scholarly journals The Effects of Ethical Factors in Financial Statement Examination: Ethical Framework of the Input Process Output (IPO) Model in Auditing System Basis

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Andi Agus ◽  
Nurna Aziza
Keyword(s):  
Audit Quality ◽  
Auditor Independence ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Input Process ◽  
Model Framework ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Process Output ◽  
Regression Techniques

This study attempts to analyze ethical factors within the framework of the IPO model (input-process-output) as a proxy of audit quality. In more detail, this study creates a model framework that analyzes the influence of ethical factors consisting of integrity, objectivity and independence on audit quality with specific variables. This study was conducted by analyzing 220 respondents from auditors working in public accounting firms in major cities in Java, Indonesia, and analyzed using linear regression techniques. The study results show that the integrity variable has a positive and significant effect on output, and the objectivity variable has a significant effect on input, process and output. Meanwhile, the independence variable has not been empirically proven to have a significant effect on audit quality. These results emphasize the importance of increasing auditor independence in carrying out their duties, and theoretically prove the effect of abstract ethical factor values in empirical testing on audit quality.

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.

PCAOB Inspections and Large Accounting Firms

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan K. Church ◽  
Lori B. Shefchik
Keyword(s):  
Audit Quality ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Big 4 ◽  
Second Tier ◽  
Over Time

SYNOPSIS The purpose of this paper is to analyze the PCAOB's inspection reports of large, annually inspected accounting firms. The inspection reports identify audit deficiencies that have implications for audit quality. By examining the inspection reports in detail, we can identify the nature and severity of audit deficiencies; we can track the total number of deficiencies over time; and we can pinpoint common, recurring audit deficiencies. We focus on large accounting firms because they play a dominant role in the marketplace (i.e., they audit public companies that comprise approximately 99 percent of U.S.-based issuer market capitalization). We document a significant, downward linear trend in the number of deficiencies from 2004 to 2009. We also identify common, recurring audit deficiencies, determine the financial statement accounts most often impacted by audit deficiencies, and isolate the primary emphasis of the financial statement impacted. Our findings generally are consistent comparing Big 4 and second-tier accounting firms, though a few differences emerge. In addition, we make comparisons with findings that have been documented for small, triennially inspected firms. Data Availability: The data are available from public sources.

scholarly journals DOES AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE, SKEPTICISM, AND PROFESSIONALISM INFLUENCE AUDIT QUALITY?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 251
Author(s):  
Putri Puspitarani ◽  
Supeni Anggraeni Mapuasari
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Auditor Independence ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
The Stability ◽  
High Sense

Riset ini menyajikan bukti empiris faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kualitas audit yang bersumber dari kognisi auditor. Faktor kognisi yang diujikan antara lain independensi, skeptisme, dan profesionalisme. Independensi didefinisikan sebagai kemauan auditor untuk netral dan tidak bias dalam mengambil keputusan. Skeptisme adalah kemauan auditor untuk mempertanyakan dan melakukan prosedur audit tambahan ketika terjadi keraguan dalam penentuan pertimbangan audit. Profesionalisme merepresentasikan pemahaman dan sikap auditor atas hak dan kewajibannya yang diatur oleh organisasi profesi. Untuk menguraikan logika hipotesis, riset ini menggunakan teori disonansi kognitif. Auditor tentu mengalami berbagai dinamika dalam menjalankan tugasnya. Dinamika ini terkadang mengandung ketidaksesuaian antara kognisi yang dimilikinya dengan apa yang ditemukannya. Dalam kondisi tersebut, penelitian ini menduga bahwa auditor yang memiliki rasa independensi yang tinggi akan lebih mampu menghasilkan kualitas audit yang baik. Auditor dengan skeptisme yang semakin tinggi tentu akan mau untuk mengeluarkan upaya tambahan demi meraih kualitas audit yang sesuai. Sementara itu, profesionalisme mampu mendukung kemantapan auditor dalam mengupayakan kualitas audit yang tinggi. Dengan menggunakan metode survei yang disebarkan pada para auditor di kantor akuntan publik di kota jakarta, riset ini menemukan bahwa independensi, skeptisme, dan profesionalisme secara signifikan mendukung persepsi kualitas audit. Ini artinya, kantor akuntan publik dapat mempertimbangkan faktor-faktor ini dalam perumusan kebijakan rekrutmen dan pelatihan.  This research presents empirical evidence of the factors that influence audit quality sourced from auditor cognition. Cognition factors tested included independence, skepticism, and professionalism. Independence is defined as the auditor's willingness to be neutral and not biased in making decisions. Skepticism is the auditor's willingness to question and carry out additional audit procedures when there is doubt in determining audit considerations. Professionalism represents the auditor's understanding and attitude towards his rights and obligations governed by professional organizations. To outline the logic of the hypothesis, this research uses the theory of cognitive dissonance. Auditors naturally experience various dynamics in carrying out their duties. This dynamic sometimes contains a mismatch between the cognition it has and what it finds. Under these conditions, this study suspects that auditors who have a high sense of independence will be better able to produce good audit quality. Auditors with increasing skepticism will certainly want to spend additional effort to achieve appropriate audit quality. Meanwhile, professionalism can support the stability of auditors in seeking high audit quality. Using a survey method distributed to auditors at public accounting firms in Jakarta, this research found that independence, skepticism, and professionalism significantly support the perception of audit quality.

scholarly journals Moderating Role of Audit Fees on the Effect of Task Complexity and Independence towards Audit Judgment

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Eny ◽  
Ratna Mappanyukki
Keyword(s):  
Audit Quality ◽  
Task Complexity ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Auditor Independence ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Audit Judgment ◽  
Public Accounting Firms

This study examines the effect of task complexity and auditor independence on audit judgment with audit fees as a moderating variable. Samples were obtained from auditors working in public accounting firms in West Jakarta and South Jakarta. Data collection was done using a survey method by distributing questionnaires to 100 auditors as respondents. The method of analysis used was Moderated Regression Analysis. The results show that task complexity hurts audit judgment. Auditor independence has a positive effect on audit judgment. Audit fees can strengthen the effect of task complexity on audit judgment. Besides, audit fees moderate the effect of auditor independence on audit judgment. It is recommended that public accounting firms consider the interaction of variables that affect audit judgment, such as task complexity, independence, and audit fees, to improve audit quality.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PRINSIP INTEGRITAS, OBJEKTIVITAS DAN PERILAKU PROFESIONAL TERHADAP KUALITAS AUDIT PADA KAP KOTA MAKASSAR

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Azizah Basmar
Keyword(s):  
Audit Quality ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Professional Behavior ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Regression Techniques ◽  
Public Accountants ◽  
The City

ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah prinsip integritas, prinsip objektivitas dan prinsip perilaku profesional berpengaruh terhadap kualitas audit pada kantor akuntan publik (KAP) di kota Makassar. Pengumpulan data menggunakan data primer yang diperoleh dari kuesioner dengan menggunakan teknik Nonprobality Sampling (Sampel Jenuh). Populasinya adalah seluruh akuntan publik di kota makassar sejumlah 56 auditor, sedangkan sampel yang diambil berjumlah 56 responden. Hasil kuesioner tersebut telah diuji validitas dan reliabilitasnya, juga telah diuji asumsi klasik berupa asumsi normalitas, asumsi heterokedastisitas, asumsi multikolinieritas dan autokorelasinya. Metode analisis data menggunakan teknik regresi berganda.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa prinsip perilaku profesional tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kualitas audit, sedangkan prinsip integritas dan prinsip objektivitas berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kualitas audit. Dari hasil tersebut, prinsip integritas dan objektivitas layaknya menjadi perhatian bagi akuntan publik untuk menciptakan kualitas audit yang baik.Kata kunci: Prinsip Integritas; Objektivitas; Perilaku Profesional; Kualitas Audit ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine whether the principles of integrity, objectivity principles, and principles of professional behavior affect audit quality at public accounting firms (KAP) in Makassar. Data collection uses primary data obtained from questionnaires using the Nonprobality Sampling technique. The population was all public accountants in the city of Makassar, totaling 56 auditors, while the sample taken amounted to 56 respondents. The results of the questionnaire have been tested not only for validity and reliability, but also for classic test assumptions in the form of normality assumptions, heteroskedasticity assumptions, multicollinearity, and autocorrelation assumptions. The method of data analysis uses multiple regression techniques. The results showed that the principle of professional behavior had no significant effect on audit quality. In contrast, the law of integrity and objectivity policies had a significant impact on audit quality. From these results, the principle of honesty and objectivity should be a concern for public accountants to create good audit quality. Keywords: Integrity Principle; Objectivity; Professional Behavior; Audit Quality

Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation and Audit Quality

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakwoon Kim ◽  
Hyoik Lee ◽  
Jong Eun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Audit Quality ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Auditor Independence ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Audit Firm ◽  
Going Concern ◽  
Financial Statement Audit ◽  
Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation ◽  
First Time

Recently, regulators and policy makers who witnessed the global financial crisis during 20072009 began considering a variety of ways to enhance auditor independence and financial reporting quality, ultimately aiming at investor protection. Since the enactment of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002 (SOX), the Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation (MAFR) requirement has once again received significant attention from regulators and policy makers around the world, including the European Union (EU) and the U.S. Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). In this paper, we investigate whether MAFR enhances audit quality in Korea. We find that under MAFR, newly rotated auditors are more likely to issue first-time going-concern audit opinions to financially distressed firms during their initial (first-year) financial statement audit compared with under the Voluntary Audit Firm Change (VAFC). Moreover, firms audited by mandatorily rotated new auditors have less discretionary accruals and higher accrual quality than those audited by voluntarily switched new auditors during the initial audit engagement. These results of earnings quality are more pronounced for firms that received a first-time going-concern audit opinion during the initial financial statement audit under MAFR. Taken together, the findings suggest that MAFR produces better audit quality than the VAFC. Further, our study provides implications for regulators and policy makers of countries considering the adoption of MAFR.

Does the use of honorific appellations in audit reports connote higher financial misstatement risk? Evidence from China

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Chen ◽  
Xingqiang Du ◽  
Shaojuan Lai ◽  
Mary Ma
Keyword(s):  
Audit Quality ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Auditor Independence ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Firms ◽  
Financial Misstatements ◽  
Financial Misstatement ◽  
Chinese Auditors ◽  
Audit Reports

Purpose From the sociolinguistic perspective, the purpose of this paper is to examine whether the honorific and actual-name appellations that Chinese auditors use to address clients in audit reports connote differential financial misstatement risk. Specifically, the authors hypothesize that auditors’ use of honorifics signals their inferior social status relative to their clients, thereby leading to compromised auditor independence, lower audit quality, and higher financial misstatement risk. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a sample of manually coded appellation data from audit reports of Chinese public firms between 2003 and 2012 to conduct the research. Findings The authors find significantly greater financial misstatements, both in terms of likelihoods and magnitudes, for companies addressed by honorifics than for those addressed by actual names. Moreover, compared to auditors’ consistent honorific usage, discretionary honorific usage has a stronger positive association with misstatements. The authors further show that the positive association between honorific usage and client misstatement risk weakens when the audit firm is a Top 10 accounting firms in China, is an industry specialist, is formed as a partnership, or resides in a more concentrated audit market. Originality/value This study contributes to the sociolinguistics literature in accounting and provides evidence supporting the reform proposed by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board to enhance the usefulness of audit reporting.

scholarly journals DETERMINAN KUALITAS AUDIT DI KANTOR AKUNTAN PUBLIK JAKARTA TIMUR

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-87
Author(s):  
Alya Lena ◽  
M. Nurrasyidini ◽  
Daram Heriansyah
Keyword(s):  
Audit Quality ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Auditor Independence ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Public Accounting ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Public Accounting Firms

 The purpose of This study is to study the effect of accounting knowledge, auditor experience, auditor independence, and auditor integrity on audit quality in East Jakarta public accounting firms. The method used in this research is quantitative method, where the variables studied are accounting knowledge, auditor experience, auditor independence and auditor integrity as independent variables and Audit Quality as the dependent variable. The population used in this study were all public accounting firms registered in the East Jakarta area. The sample selection technique used purposive sampling and the data were collected using a questionnaire and processed using SPSS software. Data processing and analysis techniques used in this study are accounting analysis, descriptive statistical analysis, data quality test, multiple linear regression analysis, classical assumption test, hypothesis testing and coefficient of determination. The results of the study show that Accounting Knowledge, Auditor Experience, Auditor Independence, and Auditor Integrity have an influence on the dependent variable (Audit Quality).

scholarly journals Factors Affecting the Auditor Independence: Approach of the Subject and Framework in Financial Statement Auditing in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Doan Minh Duc ◽  
Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen ◽  
Vo Hoang Ngoc Thuy ◽  
Nguyen Thanh Hung ◽  
Nguyen Thanh Vu
Keyword(s):  
Group Discussion ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Auditor Independence ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Ethical Awareness ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Axial Coding

This study employed a subject-based framework to explore the factors that affect auditor independence in financial statement auditing in Vietnam. The data collected using one-on-one interview and group discussion techniques were qualitatively analyzed through open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. Thereafter, 100 experienced practicing auditors were interviewed to confirm the results of the research. The research findings showed that the main factors affecting auditor independence are personal characteristics of the auditor, the audit firm's environment, and legal enviroment in audit. At the same time, the research uncovered several new factors affecting auditors’ independence in Vietnam, namely, ethical awareness of auditors, learning and training, industry-specific skills, corporate governance, economic development of the country and international integration. These findings can serve to guide the management of the process of auditing financial statements while adhering to the ethical framework of auditing in Vietnam.

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