¿Cómo se enjuician las irregularidades contables en los procedimientos concursales españoles? Un análisis empírico
How are accounting irregularities examined in Spanish insolvency proceedings? An empirical analysis
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En este trabajo llevamos a cabo un análisis empírico de las irregularidades contables relevantes, que son enjuiciadas en el seno de los procedimientos concursales españoles. Con base en una muestra de 121 sentencias en las que los Juzgados de lo Mercantil y las Audiencias Provinciales analizaron la situación contable de las empresas concursadas, hemos obtenido evidencia de que los jueces y tribunales toman en consideración tanto los factores cuantitativos como cualitativos de la materialidad de las infracciones, y de cómo los jueces especializados en materias mercantiles tienden a mostrar unos niveles de materialidad más estrictos que los no especialistas. No obstante, ni las infracciones contables ni el grado de especialización de los jueces parecen tener influencia significativa en las condenas impuestas. Por último, no hemos apreciado que, en las demarcaciones judiciales, los niveles de materialidad implícitamente seleccionados en las sentencias precedentes pudieran condicionar o influir la calificación de las infracciones contables.
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