At present there are few works which offer a comprehensive guide to students, academics and practitioners on current accounting issues in China. To fill this important gap in the literature, this book provides a reference work which offers students and researchers an introduction to current accounting issues in the emerging market of China.

Introduction Part I: Capital Market and Corporate Finance 1. Corporate Investment in China: background, practice and research 2. Irrational Markets, Managerial Biases and Corporate Finance: a review of capital markets in China 3. The Influence of Firm Location on the Choice of Payment Methods in Merger and Acquisition PART II: Financial Accounting 4. Accounting Standards in China 5. Fair Value Accounting in China 6. Product Market Competition and Earnings Quality PART III: Managerial Accounting 7. Business Strategy, Managerial Expectation and Cost Stickiness: evidence from China 8. Executive Compensation in China 9. Equity-Based Compensation in China 10. Digital Transformation of Finance Function and Shift Strategy PART IV: Auditing11. Audit Quality and Audit Fees in China 12. Independent Auditing in China: a historic perspective PART V: Taxation 13. Tax Issues in China 14. Income Tax Planning and Earnings Management PART VI: Internal Controls and Corporate Governance 15. Internal Control in China: framework, practices and literature 16. Cash Flow Manipulation, Audit Opinion and Internal Control