Regulation G (SEC 2003b) requires managers to reconcile textual non-GAAP performance measures (i.e., pro forma disclosures) to GAAP. Graphical disclosures also require reconciliation; however, neither the format nor the placement of the reconciliation is specified. We apply cognitive fit theory...

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