scholarly journals Detecting Financial Statements Fraud: the Evidence from Russia

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-45
Author(s):  
Наталья Валерьевна Ферулева ◽  
Мария Александровна Штефан
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Limited Liability ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Financial Statement Fraud ◽  
Fraud Risk ◽  
Net Assets ◽  
Accounting Policy

Russian stakeholders of joint stock companies, which shares are not traded on a stock exchange, and limited liability companies need the effective instruments which enable them to detect the facts of financial statement fraud quickly because the financial statement remains the main source of information about the companies’ performance for them.  Although Institute of Auditors is one of the most reliable tools which identify financial statement manipulations, the costs, connected with audit, are too high and, and as a result, stakeholders have to look for other instruments to distinguish fraudsters, which make an attempt to overestimate or underestimate net assets and financial results, from non-fraudsters. Mathematical model of the American researcher Messod Beneish can be considered as an example of such tools. The general purpose of this paper is to identify whether it is possible, basing on the Beneish model, to create a new one, which enables to distinguish fraudulent from non-fraudulent financial statements reporting in Russia, and determine the accuracy level of fraud status forecasts made by using this model.  In our research we are going to concentrate on identification of companies, which overestimate net assets and financial results. Tо obtain the information on the financial ratios included in the model we use financial reports of Russian both non-traded joint stock companies and limited liability firms. The conclusion can also be drawn that it is possible to develop the fraud detection probit model and linear model (integrated M-score index), which enabled stakeholders to identify fraud status correctly in 83% and 60 % respectively. Developing the model we include extra parameters, connected with growth rate of other income to sales ratio and an accounting policy of the company. It was found that fraud risk increases if the company chooses accounting policy according to which administrative costs are charged to core product expenses.

Using Beneish model to detect corporate financial statement fraud in Greece

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 1063-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spyridon Repousis
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Limited Liability ◽  
Growth Index ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Financial Statement Fraud ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This paper aims to investigate empirically the eight-variables Beneish M-model to identify occurrence of financial statement fraud or tendency to engage in earning manipulation. Design/methodology/approach A data set of 25,468 companies (Société Anonyme and Limited Liability Companies) in Greece was analyzed during two-year period of 2011-2012. Financial statements of banks are excluded. Findings The results showed that 8,486 companies or 33 per cent of the whole sample has a greater than −2.2 score, which is a signal that companies are likely to be manipulators. Also, for manipulators, results using F-distribution showed that days sales in receivable index (DSRI), asset quality index (AQI), depreciation index, selling, general and administrative expenses index (SGAI), total accruals to total assets index and leverage index (LVGI) are significant at 99 per cent confidence level in its effect on Beneish M-score. Also, there is a significant relationship between earning management, as expressed by Beneish M-score and each one of variables, DSRI, AQI, gross margin index, sales growth index, SGAI and LVGI. Most of all, DSRI explains 95.92 per cent of the variation in Beneish M-score in statistical terms. Practical implications Results are important for banking system, because financial statements information influence credit decisions of banks. Debt agreements include terms based upon accounting numbers. Also, using Beneish Model, it is a cheap and easy way for examiners of possible fraudulent activity. Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, there is a great lack of research in Greece, using Beneish model. There is only one more study using the Beneish model, examining only a few companies listed in Athens Stock Exchange during 1999-2000. Findings have also important implications not only for banks but also for users of Greek financial statement accounts, especially to investors, auditors, regulators, to taxation and other state authorities.

Predicting Vietnam Listed Firms’ Financial Statement Fraud Risk

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thuy Nguyen Thi Hong
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Financial Statement Fraud ◽  
Financial Leverage ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Fraud Risk

Different from previous studies in Vietnam, this paper focuses on fraud risk, identifying the factors that affect the risk of financial reporting fraud of listed companies in Vietnam. Moreover, the research aims to forecast the possibility of fraudulent financial statements of listed companies in Vietnam. Based on M-score models (Beneish, 1999) and F-score model (Dechow et al., 2011), this research develops experimental results based on a sample of 307 companies with 3684 financial statements observations from 2007 to 2018. Research results show that the higher financial leverage in firms’ financial statements, the higher risk of financial statements, and the higher fraud’s tendency. Moreover, the findings also show that perennial firms, bigger firms, and listed firms, they likely to have a higher tendency of financial statement fraud. Research results show that the higher the financial leverage ratio, the more errors in reporting, the higher the tendency for fraud. At the same time, the older a business, the larger its scale and listed on the stock exchange, the more likely it is that the financial statements are fraudulent.

Scoring to estimate the financial statement fraud risk during the audit

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 1262-1275
Author(s):  
Sergei V. ARZHENOVSKII ◽  
Tat'yana G. SINYAVSKAYA ◽  
Andrei V. BAKHTEEV
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Statistical Method ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Financial Statement Fraud ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Preparation Methods ◽  
Behavioral Traits ◽  
Fraud Risk

Subject. This article assesses the propensity for material misstatement risk due to unfair actions of persons charged with the financial statements preparation, based on their behavioral traits. Objectives. The article aims to develop a scoring type methodology for identifying the propensity for material misstatement risk due to unfair actions of persons charged with the financial statements preparation. Methods. For the study, we used a multidimensional statistical method of discriminant analysis based on empirical data from an author-conducted survey of 515 employees charged with the financial statements preparation in companies. Results. The article presents a two-stage methodology that helps estimate whether a person has traits associated with a hyperpropensity for financial statements fraud risk. Conclusions and Relevance. The developed methodology for detecting the fraud risk is easy to use. It gives the result in binary form and does not violate the principles of audit ethics. The estimated material misstatement risk due to unfair actions makes it possible to justify the need for appropriate audit procedures when developing a strategy and audit plan.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Stabilitas Keuangan, Kondisi Industri dan Tekanan Eksternal Terhadap Kecurangan Laporan Keuangan

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Didin Ijudien
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Financial Statement Fraud ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Normality Test ◽  
Research Show

AbstractThe Financial Statement Fraud is an intentional mistakes aimed to deceive the users of the financial statements is ultimately detrimental to the users of the financial statements themselves. This research aims to analyze the influence of Financial Stability, Nature Of Industry and External Presure partially against the The Financial Statement Fraud on the company's industrial sector manufacturing consumer goods listed on the Indonesia stock exchange for the period 2013 up to 2016. The selection of the sample in this research was done using a purposive sampling method and retrieved 104 corporate data as sample. The data used are of financial reporting data auditan from the company published through the site www.idx.co.id and the official website of each company. Data analysis method used in this research is by using multiple linear regression. Before using regression analysis, then performed a classic assumption test first, which includes a test of normality, test multikolonieritas, autocorrelation test, and test heteroskedastisitas. Testing in this study performed using SPSS software version 23 for windows. The results of this research show that partially Financial Stability, Nature Of Industry and External Presure have no effect against the Financial Statement Fraud. Keyword: Financial Stability, Nature Of Industry, External Presure and the Financial Statement Fraud.AbstrakKecurangan laporan keuangan merupakan suatu kesalahan yang disengaja bertujuan untuk menipu para pengguna laporan keuangan yang pada akhirnya merugikan penguna laporan keuangan itu sendiri. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh stabilitas keuangan, kondisi industri, dan tekanan eksternal secara parsial terhadap kecurangan laporan keuangan pada perusahaan manufaktur sektor industri barang konsumsi yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia untuk periode 2013 sampai dengan 2016. Pemilihan sampel pada penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling dan diperoleh 104 data perusahaan sebagai sampel. Data yang digunakan adalah data laporan keuangan auditan dari perusahaan yang dipublikasikan melalui situs www.idx.co.id dan website resmi masing-masing perusahaan. Metode analisis data yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah dengan menggunakan regresi linear berganda. Sebelum menggunakan analisis regresi, maka dilakukan uji asumsi klasik terlebih dahulu, yang meliputi uji normalitas, uji multikolonieritas, uji autokorelasi, dan uji heteroskedastisitas. Pengujian dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan software SPSS versi 23 for windows. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial stabilitas keuangan, kondisi industri, dan tekanan eksternal tidak berpengaruh terhadap kecurangan laporan keuangan. Kata Kunci: Stabilitas keuangan, kondisi industri, tekanan eksternal, dan kecurangan laporan keuangan

scholarly journals Relationship between Financial Ratio and Financial Statement Fraud Risk Moderated by Auditor Quality

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-43
Author(s):  
Tomy Rizky Izzalqurny ◽  
Bambang Subroto ◽  
Abdul Ghofar
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Ratios ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Financial Statement Fraud ◽  
Financial Ratio ◽  
Fraud Risk ◽  
Auditor Quality

This study was aimed to prove the research hypothesis that there are effects of financial ratios, which consist of profitability, leverage, and liquidity on the financial statements fraud risk, and the quality of auditors are able to moderate the relationship between financial ratios to financial statements fraud. This study uses a population of manufacturing companies that publish their financial statements on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2016-2017 will also be summarized and inferred. This study uses purposive sampling so that the study sample amounted to 275 firm years. The dependent variable uses the financial statements fraud risk with the proxy Dechow F-score. The independent variable in this study consisted of profitability with ROA ratio, leverage using the calculation of the ratio of total liabilities to total assets, and liquidity using the calculation of the ratio of total current assets to current liabilities. The moderating variable in this study is auditor quality as a moderating variable with a dummy variable. The Hypothesis test conducted is using moderated regression analysis (MRA). The results of this study indicate that the financial statements fraud risk is influenced by financial liquidity ratios, while financial ratios of profitability and leverage have not been proven to affect financial report fraud. This study provides a contribution by providing evidence that the quality of auditors can suppress fraudulent actions on financial statements with low profitability. This research provides information to regulators to pay more attention to companies that experience liquidity problems, and become input for regulators to make rules that improve the quality of auditors.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Pentagon Fraud Terhadap Fraudulent Financial Statement Dengan KualitasLaba Sebagai Variabel Moderasi

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-280
Author(s):  
Abdurrachman Abdurrachman ◽  
Suhartono Suhartono
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Financial Statement Fraud ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Statements

Financial statement fraud is a serious and constructive problem for external parties of the company, especially for investors. This study aims at factors that cause false financial statements with variables as moderating variables. The factors used in this study are pentagon fraud theory which consists of variables of pressure, opportunity, rationalization, competence, and arrogance. This study uses the company in the Indonesia Stock Exchange 2016-2017 period as a research sample. Based on the results of purposive sampling obtained 204 data manufacturing companies that meet the sample. Testing the hypothesis in this study was carried out using logistic regression analysis. The results of testing the hypothesis to see the effect on fraudulent financial statements indicate that competence has a significant positive effect, pressure has a negative effect, the opportunity has no significant effect, rationalization has no significant effect, arrogance has no significant effect. In the moderating variable earnings, quality cannot weaken the influence of pressure, opportunity, rationalization, and arrogance on fraudulent financial statements, but earnings quality can weaken the influence of competence on fraudulent financial statements. Simultaneous testing shows that the overall variable has a significant effect on fraudulent financial statements. Keywords: Fraudulent Financial Statement, Pentagon Fraud   Abstrak                                                                         Kecurangan laporan keuangan merupakan masalah yang serius dan menjadi ancaman bagi pihak-pihak eksternal perusahaan, khususnya bagi investor. Beberapa penelitian mengenai faktor faktor yang berpengaruh pada fraudulent financial statement telah dilakukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan menguji kembali faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi fraudulent financial statement dengan menambahkan kualitas laba sebagai variabel moderasi. Faktor-faktor yang diuji dalam penelitian ini adalah teori pentagon fraud yang terdiri dari variabel pressure, opportunity, rationalization, competence, dan arrogance. Penelitian ini menggunakan perusahaan manafaktur terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2016-2017 sebagai sampel penelitian. Berdasarkan hasil purposive sampling diperoleh 204 data perusahaan manufaktur yang memenuhi kriteria sampel. Pengujian hipotesis dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan analisis regresi logistik. Hasil pengujian hipotesis untuk melihat pengaruh terhadap fraudulent financial statement menunjukkan bahwa competence berpengaruh positif signifikan, pressure berpengaruh negatif, opportunity tidak berpengaruh signifikan, rationalization tidak berpengaruh signifikan, arrogance tidak berpengaruh signifikan. Pada variabel moderasi kualitas laba tidak dapat memperlemah pengaruh pressure, opportunity, rationalization dan arrogance terhadap fraudulent financial statement, namun kualitas laba dapat memperlemah pengaruh competence pada fraudulent financial statement. Pengujian secara simultan menunjukkan bahwa variabel secara keseluruhan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap fraudulent financial statement. Kata kunci: Fraudulent Financial Statement, Pentagon Fraud

scholarly journals The Effect of CFO Demographics on Fraudulent Financial Reporting

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Yulia Frischanita, Yustrida Bernawati
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statement Fraud ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Statements

This study aims to examine the effect of CFO demographics on financial statement fraud. The results contribute to companies for increasing CEO and CFO elections and corporate governance designed to prevent illegal actions. The sample in this study was manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2016-2018 with 308 data and hypothesis testing using multiple regression analysis techniques. The test results show that the age of the CFO affects the fraudulent financial statements. More mature the CFO engage with fraudulent financial statements. Other results indicate that the level of education, gender and experience of the CFO have no effect on financial statement fraud. The control variable used is ROA which has a positive effect on financial statement fraud. While company size and leverage have a negative effect on financial statement fraud.

scholarly journals Financial Statement Fraud Risk Factors of Fraud Triangle: Evidence From Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Hasni Yusrianti ◽  
Imam Ghozali ◽  
Etna Yuyetta ◽  
Aryanto Aryanto ◽  
Eka Meirawati
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Company Size ◽  
Fraud Triangle ◽  
Financial Statement Fraud ◽  
Fraud Risk ◽  
Industry Risk

The purpose of this study is to examine the risk factors that influencing financial statement fraud. Especially, it examines the influence of rationalization, pressure, and opportunity on the fraudulent financial statements and also examines the interaction effect of industry risk and company size on the relationship between rationalization, pressure, and opportunity on financial statement fraud. Secondary data were collected from Bloemberg Data Base, IDX and OJK RI. The population in this study is companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the moving year from 2011 to 2017 and the sample was selected by companies that indicated financial statement fraud and those that did not indicate financial statement fraud. The company indicated by Fraud was collected from Bapepam and OJK RI. Data were tested using logistic regression analysis and different T-tests of 28 committed fraud companies and 28 companies that did not commit fraud. The results showed that only some variables had a significant effect on financial statement fraud, namely financial stability (ACHANGE), Financial Target (ROA), and the Nature of Industry (ARCHANGE). The results also show that company size and industry risk do not moderate the fraud factors on financial statement fraud. These results support the fraud triangle theory in explaining the phenomena of financial statement fraud.

THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL STABILITY, EXTERNAL PRESSURE, PERSONAL FINANCIAL NEED, FINANCIAL TARGETS, INEFFECTIVE MONITORING AND AUDIT QUALITY ON DETECTING FRAUD FINANCIAL STATEMENT IN PERSPECTIVE OF FRAUD TRIANGLE

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-199
Author(s):  
Sidik Nur Fajri
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Fraud Triangle ◽  
Financial Statement Fraud ◽  
Financial Need

The purpose of this study was to determine whether financial stability, external pressure, personal financial need, financial targets, ineffective monitoring, and audit quality affect the financial statement fraud by collecting empirical evidence. The object of research is the companies from sector property and real estate which listing on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, with research period in 2010-2012. The samples in this study were selected based on purposive sampling method with a total sample of 14 companies. The analysis technique used in this research is multiple regression analysis using SPSS. These results indicate that the variable external pressure, personal financial need and audit quality effect on the financial statements fraud, meanwhile variables financial stability, financial targets, ineffective monitoring had no effect on the financial statements fraud. Variables financial stability, external pressure, personal financial need, financial targets, ineffective monitoring and audit quality simultaneously effect on the financial statements fraud. Keywords: Financial Statement Fraud, Fraud Triangle

scholarly journals ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI TERJADINYA FINANCIAL STATEMENT FRAUD: PERSPEKTIF DIAMOND FRAUD THEORY (Studi Pada Perusahaan Perbankan Yang Terdaftar Di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2014-2016)

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Nella Kartika Nugraheni ◽  
Hanung Triatmoko
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Variable Pressure ◽  
Financial Statement Fraud ◽  
Audit Opinion ◽  
Fraud Theory ◽  
Financial Need

This study aimed to analyze the factors that encourage financial statement fraud with analysis of diamond fraud theory. This research analyzes the influence of variable pressure proxied by financial targets, financial stability, external pressure, personal financial need, the opportunity proxied by nature of industry, ineffective monitoring, razionalization proxied by audit opinion, and the capability to replace any directors proxies against financial statements fraud. The sample in this research are 105 samples of banking companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period 2014-2016. The results showed that the variable of financial targets as measured by return on asset, external pressure as measured by the leverage ratio, personal financial need as measured by the ownership of shares by the board of commission influence the financial statements fraud. The study did not found financial stability pressures as measured by the ratio of change total asset, ineffective monitoring as measured by the ratio of affiliated commissioner, nature of industry as measured by the ratio of change receivables, the audit opinion as measured by obtaining unqualified opinion with explanatory language, and capability as measured by changes of directors influence on fraudulent financial statements.

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