TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page l
Declaration 11
Certification lll
Dedication
Acknowledgement v
List of tables
Abstract vu
Table of content Vlll
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study 1
1. Statement of the problem 4
1.3 Objectives of the study 6
1.4 Research questions 7
1.5 Research hypothesis 7
1.6 Significance of the study 8
1.7 Scope and coverage of the study 9
1.8 Limitation of the study 9
1.9 The operational definition of terms 10
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.0 Overview of the accounting system 12
2.1 Definition of creative accounting 15
2.2 Creative accounting tactics 17
2.2 Creative accounting tactics 17
2.3 Reasons for creative accounting
2.4 Motivation for creative accounting
Existence of creative accounting
2.6 Ethical perspective of creative accounting
CHAPTER TI !REE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction
3. i Research design
3.2 Area of study
3.3 Scope of the study
3.4 Population of the study
3.5 Sample and sampling techniques
3.6 I nstrumcnts for data collect ion
3.6. Questionnaire
3.6.2 Secondary data
3.7 Validity and reliability
3.8 Data collection and procedure
3.9 Data analysis technique
3.9.1 Descriptive statistics <12
3.9.2 Pcarsons product moment correlation ,12
CHAPTER fOUR: DAT/\ PRESENTATION /\ND ANALYSIS
4. l Presentation of data
4.2 Analysis of research questions
4.2.2 Creative accounting techniques and profitability of Nigeria firms 53
4.2.3 Creative Accounting Techniques and Dividend Payout
4.2.4 Reasons for applying creative accounting techniques
4.3 Hypothesis testing 60
4.3.1 Hypothesis 1
4.3.2 Hypothesis 2
4.4 Summary of findings 80
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY,
5.1 Summary of findings CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5 .2 Conclusion
5 .3 Recommendation
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX 1
APPENDIX2
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 4.1 Distribution and Collection of question. TABLE 4.2 Sex of the respondents.
TABLE 4.3 Marital status of respondents. TABLE 4.4 Economic sector of respondents. TABLE 4.5 Age of respondents.
TABLE 4.6 Qualification of the respondents.
TABLE 4.7 Existence of creative accounting.
TABLE 4.9 Application of creative accounting.
TABLE 4.10 Areas for creative accounting.
TABLE 4.11 Creative accounting techniques and profitability of Nigerian firms.
TABLE 4.12 Profitability and accounting policy choice.
TABLE 4.13 Profitability and management scope for estimation in discretionary areas.
TABLE 4.14 Profitability and artificial transactions.
TABLE 4.15 Profitability and timing of genuine transaction.
TABLE 4.16 Profitability and reclassification and presentation of financial numbers.
TABLE 4.17 Creative accounting techniques and dividend payout.
TABLE 4.18 Dividend payout and accounting policy choice.
TABLE 4.19 Dividend payout and management scope for estimation in discretionary areas.
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TABLE 4.20 Dividend payout and artificial transaction.
TABLE 4.21 Dividend payout and timing of genuine transaction.
TABLE 4.22 Dividend payout and reclassification and presentation of financial numbers.
TABLE 4.23 Reasons for applying creative accounting techniques.
TABLE 4.24 Income smoothing.
TABLE 4.25 Adjust profit to positive into forecasts.
TABLE 4.26 Boost share price.
TABLE 4.27 Enhance director's bonus scheme.
TABLE 4.28 Tax saving purpose.
TABLE 4.29 Avoid contractual obligations. TABLE 4.30 Conceal financial risks. TABLE 4.31 Escape shareholder control.
TABLE 4.32 Circumvent regulatory restrictions.
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