scholarly journals Examining the Effect of Joint and Dual Audits on Earnings Management Practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed M. Mandour ◽  
Ali M. Elharidy ◽  
Ekramy S. Mokhtar
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
External Audit ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
Audit Approach ◽  
Voluntary Adoption ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of the paper is to determine the impact of the voluntary adoption of the joint external audit approach in reducing earnings management practices through accruals and real operations compared with the adoption of the dual external audit approach. The research follows a quantitative approach to collect and analyze data from companies listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange during the period 2010-2014. 104 firm-year observations are tested in the sample. The findings of the empirical study shows evidence that there are consistent earnings management practices in the studied sample regardless of the type of audit (joint or dual). There is a negative association between joint audit and discretionary accruals compared to dual audit. This means that firms with joint audit are less engaged in accrual earnings management practices. In addition, large firms that adopt joint audit are less engaged in accrual earnings management. However, there is no effect of joint audit on real earnings management practices compared to dual audit. Our results are consistent for firm size, profitability and leverage. Both firm profitability and leverage show positive association with earnings management practices while size did not have a significant effect on either type of practice. Finally, we find that firms with high (low) profitability that adopt joint audits are less (more) likely to engage in real earnings management practices. Our results are of use to regulators, external auditors and investors.

scholarly journals The Impact of Surplus Free Cash Flow and Stock Market Segmentations on Earnings Management in Jordan: Agency - and Institutional - Theory Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad A. Toumeh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Free Cash Flow ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
The Impact

The current research aims at providing evidence concerning the influence of surplus free cash flow (SFCF) and stock market segmentations (SMS) on income-increasing earnings management practices in Jordan. The results, based on a sample of all non-financial companies that were listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) from 2013 to 2017, confirm the research hypotheses. The Huber-White’s sandwich standard errors for randomeffects regression was used as the primary statistical tool for this study. The findings revealed a significant and positive association between SFCF and income-boosting discretionary accruals (DAC). As well, the results found that SMS was significantly and positively associated with the positive DAC. This research adds value to scholarship by investigating the impact of SMS variable on earnings management. To the best available knowledge, this relationship has not been examined either in Jordan or elsewhere in the world. Further, this is the first empirical attempt to investigate the effect of SFCF on earnings management in Jordan, which provides meaningful information for companies seeking to understand and reduce agency problems within the Jordanian context. KEYWORDS: Earnings management; DAC; surplus free cash flow; SFCF; stock market segmentations; SMS; agency theory; institutional theory; Jordan.

Earnings management and audit quality at Damascus securities exchange: Does managerial ownership matter?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zukaa Mardnly ◽  
Zinab Badran ◽  
Sulaiman Mouselli
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the individual and combined effect of managerial ownership and external audit quality, as two control mechanisms, on earnings management. Design/methodology/approach This study applies ordinary least squares estimates on fixed-time effects panel regression model to test the impact of the investigated variables on earnings management for the whole population of banks and insurance companies listed at Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE) during the period from 2011 to 2018. Findings The empirical evidence suggests a negative non-linear relationship between managerial ownership (as proxied by board of directors’ ownership) on earnings management. However, neither audit quality nor the simultaneous effect of the managerial ownership and audit quality (Big 4) affects earnings management. Research limitations/implications DSE is dominated by the financial sector and the number of observations is constrained by the recent establishment of DSE and the small number of firms listed at DSE. In addition, the non-availability of data on executive directors’ and foreign ownerships restrict our ability to uncover the impact of different dimensions of ownership structure on earnings management. Practical implications First, it stimulates investors to purchase stocks in financial firms that enjoy both high managerial ownership, as they seem enjoying higher earnings quality. Second, the findings encourage external auditors to consider the ownership structure when choosing their clients as the financial statements’ quality is affected by this structure. Third, researchers may need to consider the role of managerial ownership when analyzing the determinants of earnings management. Originality/value It fills the gap in the literature, as it investigates the impact of both managerial ownership and audit quality on earnings management in a special conflict context and in an unexplored emerging market of DSE. It suggests that managerial ownership exerts a significant role in controlling earnings management practices when loose regulatory environment combines conflict conditions. However, external audit quality fails to counter earnings management practices when conditions are fierce.

scholarly journals IFRS ADOPTION AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT PRACTICE: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA COMPANIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-239
Author(s):  
Vina Kholisa Dinuka
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Discretionary Accrual ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Ifrs Implementation

The purpose of this study is to verify IFRS contribution by examining the presence of Accrual Earnings Management (AEM) and Real Earnings Management (REM) in the period pre- and post- IFRS implementation in manufacturing companies in Indonesia. AEM is measured by absolute value of discretionary accrual, while REM is proxied by three measurements of REM, they are abnormal cash flow operation, abnormal production and abnormal discretionary expenses. The sample is taken from Indonesia stock exchange in 2009-2011 and 2013-2015. 2012 is Indonesia adoption period and it is excluded from the sample, because it is considerated as transitory year. This study uses regression analysis and Paired t-test to compare the presence of AEM and REM preceding and following IFRS implementation. The findings reveal that IFRS adoption has significantly negative effect towards AEM and REM. It indicates that the following IFRS implementation, AEM and REM are decrease. Therefore, IFRS is able to reduce earnings management practices in manufacturing companies in Indonesia both for AEM and REM.

scholarly journals CEO Characteristics and Real Earnings Management in Jordan

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 255
Author(s):  
Mohammad Abedalrahman Alhmood ◽  
Hasnah Shaari ◽  
Redhwan Al-dhamari
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Ceo Characteristics

The Chief Executive Officer (CEOs) tends to be the most influential member of a corporation as they exert control over corporate decisions such as financial disclosure, board structure, and company performance in ensuring enhanced corporate performance and earnings. The issue of earnings management (EM) that has captured the attention of researchers may be among the most critical factors that are linked to financial statement manipulation. Therefore, the current study explored the effects of the personal characteristics of CEOs on real earnings management (REM) practices in Jordan. Data of 58 companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange for six years from 2013 to 2018 were utilised to achieve this study’s objectives. The results of this study revealed that CEOs’ experience had a significantly positive association with REM. Meanwhile, CEOs’ tenure had no impact on REM among Jordanian firms. Also, the results exposed the presence of a significantly negative association between CEO duality and REM. Finally, CEOs’ political connection was found to have a significantly positive association with REM. This study offers empirical evidence on the effect of CEO characteristics on REM and how such characteristics can lead to exploitation, which brings an impact on the financial reporting quality.

Board characteristics, external auditing quality and earnings management

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neila Boulila Taktak ◽  
Ibtissem Mbarki
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Board Characteristics ◽  
Big 4 ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of board characteristics and external audit quality on earnings management among major Tunisian banks over the period 2003-2007. Design/methodology/approach – Multivariate regressions are employed to test the effect of board structure and external audit quality on discretionary provisions as a proxy for earnings management. Findings – Results indicate that among the characteristics of the board, CEO duality is associated with higher levels of discretionary provisions. However, the presence of directors affiliated to the largest shareholder tends to constrain earnings management practices. The results reveal also that a co-audit belonging to the BIG 4 provides incentives to manage earnings while the capacity of the external auditor to disclose reservations impacts negatively the manager's discretion. Practical implications – First, it is not desirable to appoint a co-audit both belonging to the BIG 4. Second, the presence of affiliated directors reduces the discretionary practices except in cases where directors are affiliated to families. In this case, banks should strengthen the presence of independent directors. Finally, the delineation of the leeway left in the Tunisian accounting standards would provide more transparent financial information. Originality/value – This study contributes to the literature on governance and its impact on earnings management among Tunisian banks by introducing two variables that have not been tested before which are affiliated directors and co-audit. The paper will be of value to banks willing to comply with the Governance Good Practice Guide adopted recently in Tunisia.

scholarly journals Board characteristics and earnings management in Sri Lanka

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-18
Author(s):  
Shanmugavel Rajeevan ◽  
Roshan Ajward
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Board Characteristics ◽  
Market Capitalisation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between designated corporate governance attributes and the degree of earnings management in selected quoted companies in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach In total, 70 listed companies in Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) were selected based on the highest market capitalisation for the period covering from 2015 to 2017 and representing beverage, food and tobacco, diversified, hotel and travel, manufacturing, oil palms and health care sectors, which accounted for 59.9 per cent of the total market capitalisation of CSE. Findings This study found a positive relationship between CEO-Chair duality and earnings management. Practical implications The insights may also provide investors, economic analysts and regulators with early caution indicators of potential problems in a corporation regarding corporate governance failures and aid stakeholders in assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of the board and corporate governance structure and earnings management methods. Originality/value This study extends the extant research on board characteristics and real earnings management by adopting prominent research design and modernised data. This study offers evidence on how selected audit and board committee’s characteristics influence real earnings management practices.

scholarly journals The Impact of Audit Committee Characteristics on Earnings Management: A Canadian Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Lynda Ioualalen ◽  
Hanen Khemakhem ◽  
Richard Fontaine
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Toronto Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Expertise ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of three Audit Committee (AC) characteristics, financial expertise, diversity and activism on aggressive earnings management. We hypothesized that these AC characteristics are negatively related to aggressive earnings management. To test or hypothesis, we conducted an empirical test with a sample of 10 Canadian corporations listed on the Toronto stock exchange: 5 companies that were accused of aggressive earnings management and 5 other corporations used as a control group. We analyzed the 5-year period prior to the accusation (1999-2003). We measured earnings management by the level of discretionary accruals (using the modified Jones model (1995). Our results show that activism and the financial expertise of AC members are negatively related to aggressive earnings management; however, we did not find a significant relationship between diversity and aggressive earnings management. These results contribute to help governance oversight organizations identify AC characteristics that have the most influence on the detection of aggressive earnings management, which could help agencies develop and enforce methods to detect and reduce aggressive earnings management practices.

scholarly journals Faktor – Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Real Earnings Management Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur di BEI

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Linda Santioso, Emily Janice, Andreas Bambang Daryatno
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
T Test ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Audit Firm ◽  
Financial Expertise ◽  
The Impact

This research aims to find out and analyze the impact of audit committee financial expertise, audit quality that is proxied by external audit firm size, and profitability on real earnings management. The method used in this research was purposive sampling with a total sample of 59 manufacturing companies listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX). The type of data used was secondary data acquired through financial statements extracted from www.idx.co.id. Data analysis methods used in this research were classical assumption analysis, descriptive statistical test, f test, t test, and the test of determination coefficient. T test was used to test this study’s hypothesis. Final result of the study showed that audit committee financial expertise and audit quality proxied by external audit firm size do not have any significant effect on real earnings management, while profitability has been shown to have a positive effect on real earnings management.

scholarly journals Earnings Management and Value Relevance in Nigeria: A Pre and Post Ifrs Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 4672-4680
Author(s):  
Sunny O. Temile ◽  
Al Bahloul Mohammed ◽  
Dadang Prasetyo Jatmiko
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Space Law ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this article is to analyse the literature concerning legal framework for outer space activities by states. Review was conducted on the elements of national space law, including literature critiquing particular strengths or weaknesses of existing laws and literature, on the obligations placed on States under international law and on why writers make particular recommendations as to the content of legislation. The article will summarise the key elements one would anticipate finding in the outer space regulatory framework and which will form the structure of the analytical framework when considering how States implement international space law in practice. In recent times, the issue of earnings management and value relevance has caused financial reports to come under scrutiny. With the introduction of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), a lot of studies have been carried out to see what kind of effect it has on key financial variables such as earnings management and value relevance of firms. Therefore, this study, “Earnings Management and Value Relevance in Nigeria: A Pre and Post IFRS Analysis”, examined the impact of IFRS on Earnings Management and Value Relevance of financial information in Non-Financial Companies quoted in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Data gathered are from the financial statements and annual reports of 60 Companies from the Non-Financial Sector of the Nigeria Stock Exchange because companies in the financial sector are not overall amendable to accruals model. The empirical study covered the period from 2007 to 2016 statistical and econometric tools such as Panel data regression and paired samples tests. The results revealed an increase in value relevance, and a decrease in earnings management in the Post-IFRS era. Thus, we infer that earnings management level has decreased while value relevance has increased since IFRS adoption. This study therefore recommends that the relevant regulatory bodies should be empowered by the government to enable the formulation of effective measures and policies that check earnings management practices, and foster value relevance of the financial information presented in the annual reports and accounts of Nigerian companies.

scholarly journals The Effect of Good Corporate Governance (GCG) Mechanism on Earnings Management Practices of The Stubben Model (Study Case on Mining Sector Companies Listed on The Indonesia Stock Exchange 2014-2019)

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fairus ◽  
Pardomuan Sihombing
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
The Impact

This study was prepared with the intention of analyzing the impact of the Good Corporate Governance (GCG) Mechanism on the Stubben Model of Profit Management (analysis of Mining Sector Companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2014-2019). The population used in the study is the mining sector companies on the IDX. The sample selection method used purposive sampling technique. To process data after sample selection, compile a research model, determine the variables analyzed in the study, and propose a hypothesis, the next step is to carry out data processing procedures through regression analysis with panel data. The results of the analysis conclude that (1) Institutional Ownership has a negative and significant impact on Earnings Management, (2) Managerial Ownership has a negative and significant impact on Earnings Management, (3) The Independent Board of Commissioners has a negative and significant impact on Earnings Management, (4) The Audit Committee has a negative and significant impact on Earnings Management, and (5) Audit Quality has a negative and significant impact on Earnings Management.

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