scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF FRAUD TRIANGLE IN DETECTING FINANCIAL STATEMENT FRAUD

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-244
Author(s):  
Zakharia Sabatian ◽  
Francis M. Hutabarat

Financial statements are a form of a report presented by a company that shows the financial performance of the company. In many cases of financial report fraud committed by Public Accounting Firm, they beautify the financial statements so that many investors are interested in the company. Therefore, this study aims to examine the influence of the Fraud Triangle factor in detecting fraudulent financial statements. The object of this study uses the financial statements of the Cigarettes and Cosmetics subsectors that are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period 2016-2018. This study uses thirty sample data using purposive methods based on criteria. Data analysis using logistic linear regression analysis. The results showed that Rationalization had a significant effect on financial statement fraud. Meanwhile, Financial Stability, External Pressure, Personal Financial Need, Financial Targets, Ineffective Monitoring, Nature of Industry have no significant effect on financial statement fraud.Keywords: Fraud, Pressure, Opportunity, Rationalization, Financial Statement Fraud

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-199
Author(s):  
Sidik Nur Fajri

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


2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44
Author(s):  
Mariati ◽  
Emmy Indrayani

Company’s financial condition reflected in the financial statements. However, there are many loopholes in the financial statements which can become a chance for the management and certain parties to commit fraud on the financial statements. This study aims to detect financial statement fraud as measured using fraud score model that occurred in issuers entered into the LQ-45 index in 2014-2016 with the use of six independent variables are financial stability, external pressure, financial target, nature of industry, ineffective monitoring and rationalization. This study using 27 emiten of LQ-45 index during 2014-2016. However, there are some data outlier that shall be removed, thus sample results obtained 66 data from 25 companies. Multiple linear regression analysis were used in this study. The results showed that the financial stability variables (SATA), nature of industry (RECEIVBLE), ineffective monitoring (IND) and rationalization (ITRENDLB) proved to be influential or have the capability to detect financial statement fraud. While the external pressure variables (DER) and financial target (ROA) are not able to detect the existence of financial statement fraud. Simultaneously all variables in this study were able to detect significantly financial statement fraud.


2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shabrina Prasmaulida

Financial statements generally aim to provide information about the company’s financial position, performance, and cash flows to the interested parties. The motivation to gain trust from the users, especially investors, shareholders and creditors, leads someone to commit fraud in the financial reporting. This study aims to detect and predict financial statement fraud based on the perspective of fraud triangle adopted by SAS No. 99. The dependent variable in this study is financial statement fraud which is proxied by earnings management, while the independent variables in this study are financial stability pressure, personal financial need, ineffective monitoring, effective monitoring, external pressure, and financial targets.Population of this research is manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2012 - 2014. Samples are selected using purposive sampling method and obtained 150 companies out of a total population of 162 companies. The results show that financial stability pressure and external pressurehave significant positive effect on financial statement fraud. Meanwhile, personal financial need, ineffective monitoring, effective monitoring, and financial targets do not have significant effect on financial statement fraud.


AKUNTABILITAS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Yeasy Darmayanti ◽  
Ilham Setiawan ◽  
Ethika Ethika

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of financial stability, external pressure, personal financial needs, financial targets, nature of industry, ineffective monitoring, and rationalization of financial statement fraud on manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2012 to 2016 .From a population of 159 listed manufacturing companies, 72 samples were obtained that met the criteria. Testing using SPSS version 23 for logistic regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that external pressure and nature of industry have a significant influence on financial statement fraud. On the other hand, financial stability, personal financial need, financial targets, ineffective monitoring and rationalization have no effect on financial statement fraud.


2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Nella Kartika Nugraheni ◽  
Hanung Triatmoko

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.


2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Wahyuni Wahyuni ◽  
Gideon Setyo Budiwitjaksono

The financial statements are structured representation of the financial position shows the financial performance of an entity. On the other hand, the Financial Services Authority in Indonesia gave the sanction to capital market players for cheating Financial Statements. This shows that the financial statement fraud cases occurring in Indonesia are part of the failure of an audit conducted by the Public Accounting Firm (KAP). This study aims to examine the influence of fraud triangle in detecting fraudulent financial statements. The object of this study using the financial statements of companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2012-2014 time period. This study uses 123 data samples are taken using purposive criteria. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that razionalization significant effect on the financial statements fraud. Meanwhile, the financial stability, external pressure, financial targets, the nature of the industry, ineffective monitoring did not significantly affect the financial statements fraud. This study contributes to the regulators to adopt measures to improve the quality of audits, especially in detecting fraud.


2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Nella Kartika Nugraheni ◽  
Hanung Triatmoko

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.


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Hafizah ◽  
Novita Weningtyas Respati ◽  
Chairina Chairina

This research aims to examine, analyze, and obtain evidence the influences factors in fraudtriangle to financial statement fraud on Manufacturing Companies that Listed on IndonesiaStock Exchange. This research’s population are Manufacturing Companies that Listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange Period 2011-2015. In this research using purposive sampling method todetermine the samples. Total sample of this research are 57 companies. This research useslogistic regression analysis to examine the effects of various independent variables on financialstatement fraud. The independent variables in this research are factors in fraud triangle. Theresult of this research indicated that financial stability influences the financial statementfraud. However, other variabel like external pressure, personal financial need, financial targets,nature of the industry, effective monitoring, and rationalization were not influence on financialstatement fraud.Keywords: Financial statement fraud, fraud triangle, pressure, opportunity, rationalization


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-94
Author(s):  
AKMALIA KHOIR ◽  
Eny Kusumawati

This study is aimed to analyze the effect of fraud triangle to financial statement fraud on the manufacture companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in the period 2014-2018. Fraud Triangle on this study are pressure that proxied by financial target, financial stability, external pressure and personal financial need. Opportunity that proxied by ineffective monitoring and nature of industry. Rationalization that proxied by change of auditor. The sampling method in this study is purposive sampling. Total number of sample in this study are 112 samples. Financial statement fraud is obtained by Fscore. The analytical techniques conducted by descriptif statistic dan classical assumption test and also hypothesis was tested using multiple linier regresional method, Adjusted R2 test, F test and t test. The result showed that financial target, external pressure, personal financial and nature of industry significantly affect the financial statement fraud. Meanwhile, financial stability, ineffective monitoring and rationalization have not affected financial statement fraud


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-138
Author(s):  
Faiz Rahman Siddiq ◽  
Agus Endrianto Suseno

Financial statement fraud biasa disebut dengan kecurangan laporan keuangan yang merupakan kesengajaan dalam melakukan kelalaian dan kesalahan ketika  membuat laporan keuangan dengan penyajian yang tidak sesuai pada prinsip akuntansi berterima umum. Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No.99 menjelaskan tentang salah saji yang berhubungan dengan auditor dalam mengaudit laporan keuangan terhadap fraud diantaranya adalah (1) salah saji dari kesalahan suatu laporan keuangan merupakan suatu  pengungkapan yang direncanakan guna menipu pengguna laporan keuangan, (2) penyalahgunaan aset atau istilah lain pencurian dan penggelapan sering dijadikan sebagai salah saji dalam laporan keuangan. Fraud pentagon theory merupakan pengembangan dari teori fraud sebelumnya yaitu fraud triangle (Cressey, 1953) dan fraud diamond (Wolf and Hermanson,2004). Populasi penelitian ini adalah perusahaan yang tergabung dalam Indeks JII (Jakarta Islamic Index) pada tahun 2014-2017. Teknik pengambilan sampel dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Metode analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis regresi linear berganda. Financial statement fraud dalam penelitian menggunakan perspektif F-Score Model. Hasil penelitian ini adalah pressure (Financial Stability, dan Financial Target), dan Opportunity (Nature of Industry) berpengaruh terhadap financial statement fraud. Sedangkan Pressure (External Pressure dan Personal Financial  Need), Rationalization (Change in Auditor), Competence (Change of Director) dan Arrogance (Frequent Number of CEO’s Picture dan Dualism Position) tidak berpengaruh terhadap financial statemnt fraud.


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