scholarly journals The Moderating Effect of Gender on Audit Committee Attributes and Earnings Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Usman Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Securities And Exchange Commission ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
The Impact

There exist a number of studies that have been conducted on the influence of audit committee attributes on earnings management but no attention has been given to the moderating effect of gender on audit committee attributes and earnings management. The main objective of this study was to examine the moderating effect of gender on the impact of audit committee attributes on earnings management of listed Agricultural companies in Nigeria for a period of six years (2012-2017). The study used ex-post facto and correlational research designs. The population of the study was the five (5) Agricultural companies in Nigeria listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange as of 31st December 2017 and all the companies were used as a sample of the study. The study used a panel of multiple regression techniques for data analysis. It was found that gender has a strong and significant influence on the impact of audit committee attributes on earnings management of listed Agricultural companies in Nigeria. It was recommended that the audit committee of companies in Nigeria should comprise of at least 40% of women. Regulatory bodies concerned in Nigeria like Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigerian Stock Exchange and Financial Reporting Council should clearly state the composition of audit committee members and increase the number to ten where women should form 40% of the members of the committee and a woman with financial knowledge should be made the chairperson of the committee since women have shown a significant level of commitment to their responsibilities and contribute in reducing earnings manipulation.

scholarly journals An Investigation on the Audit Committees Effectiveness: The Case for GLCs in Malaysia

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Nazlia Jamil ◽  
Sherliza Puat Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Audit Committees ◽  
Financial Reporting Quality ◽  
Financial Expertise ◽  
Monitoring Mechanism ◽  
The Impact

Financial reporting quality has been under scrutiny especially after the collapse of major companies. The main objective of this study is to investigate the audit committee’s effectiveness on the financial reporting quality among the Malaysian GLCs following the transformation program. In particular, the study examined the impact of audit committee characteristics (independence, size, frequency of meeting and financial expertise) on earnings management in periods prior to and following the transformation program (2003-2009). As of 31 December 2010, there were 33 public-listed companies categorized as Government-Linked Companies (GLC Transformation Policy, 2010) and there were 20 firms that have complete data that resulted in the total number of firm-year observations to 120 for six years (years 2003-2009).  Results show that the magnitude of earnings management as proxy of financial reporting quality is influenced by the audit committee independence. Agency theory was applied to explain audit committee, as a monitoring mechanism as well as reducing agency costs via gaining competitive advantage in knowledge, skills, and expertise towards financial reporting quality. The study is important as it provides additional knowledge about the impact of audit committees effectiveness on reducing the earnings management, and assist practitioners, policymakers and regulators such as Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Securities Commission and government to determine ways to enhance audit committees effectiveness and improve the financial reporting of GLCs, as well as improving the quality of the accounting profession.     

scholarly journals FINANCIAL CONDITION MODERATED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AUDIT COMMITTEETOREDUCE EARNINGSMANAGEMENT

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michella Maria Virgine Prayogo ◽  
Yie Ke Feliana ◽  
Aurelia Carina Christanti Sutanto
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Score Test ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Financial Condition ◽  
Activity Frequency ◽  
Distressed Firms ◽  
The Impact

Some cases of financial fraud invite inquiries about the effectiveness of corporategovernance mechanism in financial distress companies. This study empiricallyexamines whether the financial distress moderate the impact of corporate governancemechanism to earnings management. The sample of this study is manufacturingcompanies listed at Indonesia Stock Exchange for period 2010 -2012. Discretionaryaccruals are used as a proxy for earnings management, while financially distressed andnon-distressed firms are identified based on Altman Z-score test. Corporate governancemechanism is measured by four characteristics of the audit committee, i.e. size (totalnumber of audit committee members), independence (audit committee composition),activity(frequency of audit committee meeting), and expertise (the number of auditcommittee have finance or accounting background).This study finds that (1) financialdistress does not moderate the impact of total members of audit committee to earningsmanagement; (2) financial distress does not moderate the impact of frequency of auditcommittee meeting to earnings management; (3) financial distress does not moderatethe impact of audit committee composition to earnings management; (4)financialdistress moderates the impact of audit committee finance/accounting knowledge toearnings management. These results suggestthat the effectiveness corporate governanceis low, and finance/accounting literacy of audit committee should be alert.Beberapa kasus manipulasi keuangan pada perusahaan yang mengalami kesulitankeuangan mengundang pertanyaan terkait efektifitas mekanisme tata kelola perusahaan.Penelitian ini secara empiris menguji apakah kondisi kesulitan keuangan dapatmemoderasi pengaruh mekanisme tata kelola perusahaan terhadap manajemen laba.Sampel dari penelitian ini adalah perusahaan sektor manufaktur yang terdaftar di BursaEfek Indonesia periode 2010-2012.Discretionary accruals digunakan sebagai proksiuntuk manajemen laba, sedangkan kondisi kesulitan keuangan diidentifikasimenggunakan uji Altman Z-score. Mekanisme tata kelola perusahaan diukur dengan 4karakteristik komite audit, yaitu ukuran (jumlah anggota komite audit), independensi(komposisi komite audit), aktivitas (frekuensi pertemuan komite audit), dan keahlian(jumlah anggota komite audit yang memiliki latar belakang keuangan atau akuntansi).Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa (1) kondisi kesulitan keuangan tidak memoderasipengaruh jumlah anggota komite audit terhadap manajemen laba; (2) kondisi kesulitankeuangan tidak memoderasi pengaruh frekuensi pertemuan komite audit terhadapmanajemen laba; (3) kondisi kesulitan keuangan tidak memoderasi pengaruh komposisikomite audit terhadap manajemen laba; (4) kondisi kesulitan keuangan memoderasi pengaruh jumlah anggota komite audit yang memiliki latar belakang keuangan atauakuntansi terhadap manajemen laba. Hasil ini menunjukkan bahwa efektifitas tatakelola perusahaan masih rendah dan anggota komite audit yang memiliki latar belakangkeuangan atau akuntansi harus mewaspadainya.

scholarly journals The Impact of Audit Committee Characteristics on Earnings Management: A Canadian Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Lynda Ioualalen ◽  
Hanen Khemakhem ◽  
Richard Fontaine
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Toronto Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Expertise ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of three Audit Committee (AC) characteristics, financial expertise, diversity and activism on aggressive earnings management. We hypothesized that these AC characteristics are negatively related to aggressive earnings management. To test or hypothesis, we conducted an empirical test with a sample of 10 Canadian corporations listed on the Toronto stock exchange: 5 companies that were accused of aggressive earnings management and 5 other corporations used as a control group. We analyzed the 5-year period prior to the accusation (1999-2003). We measured earnings management by the level of discretionary accruals (using the modified Jones model (1995). Our results show that activism and the financial expertise of AC members are negatively related to aggressive earnings management; however, we did not find a significant relationship between diversity and aggressive earnings management. These results contribute to help governance oversight organizations identify AC characteristics that have the most influence on the detection of aggressive earnings management, which could help agencies develop and enforce methods to detect and reduce aggressive earnings management practices.

scholarly journals The impact of the IFRS 15 implementation on the revenue based earnings management in Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 387-403
Author(s):  
Izabela Morawska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Revenue Recognition ◽  
Reporting Standard ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standard ◽  
Warsaw Stock Exchange ◽  
The Impact

Aim/purpose – This paper aims at investigating whether the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers implementation in Poland has affected earnings management that uses discretion in revenue recognition to avoid losses and earnings decreases. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical studies were conducted using a sample of 80 entities from four industries listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) in Poland from 2016 to 2019. Caylor’s (2010) revenue-based model was applied, and an econometric model describing the studied relation was built and verified to this end. Findings – The analyzed entities managed earnings using discretion in accrued revenue recognition to avoid reporting losses. The research results did not confirm that the IFRS 15 adoption in Poland influenced revenue-based earnings management aimed at avoiding losses and earnings decreases. Research implications/limitations – This study warns of the role played by discretion in revenue recognition and recommends careful recognition of revenue under IFRS 15. Limitations of this study are generally related to the models’ specification and a relatively small number of the entities studied. Originality/value/contribution – This study contributes to the literature on revenue- -based earnings management and is one of the first studies on the association between IFRS 15 adoption and revenue-based earnings management in Poland. Thus, this study bridges the research gap in Poland. Keywords: IFRS 15, earnings management, revenue recognition, earnings benchmarks. JEL Classification: M40, M41, M48.

scholarly journals PENGARUH KUALITAS AUDIT TERHADAP FRAUDULENT FINANCIAL REPORTING DENGAN KOMITE AUDIT SEBAGAI VARIABEL MODERASI (Studi Empiris Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang terdaftar di BEI tahun 2016 – 2018)

2019 ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Endah Catur Riyanti ◽  
Hanna Christina W Putri ◽  
Wikanto Artadi ◽  
Haryono Umar
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Reporting ◽  
Insignificant Effect ◽  
The Impact

<p><em>This study aims to obtain empirical evidence the influence of Audit</em><em> </em><em>Quality on the Fraudulent Financial Reporting with Audit</em><em> </em><em>Com</em><em>m</em><em>ittee as a Moderating Variable in Manufacture Companies listed in Indonesia’s Stock Exchange on 2016 – 2018. This paper uses generalised least squares regression to investigate</em><em> </em><em>the influence of Audit</em><em> </em><em>Quality on the Fraudulent Financial Reporting with Audit</em><em> </em><em>Com</em><em>m</em><em>ittee as a moderating variable for a sample of </em><em>manufacturing</em><em> companies listed on </em><em>Indonesia</em><em> Stock</em><em> </em><em>Exchange over a </em><em>three</em><em>-year period from 2016 to 2018. The method of  purposive sampling is used to gain the samples. The measurement of FFR is using Real Earning Managemen</em><em>t </em><em>(Abnormal Cashflow). Audit</em><em> </em><em>Quality and Audit Com</em><em>m</em><em>ittee are analyzed from the data within annual report. The result of the research </em><em>findings show that Competence of Audit Committee has a positive insignificant effect on Fraudulent Financial Reporting. Meanwhile Audit Quality have a negative insignificant effect on Fraudulent Financial Reporting and Audit Committee strengthens positive insignificant of Audit Quality on Fraudulent Financial Reporting. </em><em>The </em><em>main contribution of this study is that it investigates Audit Committee strengthens influence of Audit Quality on Fraudulent Financial Reporting on Fraudulent Financial Reporting. Furthermore, this study is the initial paper to examine the impact of Audit Quality and Audit Committee on Fraudulent Financial Reporting in Indonesia. </em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals The Impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on Accounting Quality in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-104
Author(s):  
Ooi Chee Keong ◽  
Lee Siew Pengb ◽  
Lim Wan Lengc
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Accounting Quality ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Reporting ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
The Impact

There are two objectives of this study, first,it is to examine and compare the accounting quality in pre-and post-implementations IFRS from the viewpoint of investors. Second ,is to identify the differences in the accounting quality between the shariah compliant and non-shariah compliant companies in pre-and post-implementations of IFRS. Using  2169 firm-year observations from firms listed on the Bursa Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange over the period of 2008  to 2016, the result shows that the implementation of MFRS have reduced the firms’ earnings management. However, this study provides new arguments that Shariah-complaints firms in Malaysia do not necessary have greater incentives to report high-quality reporting based on the investor perspectives.  Our evidence thus help to explains the different impact on IFRS adoption on accounting quality in Malaysia and shariah complaint compnaies.

scholarly journals The Impact of Corporate Governance on Earning Management of Non-Financial Firms: Evidence from Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 304-312
Author(s):  
MUHAMMAD TAHIR KHAN ◽  
IHTESHAM KHAN ◽  
SHAH RAZA KHAN
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Fixed Effect Model ◽  
Earnings Information ◽  
Financial Firms ◽  
The Impact

The main objective of the firm is to maximize the shareholder’s wealth; to achieve this objective the management indulge the earnings information by manipulation practices such practices reduce investors’ confidence. Furthermore, a hypothetical dispute recommends that a better quality of financial reporting reduce the information asymmetry, by refining the corporate governance compliance, result in reducing earnings management practices. Thus the main aim of this study is to explore the impact of corporate governance on earnings management by using panel data sample of 257 non-financial firms listed in Pakistan stock exchange for the period of 2012 to 2019 through Fixed effect model along with control variables. The results disclose that the CG system of Pakistan negatively and significantly impacts the EM activities of the companies registered in Pakistan stock exchange. Hence, concludes that the CG system is more effective to prevent the EM process. The entire results are seamless with prior research work that the effective CG scheme of the firms controls the EM and collapse of businesses. Keywords: Earnings Management, Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance Index.

scholarly journals The Impact of Audit Committee Performance and Composition on Financial Reporting Quality in Jordan

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Qasim Ahmad Alawaqleh ◽  
Nashat Almasri
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Financial Reporting Quality ◽  
Governance System ◽  
The Impact

The corporate governance literature indicates efforts to investigate the role of the audit committee (AC) in improving the financial reporting quality (FRQ) after the emergence of financial scandals in many countries in the world, inclusive Jordan. To date, empirical findings are inconclusive enough to address all audit committee characteristics regarding its competency and responsibilities by employing a questionnaire to collect data about this relationship. Thus, this study measures the correlation between AC (performance and composition) and FRQ of manufacturing corporations registered on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). To test this impact empirically, the target population was financial managers, audit committee members, and internal audit managers who are working in manufacturing corporations listed on the (ASE). According to the coefficient (β), the independent variables (Audit Committee Performance and Audit Committee Composition influence the dependent variable FRQ. This research recommends that firms enhance the audit committee work performance and composition to ensure audit committee members effectively enhance the FRQ audit committee is a vital mechanism of the firm's corporate governance system.

scholarly journals Audit Committee and Earnings Management: The Role of Gender

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 379
Author(s):  
Widya. A. Sudarman, Widi Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Risk Averse ◽  
Gender Theory ◽  
Reporting Process ◽  
Selection Of

This study has a purpose to investigate the effect of committee audit on earnings management. Using a sampel of companies companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) 2013-2017. Results of this study shows that gender of audit committee significantly effect earnings management, it explains that female on audit committee are more careful and allow for discretion in terms of financial reporting. The results explain gender theory that women are more risk averse and ethical than men. This research provides new insights for management so that they can consider gender in the selection of committee audit to be appointed by the company with regard to the financial reporting process.

scholarly journals The impact of audit quality, corporate governance, and company characteristics on earnings management

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-112
Author(s):  
Yousef Shahwan
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Statistical Testing ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Industrial Firms ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to investigate empirically how the characteristics of the firm; the audit quality and the corporate governance impact the management of earnings. The population employed in this study is industrial firms listed on the Amman Stock Exchange between 2017 and 2019. The method of sampling employed in this study is purposive sampling. 39 firms are analyzed, with 117 items of data being achieved. Also, this study applies statistical testing via multiple regression. The findings show that sales growth, free cash flow, financial leverage, and return on assets all have an impact on earnings management. Meanwhile, other factors such as audit quality, firm size, audit committee, the board size, institutional ownership, and managerial ownership, have not to impact on earnings management.

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