Private Enforcement

The Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 08 Mar 2021
Dain C. Donelson, Antonis Kartapanis, John M. McInnis and Christopher G. Yust
University of Iowa, Texas A&M University - Mays Business School, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Texas A&M University
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Financial Reporting Fraud, Securities Litigation, AAER, SEC Enforcement, Restatements, Irregularities, Fraud Prediction Models

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Do Firms Contract Efficiently on Past Performance When Hiring External CEO's?

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 31 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 03 May 2011
Richard A. Cazier and John M. McInnis
University of North Texas and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting
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External CEOs, Executive Labor Markets, Executive Compensation

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Financial Statement Quality and Debt Contracting: Evidence from a Survey of Commercial Lenders

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 02 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2016
Dain C. Donelson, Ross Jennings and John M. McInnis
University of Iowa, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting
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Bank Lending; Debt Contracting; Financial Statement Quality; Conservatism

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The Usefulness of Acquired Intangible Asset Fair Values in Predicting Future Payoffs

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2021
John M. McInnis and Brian Monsen
University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Accounting & Management Information Systems
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intangible assets; mergers; acquisitions; goodwill

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Explaining Rules-Based Characteristics in U.S. GAAP: Theories and Evidence

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Explaining Rules-Based Characteristics in U.S. GAAP: Theories and Evidence

Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 23 May 2014 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2016
Dain C. Donelson, John M. McInnis and Richard Mergenthaler
University of Iowa, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Penn State University
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Rules-based accounting standards, standard setting, litigation, transaction complexity

Explaining Rules-Based Characteristics in U.S. GAAP: Theories and Evidence

Journal of Accounting Research, Volume 54, Issue 3, Pages 827–861, June 2016
Posted: 26 Apr 2017
Dain C. Donelson, John M. McInnis and Richard Mergenthaler
University of Iowa, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Penn State University

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Rules-Based Accounting Standards, Standard Setting, Litigation, Transaction Complexity

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Fair Value Accounting Standards and Securities Litigation

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Apr 2022
Musaib Ashraf, Dain C. Donelson, John M. McInnis and Richard Mergenthaler
Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business, University of Iowa, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Penn State University
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Fair Value Standards, Securities Litigation

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Interpretive Guidance and Financial Reporting Costs: Evidence from Audit Fees

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Nov 2017
Dain C. Donelson, David Folsom, John M. McInnis, Richard Mergenthaler and Kyle Peterson
University of Iowa, University of Texas at El Paso - Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting, Penn State University and University of Oregon - Charles H. Lundquist School of Business
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Interpretive Guidance, Financial Reporting Costs, Audit Fees

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Earnings Momentum and Bank Loan Quality

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 24 Nov 2020
Shuping Chen, John M. McInnis and Christopher G. Yust
University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting and Texas A&M University
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banks, earnings growth momentum, financial crisis, loan defaults, bank failures, compensation incentives, benchmark beating

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Does Fair Value Accounting Provide More Useful Financial Statements Than Current GAAP for Banks?

The Accounting Review, Vol. 93 (6), pp. 257-279, November 2018
Posted: 08 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 31 Jul 2019
John M. McInnis, Yong Yu and Christopher G. Yust
University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting, University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University

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fair value, historical cost, financial instrument, bank, value relevance

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Internal Control Weaknesses and Financial Reporting Fraud

Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Forthcoming
Posted: 14 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2016
Dain C. Donelson, Matthew Ege and John M. McInnis
University of Iowa, Texas A&M University - Department of Accounting and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting

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internal control weaknesses, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), fraud, PCAOB

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Litigation Against Auditors

Routledge Companion to Auditing, edited by David Hay, W. Robert Knechel and Marleen Willeken, 2013
Posted: 12 Apr 2014
Dain C. Donelson, Kathryn Kadous and John M. McInnis
University of Iowa, Emory University - Goizueta Business School and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting

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Making Sense of Cents: An Examination of Firms that Marginally Miss or Beat Analyst Forecasts

Journal of Finance, No. 64, pp. 2359-2386, October 2009
Posted: 22 Jul 2009
Sanjeev Bhojraj, Paul Hribar, Marc Picconi and John M. McInnis
Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, University of Iowa - Department of Accounting, College of William and Mary and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Accounting

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