scholarly journals The Influence of Auditor Quality and Executive Compensation Structure on Financial Reporting Executives' Restatement Decisions in a Clawback Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. P28-P36
Author(s):  
Jonathan S. Pyzoha ◽  
J. Gregory Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Executive Compensation ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Unintended Consequence ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Compensation Structure ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Auditor Quality ◽  
Practical Implications

SUMMARY Based on a recent SEC proposal, publicly traded companies will be required to adopt a clawback in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act. In response, firms have been voluntarily adopting clawbacks at an increasing rate. Prior research finds one benefit of voluntarily adopting a clawback is a decrease in restatements. A recent study by Pyzoha (2015) uses an experiment to further investigate restatements in a clawback environment by studying executives' restatement decisions based on auditor quality and executive compensation structure. Results show there may be an unintended consequence of clawbacks that partially offsets the aforementioned benefit. The study finds executives are less likely to agree with restating financial statements when their pay consists of a higher percentage of incentives and there is a lower quality auditor. Importantly, the study shows this tendency is reduced with a higher quality auditor. This article summarizes the study's motivation, research method, results, and practical implications.

Why do Restatements Decrease in a Clawback Environment? An Investigation into Financial Reporting Executives' Decision-Making during the Restatement Process

2015 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 2515-2536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan S. Pyzoha
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Executive Compensation ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Archival Studies ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Auditor Quality

ABSTRACT Prior archival studies find that firms that voluntarily adopted clawback policies have experienced a reduction in restatements. I experimentally examine this outcome by investigating the influence of two key factors (i.e., executive compensation structure and auditor quality) on financial reporting executives' (hereafter, “executives”) decision-making regarding a proposed restatement that will lead to a clawback of their incentives. I find that executives (i.e., CFOs, controllers, and treasurers) facing a lower quality auditor are less likely to agree with amending prior financial statements when a higher proportion of their pay is incentive-based. However, this tendency is reduced when executives face a higher quality auditor, indicating that higher quality auditors can act as effective monitors. My results identify an ex post unintended consequence of clawback regulation that could at least partially offset the benefits of the ex ante deterrent effects of clawbacks, and that could contribute to findings of less frequent restatements when clawback policies are in place. I discuss potential implications regarding the role of executives during restatement decisions and auditors' risk assessments in a clawback environment. Data Availability: Data are available from the author upon request.

scholarly journals Environmental information in the consolidated financial statements of selected energy companies in Poland – a comparative analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (166) ◽  
pp. 77-104
Author(s):  
Iwona Majchrzak ◽  
Bożena Nadolna
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Consolidated Financial Statements ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Energy Companies

Purpose: The article compares the scope and place of disclosure of valuable environmental information in the annual consolidated financial statements of the largest listed companies in Poland's energy sector. Methodology/approach: The empirical study used content analysis of the consolidated statements of the examined entities and comparative analysis. Results: The study showed that the largest publicly traded companies in the energy sector disclose similar groups of environmental information, but where they were presented and the detailed content were more varied. The information is presented in different parts of the financial statements, often in several different layouts and forms. Due to this approach, users of financial statements are required to group and compile the information on their own in order to compare it. This is not conducive to the transparency and some-times even the credibility of comparative environmental information between individual companies. Thus, it may negatively impact investor decisions. Research limitations/implications: This study should be extended to compare the published environmen-tal information contained in the consolidated financial statements of companies from other industries whose activities have a significant impact on the natural environment. Originality/value: The research is innovative, as it indicates the scope of valuable information in the field of the natural environment that should be taken into account when standardizing the financial reporting of companies.

scholarly journals Analisis Perbandingan Fraud Pentagon dengan Beneish Ratio dalam Pendeteksian Fraudulent Financial Reporting dengan Opini Audit sebagai Variabel Moderating

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Aris Sanulika ◽  
Wahyu Nurul Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Growth Index ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Reporting ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Asset Quality

ABSTRACTFraudulent Financial Reporting is a deliberate attempt by a company to deceive and mislead users of financial statements, especially investors and creditors, by presenting and manipulating the material value of financial statements. This study aims to determine how the auditor's opinion can moderate the comparative analysis of the pentagon fraud with the beneish ratio in the detection of fraudulent financial reporting. The type of data used in this study is comparative quantitative data. The data source in this study is secondary data. The population in this study are banking companies listed on the IDX. With a sample of 16 publicly traded companies engaged in financial and banking institutions and were listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2014-2017. The results of this study indicate that of 64 samples there were 12.5% which indicated that the financial statements had been manipulated. Auditor opinions can increase the influence of Financial Stability, external auditor quality, change in auditor, change of directors, days sales in receivables index, sales gross margin Index, Asset Quality Index, growth index, depreciation index, sales, and general administration expenses index, leverage index, total accrual to fraudulent financial reporting. Beneish Ratio affects Fraudulent Financial Reporting while Fraud Pentagon does not affect Fraudulent Financial Reporting

scholarly journals Effects of IFRS adoption on tax avoidance

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (75) ◽  
pp. 407-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Nogueira Braga
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Corporate Tax ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Tax Rate ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Accruals Management ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Ifrs Adoption

ABSTRACT This study investigates the association between mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption and corporate tax avoidance. In this study, tax avoidance is defined as a reduction in the effective corporate income tax rate through tax planning activities, whether these are legal, questionable, or even illegal. Three measures of tax avoidance are used and factors at the country and firm level (that have already been associated with tax avoidance in prior research) are controlled. Using samples that range from 9,389 to 15,423 publicly-traded companies from 35 countries, covering 1999 to 2014, it is found that IFRS adoption is associated with higher levels of corporate tax avoidance, even when the level of book-tax conformity required in the countries and the volume of accruals are controlled, both of which are considered potential determinants of this relationship. Furthermore, the results suggest that after IFRS adoption, firms in higher book-tax conformity environments engage more in tax avoidance than firms in lower book-tax conformity environments. It is also identified that engagement in tax avoidance after IFRS adoption derives not only from accruals management, but also from practices that do not involve accruals. The main conclusion is that companies engage more in tax avoidance after mandatory IFRS adoption.

scholarly journals Executive compensation and board of directors’ disclosure in Canadian publicly-listed corporations

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Spraggon ◽  
Virginia Bodolica ◽  
Tor Brodtkorb
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Executive Compensation ◽  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Information Transparency ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Governance Regime

This article contributes to the growing body of literature exploring the important role that information transparency plays in strengthening the national corporate governance regime. We review the 2007 amendments to the Canadian reporting legislation with the particular emphasis on sections pertaining to executive compensation and boards of directors. Taking into consideration the specificities of the „comply-or-explain‟ system in Canada, we seek to uncover the extent to which publicly-listed firms comply with these newly amended standards of corporate governance reporting. Based on a comparison of 403 proxy circulars issued in the post-amendment period, we identified important cross-firm variations in the type and format of disclosed information on executive compensation and corporate boards of directors. In order to address the problems that inter-organizational disclosure discrepancies generate for governance researchers and analysts, we provide several recommendations on how Canadian publicly-traded companies can improve their reporting practices

scholarly journals Influence of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Financial Reporting Quality: An Overview of EU Firms Cross-Listed in the USA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ujkan Bajra ◽  
Rrustem Asllanaj
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Financial Reporting Quality ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Sarbanes Oxley ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa

Abstract This paper investigate whether compliance with the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) Sect. 302 (financial reporting) and 404 (internal controls) enhances financial reporting quality (FRQ). This study focuses on EU publicly traded companies that are cross-listed in the US markets. Using a novel approach with respect to operationalization of the SOX, the empirical research integrated into this paper advances the understanding of financial reporting quality for both practitioners and policymakers. The study argues that financial reporting quality increased after SOX entered into force but, notably, we find that FRQ improves with compliance with SOX302 but not with SOX404. Examination of the latter relationship at the subsection level also reveals that compliance with certain SOX requirements is not satisfactory. We find that three out of six subsections of SOX302 are directly associated with financial reporting, while subsections (1), (5) and (6) of SOX302 are not related with FRQ, indicating that the management team, albeit not entirely, provides a reliable financial reporting systems. We also find that compliance with some SOX404’s subsections has been relatively low (i.e. subsections (1) and (3) of SOX404)), suggesting that corporations have not established and are not maintaining suitable internal control systems over financial reporting.

scholarly journals RANCANGAN PENERAPAN SAK EMKM DENGAN APLIKASI AKUNTANSI UKM PADA BODY GYM FITNESS CENTER MALANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Getar Dana Sentosa ◽  
Zuraidah Zuraidah
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
The Body ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Accounting Standard ◽  
Fitness Center ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Income Statement

<p><em>SAK EMKM</em><em> is the</em><em> financial</em><em> accounting standard</em><em>s</em><em> for an entity that </em><em>classified as MSMEs and to</em><em> facilitate business </em><em>owners</em><em> to pre</em><em>pare</em><em> financial </em><em>statement</em><em>s</em><em>. One of the MSMEs is the Body Gym Fitness Center located in Sawojajar of Malang City is still recording transactions in the form of daily reports and monthly reports. The solution that is expected in the preparation of financial statements is the existence of software that allows MSMEs owners to compile financial statements even if they do not understand accounting. </em><em>The research method used is</em><em> descriptive</em><em> qualitative</em><em>. </em><em>The research site is the Body Gym Fitness Center addressed at </em><em>H7/D27 Danau Jonge Street</em><em>, Sawojajar, Malang.</em><em> Research subjects are the manager and cashier of the fitness center. Observations, interviews, and documentations are used as data collection techniques. Data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing are used as data analysis methods.The results of this research are: income statement and balance sheet statement. Notes on financial statements are still compiled in manual way. There are two obstacles faced by the Body Gym Fitness Center to compile the financial statements: a) lack of understanding on financial Reporting, b) the absence of human resources who able to compile financial statements according to SAK EMKM.</em><em></em></p><p> </p>

scholarly journals The Process Of Creating XBRL Instance Documents: A Research Framework

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Janvrin ◽  
Maureen Francis Mascha
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Publicly Traded Companies ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
Business Reporting ◽  
The Past ◽  
Use Of The Internet

The past decade has witnessed a technological revolution fueled by the widespread use of the Internet, web technologies, and their applications.  Within financial reporting, proponents of extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) argue that XBRL will revolutionize financial reporting since it allows corporate financial information to be aggregated, transmitted, and analyzed quicker and more accurately (Hoffman and Strand 2001; Hannon 2002; Bovee et al. 2005; Willis 2005; Cox 2006). The SEC recently mandated that publicly traded companies furnish financial information in XBRL format (Rummel 2008; SEC 2009a). Thus, the purpose of this project is to provide researchers with a framework for examining the process financial statement preparers use to create XBRL instance documents. Further, the paper (1) demonstrates how the framework may be used, (2) raises unanswered questions, and (3) suggests avenues for future research.    

How Much Does IFRS Cost? IFRS Adoption and Audit Fees

2012 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel T. De George ◽  
Colin B. Ferguson ◽  
Nasser A. Spear
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Securities And Exchange Commission ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Publicly Traded ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Response Data ◽  
Ifrs Adoption

ABSTRACT This study provides evidence of a directly observable and significant cost of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption, by examining the fees incurred by firms for the statutory audit of their financial statements at the time of transition. Using a comprehensive dataset of all publicly traded Australian companies, we quantify an economy-wide increase in the mean level of audit costs of 23 percent in the year of IFRS transition. We estimate an abnormal IFRS-related increase in audit costs in excess of 8 percent, beyond the normal yearly fee increases in the pre-IFRS period. Further analysis provides evidence that small firms incur disproportionately higher IFRS-related audit fees. We then survey auditors to construct a firm-specific measure of IFRS audit complexity. Empirical findings suggest that firms with greater exposure to audit complexity exhibit greater increases in compliance costs for the transition to IFRS. Given the renewed debate about whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should mandate IFRS for U.S. firms, our results are of timely importance. Data Availability: Data are publicly available from the sources identified in the paper. Survey response data are available from the authors upon request.

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