Who linked earnings management to an excessive zeal to project smoother earnings from year to year that casts a pall over the quality of the underlying numbers?
A) Warren Buffet
B) Arthur Levitt
C) Thomas E. McKee
D) Lynn Turner

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Arthur Levitt, former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), made the statement in a speech he gave in 1998 addressing the issue of earnings management and the negative impact it has on the transparency and accuracy of financial reporting.

Who Linked Earnings Management to an Excessive Zeal to Project