How Auditor Legal Liability Influences the Detection and Frequency of Fraudulent Financial Reporting

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. P9-P15 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Greg Burton ◽  
T. Jeffrey Wilks ◽  
Mark F. Zimbelman
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Economics ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Legal Liability ◽  
Expected Value ◽  
Legal Environment ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Reporting ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Economics Research ◽  
Fraudulent Reporting

SUMMARY In today's legal environment, auditors who fail to detect fraud face potentially extreme liabilities because of the possibility of biased juries and other factors that can result in extreme legal liabilities for auditors. This paper summarizes a recent study (“The Impact of Audit Penalty Distributions on the Detection and Frequency of Fraudulent Reporting”; Burton et al. [2011]), which used an experimental economics research method to investigate how the legal liability for failing to detect fraud influences auditors' efforts to detect financial reporting fraud and auditees' commission of such fraud. The experiments show that a penalty system that is not subject to extreme legal liabilities for the auditor, but has the same expected value (i.e., average penalties) as a system that is subject to extreme liabilities, increases auditors' effort to detect fraud and decreases fraudulent reporting by auditees.

Bookkeeper-Controller-CFO: The Rise of the Chief Financial and Chief Accounting Officer

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Doron ◽  
C. Richard Baker ◽  
Kiren Dosanjh Zucker
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Corporate Finance ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Legal Liability ◽  
Senior Management ◽  
Chief Financial Officers ◽  
Management Positions ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT This paper traces the evolution of the chief accounting and chief financial officers from minor figures in corporate governance for most of the 20th century to senior management positions by the late 1970s. The paper begins with the testimony before Congress of Arthur Tucker during the debates over the legislation that would become the 1933 Securities Act. Tucker's testimony resulted in the controller or chief accounting officer being included among those persons specifically listed as potentially liable for fraudulent statements or omissions under Section 11 of the Act. The impact of Tucker's efforts, the evolution of the legal liability of financial and accounting officers over the next several decades, the increasing complexity of corporate finance and financial reporting that led to the establishment of the CFO as a position second only to the CEO, and the place of the accounting officer among senior management, are analyzed in the subsequent sections.

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>

Corporate governance and fraudulent financial reporting

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahab Rostami ◽  
Leyla Rezaei
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Reporting ◽  
Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Financial Expertise ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to trace the impact of corporate governance and its mechanisms in preventing companies from turning to fraudulent financial reporting. Design/methodology/approach For this purpose, using the systematic elimination pattern, the information of 187 listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange over six years from 2013 to 2019 were collected, and the hypotheses were examined using a linear regression model. To measure fraudulent financial reporting, the adjusted model of Beneish (1999) was used to evaluate corporate governance. Its mechanisms based on nine corporate governance mechanisms, including board independence, board remuneration, CEO financial expertise, expertise in CEO industry, board financial expertise, board industry expertise, board effort, CEO duality and managerial ownership, have been examined. These mechanisms are calculated as a combined index of corporate governance. Findings The findings indicate that robust corporate governance significantly reduces companies’ intention toward fraudulent financial reporting. In the same way, a negative and significant relationship was observed between each of the nine corporate governance mechanisms, except for board compensation and fraudulent financial reporting. Originality/value This study’s findings provide valuable insight into the importance of strengthening companies to prevent companies’ managers from engaging in fraudulent financial reporting activities. Hence, it is suggested that professional references bodies more seriously follow the rules to dictate to companies for using and empowering their corporate governance.

Computone Corporation: An Instructional Case in Earnings Management and Revenue Recognition

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Lynn Stallworth ◽  
Robert L. Braun
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Fraudulent Financial Reporting ◽  
Revenue Recognition ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Competitive Industry ◽  
Sarbanes Oxley ◽  
The Impact

During the boom of the 1990s, Computone Corporation was a high-tech company with viable hardware and software products. The company struggled financially, however, in this very competitive industry. This case demonstrates how the company employed earnings manipulation techniques that resulted in violations of GAAP through improper revenue recognition. Developed from SEC Enforcement Releases, the case demonstrates the SEC's willingness to prosecute corporations and individuals involved in fraudulent financial reporting. The case requires you to analyze the impact of improper revenue recognition on financial statements and to identify risk factors that may have provided incentive and opportunity to engage in fraudulent financial reporting. In addition, the case asks you to consider the potential effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and discuss corporate governance issues.

scholarly journals The effects of the legal environment on the entire application of IFRS for small and medium-sized enterprises: The case of Vietnam

Accounting ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1463-1470
Author(s):  
Duc Dung Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Legal Environment ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Impact

The article explores the impact of factors in the legal environment on the application of the entire international financial reporting standards for small and medium-sized enterprises. Legal environmental factors include the legal system, the influence of the state role, professional associations and tax regulations. The author adopted the survey of 80 managers and 80 auditors to find out if there is any difference between the financial reporters and the financial reporting auditors on the impact of the legal environment. Through T-Test with SPSS 26 software, the author found that the tax factor is highly appreciated for both managers and auditors, especially for managers. The auditors assessed that the entire application of IFRS would bring benefits more than the costs while the managers assessed that the costs would be more than the benefits. Through the survey results, the author suggests limiting the impact of tax on accounting and further improving the role of professional associations.

scholarly journals Impact of the Accounting Standards Applied on the Assessment of the Financial Situation of a Company from the Mining Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 25-38
Author(s):  
Michał Wierzbięta
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Financial Data ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
The Impact ◽  
A Company

The discrepancies between the Polish balance sheet law and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) with regard to the recognition and presentation of economic events may in some cases have a significant impact on the financial data of the entities applying selected standards. Having regard to the Polish legal system, which imposes the obligation to apply IFRS on listed entities, at the same time excluding this possibility for other entities, it is interesting to attempt to verify the potential comparability of specific companies with a similar profile, operating in the same industry. The aim of the paper is to identify and assess the impact of the accounting standards applied on the key financial ratios and data of an entity operating in the mining industry. The research method used in the paper is financial analysis. The data used for the analyses cover the years 2007–2015.

scholarly journals Analysis The Effect of e-Budgeting and Government Internal Control System on The Quality of Financial Reporting of Local Government in Indonesia in Islamic Perspectives

IKONOMIKA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-150
Author(s):  
Wahyu Setyawan ◽  
Rindu Rika Gamayuni ◽  
Shamsuddeen Muhammad Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Internal Control System ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this study is to determine the impact of e-budgeting and internal government control systems to financial reporting of  local governments in Indonesia as measured by the achievement of the unqualified opinion from the report of the Financial Audit Board (LHP BPK) on the Regional Government Financial Reports (LKPD). Financial reporting is a mechanism in the delivery of financial information and a representation of the financial position of transactions carried out by local governments , as an obligation of responsibility for the allocation and use of resources that are useful for accountability and transparency purposes.The implementation of e-budgeting and the government internal control system in the preparation of financial reporting is a means to realize accountability and transparency in governance in bureaucratic reform. This is consistent with the perspective of Islam provides guidance in the embodiment of the system of good governance government in the form of three pillars, namely transparency , accountability and participation . The study population was all local governments in Indonesia with a sample that local governments in Indonesia are already implementing e-budgeting in the 2017 -2018 . This research method is a quantitative empirical research method using secondary data with data analysis performed statistical tests using multiple linear regression with Eviews 9.0. The results of hypothesis testing and multiple regression analysis with  eviews 9.0 shows that e-budgeting and government internal control systems are simultaneously influenced positively to financial reporting of  local governments in Indonesia in the form of unqualified opinion.  Keywords :  E-Budgeting, Government Internal Control, Financial Reporting, Islamic Perspective.

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