強制報導資產減損的目的為希冀企業能夠真實反映出資產的公平價值，使會計資訊能夠有更完整的報導。 本研究探討的主題一為上市公司選擇適用三十五號財務會計準則公報之時點是否會受到管理階層之盈餘管理動機與公司特性所影響。實證結果顯示，當上市公司有未預期的負營運績效時，管理階層會自願提前認列資產減損來達到洗大澡的目的，而一旦提前適用三十五號財務會計準則公報時，管理階層也會同時選擇認列鉅額的資產減損比例來達成盈餘管理的目的，與釋放潛在獲利改善的訊息給投資大眾。 本研究探討的主題二為上市公司認列資產減損金額比率是否會受到管理階層之盈餘管理動機與公司特性之影響。實證結果顯示，上市公司認列減損金額時，除受到管理階層洗大澡動機的影響外，也會將公司本身之固定資產比率、負債比率與公司規模等公司特性列入考量，而非只是單純的應公報要求認列資產減損而認列損失。 與三十五號財務會計準則公報的本意相反，實證結果顯示資產減損的報導在強制認列之後，似乎未使財務報表的品質提升，反映出企業的真實價值，而是給予經理人更多空間與誘因操縱盈餘。 / Accounting Research and Development Foundation in Taiwan (the Accounting Standards Setting Body in Taiwan) issued Statement Financial Accounting Standards No.35, “Accounting for the Impairment of Assets”on July 2004. Prior to SFAS No.35, accounting for assets impairment often remains room for substantial judgments and estimates without any specific regulation. The new statement was issued primarily to establish guidelines to recognize impairment of assets that reflects more true value of the enterprises. The statement was effective for fiscal year 2005. The board encouraged early application of the standard. The purposes of this research are to find out (i) if companies manage earnings by adopting SFAS No.35 earlier and what characteristics of firms will tend to adopt it earlier, and (ii) when a company recognizes impairment of assets, does the amount of the impairment affected by the motivation for earnings management of other characteristics of the company. The empirical analysis reveals “taking a big bath” of earnings management behavior and the growth of fix assets are the factors influencing the decision of early adoption of the accounting standard. Another empirical result suggests that when companies have higher unexpected losses, they tend to recognize large amount of impairment loss to improve the quality of the earnings in the future. Companies that chose to adopt SFAS No.35 earlier appeal to have a great amount of impairment loss too. Finally, the characteristics of companies such as high fixed assets ratio, high debt ratio, and small size are also the factors leading to the recognition of a larger amount of impairment loss.

中華民國會計研究發展基金會於2004年7月發佈財務會計準則第35號公報：「資產減損之會計處理」並對會計年度結束日在2005年12月31日（含）以後之財務報表適用之，但得提前適用。35號公報規定企業資產發生減損時，須對資產認列減損損失，以反映企業資產之真實價值。然而，資產減損之認列可能對企業之會計盈餘、資產之帳面價值造成衝擊，本研究之主要目的係找出提前適用35號公報公司其公司特性，藉此瞭解其提前採用之動機與目的，並且檢視提前適用35號公報之公司是否同時進行盈餘管理之行為。 實證結果顯示：(1)提前適用35號公報公司，其公司特性為有著較低之負債比率、資產報酬率與股利支付率，且公司規模較大。此外，過去年度之公司特性並非影響公司是否提前適用35號公報之決定因素。(2) 提前適用35號公報公司確實有從事使淨利下降之盈餘管理之行為。 / In July 2004, Accounting Research and Development Foundation in Taiwan issued Statement No.35,“Accounting for the impairment of assets”. This accounting standard was effective for financial year ending after December 31, 2005, with early application encouraged. To reflect the true value of assets statement No.35 requires firm should recognize assets impairment loss when assets have impaired. However, assets impairment recognized may impact a firm’s accounting earnings and book value of long-term assets of the firm. This study investigates the main firm characteristics of early adoption of the new accounting standard and weather early adopters have earning management at the same time. Empirical results suggest that: (1) firms that early adopting statement No.35 are those with lower debt to asset ratio, return on asset ratio, dividend payout ratio and which are small sized. Besides, firm’s characteristics in past years are not determinant of early adoption of the new accounting standard. (2) Early adopters of the new accounting standard indeed use earnings management to lower the net income.