Abstract:
A research aims to study the relationship between deferred income tax and earnings management of listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Samples are listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Thailand excepted companies in financial industry, mutual fund groups, real estate investment trusts, property funds, companies in the process of rehabilitating operation and possible delisting companies during year 2015 2020. Earnings management behavior to achieve two earnings targets which consist of earnings management to avoid a loss and earnings management to avoid an earnings decline. The research employs logistic regression analysis for hypothesis testing. The study finds that deferred income tax is negatively related to the earnings management to avoid a loss and earnings management to avoid an earnings decline. The research results show that if deferred income tax increase, earnings management to avoid a loss and earnings management to avoid an earnings decline will decrease. Therefore, the recognition of deferred income tax in accordance with Thai Accounting Standard No.12 can reduce the opportunity of earnings management to avoid a loss and to avoid an earnings decline by the executives.