The Relationship between Dividend Payments and Earnings Quality in Tehran Stock Exchange Moqaddam Abolfazl Ghadiri1, Kokabi Hassan2, Mahdizadeh Maliheh2, Asadi Nafiseh2, Mousavi Fahimeh Seyed2, Karimi Mahdiyeh2 1PHD., Department of Accounting, Mashhad branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran 2M.A Student, Department of Accounting, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran Online published on 7 December, 2015. Abstract The objective of this research is to investigate the relationship between dividend payments and earnings quality in Tehran Stock Exchange. In this regard, the information of 55 companies was studied during 2009 to 2013. To analyze the statistical data, SPSS software was used. The independent variables include the dividend payment, the amount of dividend payment and the constant payment of dividend. The dependent variable includes earnings quality. The company size, the financial leverage and the sales growth are the control variables of the research. The results show that there is a significant relationship between the payment of dividends and the amount of dividend payment and earnings quality. The results also showed that there is no significant relationship between the constant payment of dividend and earnings quality. Top Keywords Payment of dividends, the amount of dividend payment, the constant payment of dividend, earnings quality. Top |