scholarly journals The Impact of Audit Quality Features on Enhancing Earnings Quality: The Evidence of Listed Manufacturing Firms at Amman Stock Exchange

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 255
Author(s):  
Mohammad Abdallah Almomani
Keyword(s):  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Quality Properties ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Quality Features

<p>The study aims at investigating the impact of external audit quality features on enhancing the quality of accounting profits of the listed manufacturing firms at Amman Stock Exchange (ASE), where continuity of profit has been used as Proxy variable to express the quality of earnings. Indicators of quality of audit, audit office size, auditors' fees, period of customer's retention, type of auditor's opinion, and the specialization in client's industry, were used to measure audit quality. A sample of 45 firms had been selected, and data covering the period 2009-2013 had been collected from these firms, where 225 observations were used in the analysis. The study finds that the earnings of listed manufacturing firms at Amman Stock Exchange are with good quality, and that there is a linear relationship between external audit quality and the quality of reported earnings. Auditors' fees have most important significant effect on earnings quality, followed by auditors' opinion, where others factors has no significant effect on earnings quality. Based on these findings, the study raises several questions about the reliability of audit quality properties by stakeholders in firms, especially investors, when they check the quality of earnings, whenever they need to take a decision. The study recommends further researches regarding the issue by using other metrics to measure earnings quality, and through the addition of other properties to the quality of the audit, such as linked audit offices with auditing global offices, degree of qualification employees, and the opened lawsuits against audit office.</p>

scholarly journals Impact of External Auditing Quality and Audit Committees on Accounting Conservatism and the Performance of Industrial Firms Listed at the Amman Stock Exchange

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 556
Author(s):  
Mahmod AL-Rawashdeh Abdalwahab ◽  
Riham Fathi ALkabbji
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Accounting Conservatism ◽  
Audit Committees ◽  
Industrial Firms ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Quality Features

This study aims to investigate the impact of external auditing quality and audit committees on accounting conservatism and the performance of industrial firms listed at the Amman Stock Exchange. The study has relied on the industrial sector which comprised of 70 industrial firms, while the sample size comprised 54 firms. Audit quality has been addressed in terms of audit quality features (communication with world audit offices, keep client period, audit fees, accounting specialist in the customer industry), while audit committees quality has been analyzed (audit committees independence, audit committees expertise, audit committees meetings). The accruals model has been used to measure accounting conservatism. The firm`s performance has been measured through its market value. The study concluded that audit committees have no impact on accounting conservatism and firm`s performance, while audit quality features have a positive impact on accounting conservatism and firm`s performance. The study has recommended the need to activate the role of audit committees in public shareholding industrial firms since they positively have an impact on raising audit efficiency and control the regulate the firm`s internal control system.

scholarly journals Cash Conversion Cycle and Profitability, Evidence from Jordan

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Manar Moffadi Al-Mohareb
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Cash Conversion Cycle ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the impact of working capital management and its components on profitability as a practical aspect, and how is compatible with the theoretical aspect. Besides, it examines other financial factors that may affect profitability by using a sample of Jordanian manufacturing firms listed in the Amman Stock Exchange for the period (2016-2018). Theoretically, manufacturing firms that have been studied have current assets over half of their total assets. Therefore, the working capital management role will be clearer on firm profitability.Practically, the results indicate that there is a significant relationship between the cash conversion cycle, which is considered as a proxy of working capital management, and profitability of the manufacturing firms. This provides an opportunity to create value for shareholders by decreasing receivable accounts and inventory, enhancing the profitability of the firms and reducing the collection period and by adopting effective credit policy.

scholarly journals AUDITOR PROVIDED TAX SERVICES, INCOME SHIFTING, AND DEFAULT RISK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Arfian Zudana
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Default Risk ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Knowledge Spillover ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Income Shifting ◽  
The Impact

<p>This study investigates two capital markets effects of auditor provided tax services (APTS), a particular form of auditor provided non-audit services (APNAS). Firstly, this study examines the influence of APTS on income shifting by United States of America (U.S.) multinational companies and, secondly, this study examines the impact of APTS on default risk of all U.S. companies. There are two competing hypotheses on the impact of APNAS on the quality of the work of auditors and the empirical evidence is mixed. One strand of literature suggests that APNAS provide knowledge spillover effects and thus improve the quality of the work of the auditor. The other strand of literature suggests that APNAS impair the independence of the auditor and therefore lead to a decrease in the quality of the audit. APNAS may thus increase or decrease the value of audit as a governance mechanism. The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned several previously allowed APNAS such as bookkeeping, financial information systems design and implementation, appraisal and valuation, and internal audit. However, the SEC continues to permit auditors to provide tax services. This study extends the literature on APNAS by examining the effect of APTS on income shifting by multinational companies and on default risk. Using a sample of 10,248 firm-year observations on U.S. multinationals over the period 2002 – 2015 and the income shifting measurement model developed by Dyreng and Markle (2016), this study finds that APTS reduce outbound income shifting, which is consistent with knowledge spillover rather than impairment of independence. The result holds after addressing potential endogeneity concern and is robust to excluding observations from the financial crisis periods. Furthermore, the result holds after including firm-specific characteristics as influences on the income shifting parameters. Using a sample of 21,364 firm-year observations on U.S. firms over the period 2003 – 2016, this study finds that APTS have a positive relationship with default risk, consistent with impaired independence of the auditor. The result holds after addressing potential endogeneity concern and is robust to excluding the global financial crisis period. The effects of APTS on income shifting and default risk are therefore opposite in direction. However, the positive relationship between APTS and default risk is weaker for firms with high institutional holdings and a strong information environment, indicating that stronger corporate governance mitigates the impact of APTS on default risk. Furthermore, this study finds that the channel for the effect of APTS on default risk appears to be earnings quality. That is, APTS lower audit quality, thereby lowering earnings quality and increasing default risk. Given the cost of default, this is an important finding. Thus, taking the results on income shifting and default risk in combination, the question of the SEC continuing to permit auditors to provide tax services is left open to question.</p>

scholarly journals The Audit Quality and Audit Delay: Evidence from Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-32
Author(s):  
T. Husain ◽  
I Gusti Ayu Intan Saputra Rini
Keyword(s):  
Audit Quality ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Average Delay ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose: This study specifically aims to identify the impact of Audit Quality on Audit Delay. Audit Quality is measured by the proxy log natural fee audit (LNFE). Methods: This is a causal research with quantitative analysis. This study involves six companies listed in the sub-sectors of Cable under the manufacturing sector in the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period of 2013-2019. It applied panel data set in a regression model using STATA MP - Parallel Edition Ver14.00 application. Results: The findings show that the Audit quality has a significant negative impact on the Audit Delay with an average delay of 83.62 days. Implications: This study could be extended further by considering all manufacturing firms of IDX which may provide more insight into the audit quality with other proxies.

scholarly journals The Impact efficiency of using assets to enhance earnings quality in the Jordanian Industrial Companies listed in the Amman Stock Exchange: An Empirical Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-46
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Pooled Data ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Data Regression ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
Asset Growth ◽  
The Impact

: The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of the efficiency of the use of assets to enhance earnings quality in Jordanian industrial companies listed in Amman Stock Exchange (ASE).To achieve the objectives of the study, a sample of 48 industrial companies was tested during the period of 2009-2015, and the number of observations used in the test was 336. To test the hypotheses of the study, multiple regression was used for the Pooled Data Regression. The study found that industrial companies achieved earnings quality. The study also found the existence of a positive impact that is statistically significant, of the efficiency of the use of assets (asset growth rate, working capital turnover, and the rate of current assets turnover), to enhance earnings quality. Accordingly, the study recommends that the management of companies maintains the earnings quality and exert more effort to exploit the company's assets with the best possible efficiency to achieve sales volume so that it can achieve earnings quality to enable it to continue its activities.

scholarly journals Hubungan Managerial Entrenchment dan Kualitas Audit dengan Kualitas Laba

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Nibras Anny Khabibah
Keyword(s):  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Managerial Entrenchment ◽  
Big 4 ◽  
Ceo Tenure ◽  
The Relationship

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi hubungan managerial entrenchment, kualitas audit, dan kualitas laba. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan 76 sampel perusahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di BEI dari tahun 2016-2018 (228 observasi). Managerial entrenchment diukur dengan lamanya CEO menduduki posisinya (CEO tenure), kualitas audit diukur dengan status KAP sebagai KAP big 4 atau bukan, sedangkan kualitas laba diidentifikasi dengan akrual diskresioner yang dimiliki oleh perusahaan. Penelitian ini juga menggunakan variabel kontrol yang terdiri dari leverage, ukuran perusahaan, dan profitabilitas perusahaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa managerial entrenchment perusahaan manufaktur di Indonesia pada tahun penelitian dilakukan tidak berhubungan dengan kualitas laba, sebaliknya kualitas audit terbukti dapat meningkatkan kualitas laba perusahaan. Selanjutnya, dari ketiga varibel kontrol yang digunakan, hanya profitabilitas yang terbukti berhubungan dengan kualitas laba.   Kata kunci: managerial entrenchment, kualitas audit, kualitas laba     Abstract: This study aims to identify the relationship between managerial entrenchment, audit quality, and earnings quality. This research was conducted using 76 samples of manufacturing companies listed in the Indonesian Stock Exchange from 2016-2018 (228 observations). Managerial entrenchment is measured by the length of CEO occupying his position (CEO tenure), Audit quality is measured by KAP status as big 4 or not, while earnings quality is identified by companies’ discretionary accruals. This study also uses a control variable consisting of leverage, company size, and company profitability. The results showed that the managerial entrenchment of manufacturing companies in Indonesia in the year of the study was not related to earnings quality, on the contrary audit quality was proven to be able to improve the earnings quality of the company. Furthermore, from the three control variables used, only profitability has been proven to be related to earnings quality.   Keywords: managerial entrechment, audit quality, earnings quality

scholarly journals The impact of quality audit on the management of earnings

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kais Lassoued ◽  
Ibtissem Bacha
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Quality Audit ◽  
Opportunistic Management ◽  
The Impact

In a Tunisian context, the purpose of this research is to study the aspects related to the quality of external audit, relating to the opportunistic management of earnings. Indeed, we are interested in the aspect of handling the earnings as a means for the manager to achieve its objectives by publishing a result different from that which is achieved. Thus, the quality of external audit, as an essential element of the system of government of the companies, may be able to limit the process of accounting manipulation, and therefore to protect the interests of investors and creditors. Given these factors, there is a key question: To what extent can the quality of the external audit influence the opportunistic management of earnings in Tunisian businesses? In this research, our goal is to empirically test a sample of Tunisian companies listed on the stock market, the impact of audit quality on the opportunistic practice of earnings

Impact of the External Audit Quality and Corporate Governance on the Tunisian Company’ Financial Performance of Before and After the 2011 Revolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Nafti Olfa
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Revolution

The latest financial scandals have challenged the accounting systems adopted and the quality of external audit and corporate governance.The purpose of the study is to analyze the impact of the determinants of the external audit quality and corporate governance on the Tunisian company’s financial performance before and after the 2011 revolution.Using a sample of 31 companies listed on the Tunis Stock Exchange this impact is tested for a period of eight years, divided into two periods. The first period spans from 2007 to 2010, before the revolution, and the second period spans from 2013 to 2016, after the revolution.The results show that after the revolution, a significant relationship exists between the financial performance of the companies and their size and indebtedness, whereas before the revolution, the relationship was significant between financial performance of the companies and the existence of an audit committee and managerial property. The behavior of Tunisian companies changed after the revolution and the 2011 revolution allowed the various parties who were against good governance to negatively affect investor confidence in auditors and the performance of the company. It's a crisis of the crisis.

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