scholarly journals Financial Statements Are About To Get A New Look

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clemense Ehoff Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Financial Statements ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Accounting Profession ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Professional Societies ◽  
Comment Letters ◽  
New Look

In October 2008, The FASB and the IASB issued a discussion letter for comment proposing a complete redesign of financial statements.  This was the result of a project that began for both boards in 2001.  More than 200 comment letters were received from individuals, accounting firms, professional societies, corporations, and others from the business community.  The FASB and IASB have analyzed the input, and are currently preparing an exposure draft scheduled for release in early 2011.  This paper reviews the proposed changes to the financial statements, summarizes the favorable and unfavorable responses contained in the comment letters, and examines the implications that the changes will have on the business community, the accounting profession, educators, and investors.

scholarly journals The Emerging Authority Of Statements On Management Accounting

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan B. Schiff ◽  
Charles J. Penino
Keyword(s):  
Management Accounting ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Consensus Guidelines ◽  
Accounting Profession ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Reporting Practice ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Direct Materials ◽  
Specific Definition

Armco Inc. v. Comr. demonstrated that the accounting profession needs a source of authoritative guidance in management accounting. Statements on Management Accounting (SMA) offer consensus guidelines and definitions established and approved by a diverse group of accounting professionals and other members of the business community. SMAs provide a source of guidance that can outweigh other accounting literature that generally represents just one or two authors, or even an accounting firms, opinion. It is imperative for the accounting profession to continue to develop detailed guidance for accounting and reporting practice. If we dont, the judicial system may fill this gap. This article has summarized a recent tax case involving a very specific definition of direct materials. The future role of the SMA series in similar circumstances is bright, give the need for guidance and the growing awareness of this important professional promulgated.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Pengalaman dan Tekanan Ketaatan Terhadap Audit Judgment

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-65
Author(s):  
Nila Kadir ◽  
David H.M Hasibuan
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Accounting Profession ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
The Public ◽  
Audit Judgment ◽  
Public Accounting Firms

Each company is required to provide information on the financial statements in accordance with applicable standards that have been set. Therefore, the company needs further examination in order to meet accountability to investors and creditors and the public that may affect the valuation of the company. Such informations should be useful and presented appropriately and accurately for users of financial statements. To fulfill this obligation, the company requires the services of a third party audit of the so-called independent auditor as the party in charge of examining and giving an opinion on the report presented by management. In recent decades, audit failure cases are rare and have led to the crisis of confidence regarding the inability of the accounting profession in the audited financial statements. The emergence of this crisis is indeed justified, because quite a lot of financial statements of a company that received an unqualified opinion, but it went bankrupt after the opinion was issued. To prevent the occurrence of cases of failure of the audit, the auditor is required to be professional. Professionalism has become a critical issue for the accounting profession because it can describe the performance of the accountant. Professionalism of auditors can be reflected by the accuracy of the auditor in making judgments in the audit assignment. Many factors affect the performance of an auditor in making audit judgments, among other experiences and compliance pressure. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of experience and stress adherence to audit judgment. Research was conducted on public accounting firms in Bandung. Respondents are auditors working in the public accounting firms in Bandung. Of the 40 questionnaires distributed, there were 33 questionnaires were returned and could be processed for further testing. The analytical method used in this research is multiple linear regression analysis and processed using SPSS 16. Results of research on the influence of experience and stress adherence to audit judgment shows that the experience had no effect on audit judgment, while the pressure obedience significantly effecting on audit judgment. Audit experience does not affect the judgment audit because the auditor with different experiences will have the same audit consideration. Auditor with experience <1 year, 1-5 years, 6-10 years or> 10 years will have the same audit consideration when obtaining evidence, and the same information anyway. Compliance pressure affects the audit because the auditor's judgment tends to follow orders from superiors so that would affect the auditor's judgment. An auditor who is under pressure will tend to take the safe road, not at risk, and tend to be dysfunctional. It also indicates that the auditor does not have the courage to disobey the orders of their superiors and the client's desire to change audit firm even if the instruction is not appropriate. Surely few are willing to take risks to find another job and losing clients as a consequence against the orders of superiors and clients wishes improper deviated from professional standards.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Educators, Accounting Students and Accountants Public Accountant against Ethics of Financial Statement Preparation (Studies at University and KAP in Semarang)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-101
Author(s):  
Imam Prayogo ◽  
Teuku Afrizal
Keyword(s):  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Public Accounting Firms ◽  
Public Accountant

This study aims to examine differences in perceptions between teaching accountants, accounting students, and accountants on the ethics of preparing financial statements. Ethical indicators for the preparation of financial statements are represented in earnings management, misstatements, disclosures, cost-benefits, and responsibilities. This research was conducted at universities and public accounting firms in Semarang. This research was conducted with a survey method of 70 respondents from teaching accountants, 75 accounting students, and 40 accountants respondents at universities and public accounting firms in Semarang. As an analysis tool, ANOVA is used for hypotheses H1, H2, H3, and H4. Before testing the hypothesis, first the validity and reliability tests are carried out for all the questionnaires that have been collected. Validity and reliability tests show that all data are valid and reliable. Then the questionnaire was tested by ANOVA and strengthened by the Independent Sample T Test. Anova results show that there are differences in perceptions between teaching accountants, accounting students and accountants. However, there was no difference in perceptions between teaching accountants and accountants. Therefore it can be concluded that there are differences in perceptions between teaching accountants, accounting students, and accountants on the ethics of preparing financial statements.

scholarly journals MONEY LAUNDERING RISK ASSESSMENT REGARDING THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tajana Petrović ◽  
◽  
Sonja Cindori ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Money Laundering ◽  
National Level ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Risk Assessments ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
A Posteriori ◽  
Accounting Profession ◽  
Creative Accounting ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Illegal Activities

The assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing risks is conducted at the supranational and national level, including risk factors and risk variables. Based on the mentioned, the accounting profession is required to provide risk assessments at the level of obliged entities, which results in suspicious transactions reports. The number of suspicious transactions reported in the Republic of Croatia, as well in the world, is notably small, which speaks in favor of insufficient awareness of the threats posed by such conduct. The susceptibility of the accounting profession to illegal actions through the possibility of adjusting financial statements within the framework of creative accounting is evident, while due to non-compliance with legal regulations, unprofessionalism, and unethical needs, there is a need for forensic accounting. The peculiarities of the accounting profession support its ambiguous role in the detection of money laundering and other illegal activities, however, such measures are always implemented a posteriori.

scholarly journals The Effect of Independence and Integrity on Audit Quality: Is There A Moderating Role for E-Audit?

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diza Dianeke Budi Prabowo ◽  
Dwi Suhartini
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Auditor Independence ◽  
Audit Process ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Audit Reports ◽  
The Impact

The financial statements must be reliable and become a benchmark in considering an audit decision on the financial statements. In order for this to be achieved, independence and integrity is required in carrying out the audit process. E-Audit helps overcome challenges in the industrial revolution 4.0 and prevent fraud. This research aims of testing and analyzing the role of e-audit in moderating the impact of auditor independence and integrity on audit quality. The data was collected through a questionnaire distributed to auditors at Public Accounting Firms in Surabaya. There are 36 respondents involved. The data were analyzed using SmartPLS. The results showed that auditor independence positively effect audit quality, auditor integrity positively effect audit quality; e-audit does non moderate the effect of auditor independence on audit quality; ande-Audit negatively moderates the effect of auditor integrity on audit quality. The practical implication of this research is that when determining high audit quality, independent auditors should at least increase their independence and integrity so that the resulting audit reports are of high quality and can be a reference for decision makers.

scholarly journals Ethics and auditing: Setting the bar too low

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-561
Author(s):  
Keith Hooper ◽  
Jenny Wang
Keyword(s):  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Social Darwinism ◽  
Duty Of Care ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
The Public ◽  
Audit Firms ◽  
Empirical Perspective

Purpose - from a philosophical and empirical perspective this paper seeks to show how the big audit firms have managed to set the bar low so that they offer only opinions on whether financial statements meet accounting standards. It is argued that while the concepts of virtue ethics have now largely disappeared, ethical legitimacy has moved beyond consequential ethics to a form of social Darwinism. It is a Social Darwinism that is legalistic and technical as evidenced by the audit firms’ widespread use of the Bannerman clause attached to their opinions. Design - to illustrate the shift of ethical positions, the paper is informed illustrations of a failure to discharge a duty of care to the public. Findings – the shift in underlying social values contributes to what the Economist Journal describes as a steady decline in professional ethics. This arguable conclusion is supported by various illustrations and cites the shift in combinations of cognitive, moral and pragmatic legitimacy as drivers employed by accounting firms. Research Limitations – the paper uses secondary and documentary data and is informed by conceptual analysis which necessarily in the realm of ethics may be contentious. Originality – the paper seeks to link the changing social values with changes in legitimisation and to show shifts in accounting practices like the recent practice of issuing disclaimers.

scholarly journals The Influence of Reputation of Public Accounting Firms on the Integrity of Financial Statements with Corporate Governance as the Moderating Variable

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nera Marinda Machdar ◽  
Dade Nurdiniah
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Institutional Ownership ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Accounting Firm ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Accounting Firms

This research aimed to determine the effect of the reputation of the public accounting firm on the integrity of financial statements by including leverage and firm size as the control variables. This research also investigated the effects of corporate governance moderation that was proxied by the independent commissioner, institutional ownership, and audit committee in strengthening or weakening the reputation of the public accounting firms on the integrity of the financial statements. The population was manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2013-2015. The sample utilized the purposive sampling method and resulted in 34 manufacturing firms, so the total observations were 102 firms in all observed years. This research performed statistical data processing with EVIEWS 8. There are two main findings of this research. First, the reputation of public accounting firm affects the integrity of the financial statement. Second, corporate governance that utilizes the independent commissioners and institutional ownership strengthen the effect of the reputation of the public accounting firm on the integrity of the financial statement. However, corporate governance using audit committee weakens the reputation of the public accounting firm on the integrity of financial statements.

scholarly journals ANALISIS FRAUD PENTAGON TERHADAP KECURANGAN LAPORAN KEUANGAN PADA SEKTOR PERUSAHAN MANUFAKTUR YANG TERDAFTAR Di BURSA EFEK INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Delviana Dama Yanti
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
Public Accounting Firms ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Statements

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is see the effect of pentagon fraud proxied by financial targets, nature of the industry, quality of external auditors, change of auditors, number of CEOs who frequently detect fraud in financial statements. Financial statement fraud in this study was measured using the proxies of Return on Assets, Receivables, selection of audit services at public accounting firms, changes in public accounting firms, changes in directors, and the number of CEO photos. The population in this study are manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) in 2017-2019. This study uses a purposive sampling technique so, there are 48 financial reports from 25 manufacturing companies. The analytical method used is multiple linear regression analysis with SPSS version 20. The results of this study indicate that financial targets, nature of industry, quality of external auditors and the number of CEOs who often do not have a significant effect in the handling of fraudulent financial statements. Meanwhile, changes in auditors and changes in direction have a significant effect on fraudulent financial statements

FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI AUDIT DELAY PADA PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR YANG GO PUBLIK DI BEI

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Astuti Yuli Setyani
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Variable Size ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Accounting Firm ◽  
The Public

"> This study aims to examine empirically the effect of firm size, solvency, profitability, and thequality of public accounting firms (KAP) to the audit delay on manufacturing companieslisted in Indonesia Stock Exchange. This study focuses on companies listed on the IndonesiaStock Exchange. The data used are secondary data, the audited financial statements of 47companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2009-2012. To test the hypothesis,performed multiple regression analysis that begins classic assumption test includingnormality, linearity, multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation. The data usedhas met all the classical assumptions. Partial test results show that the variable size andvariable quality of the public accounting firm (KAP) that affect audit delay, while variablesolvency and profitability variable does not affect the audit delay.Keywords: audit delay, KAP, company’s size, profitability, solvency

Pengaruh Profesionalisme dan Etika Profesi Terhadap Pertimbangan Tingkat Materialitas Dalam laporan Keuangan

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-204
Author(s):  
Heryani Siti Nudyah
Keyword(s):  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Public Accounting Firms

ABSTRACT This study aims to determine how the influence of professionalism and professional ethics on the consideration of the level of materiality in financial statements in public accounting firms, especially in the provinces of Yogyakarta and Central Java. This research is a survey research conducted on auditors who work in public accounting firms with a sampling technique by distributing questionnaires both in person and online. The number of questionnaires processed was 40 questionnaires, with details of 20 questionnaires from google form and 20 questionnaires from questionnaires. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The data used in this study used primary data obtained from the questionnaire method given directly to the auditors of public accounting firms in Yogyakarta and also Central Java, namely Surakarta and Semarang. The results of the study show that Professionalism and Professional Ethics affect the consideration of the level of materiality in the financial statements Keywords: professionalism, professional ethics, materiality level considerations

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