scholarly journals NON-DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PUBLIC COMPANIES AS AN ECONOMIC OFFENSE IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marija Kostić ◽  
Vule M. Mizdraković ◽  
Vladimir Mitić
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
Official Gazette ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Republic

The successful functioning and development of the capital market, along with the possibility of attracting new investments is largely contingent on the quality of financial reporting and the availability of the statements themselves. In view of the fact that the new Law on Accounting of the Republic of Serbia came into force, the question arises to what extent public companies respect legally prescribed deadlines for submitting their statements and by doing so do not commit an economic offense. The primary goal of this paper is to draw attention to the importance of a standardized and efficient legal framework that obliges public companies to publish financial statements in a timely manner. A survey was conducted that encompassed 416 public companies listed on the Belgrade Stock Exchange and their corresponding financialstatements for 2018, as the reporting period. We tried to establish whether the sampled companies disclosed their statements within the deadline prescribed by the Law on Accounting (Law on Accounting, Official Gazette of RS, 62/2013, 30/2018). The results show that most companies disclosed financial statements during the period when they are still considered useful to potential and existing investors. Nevertheless, practice showed that there was room for improvement, and this was achieved with the adoption of the new Law on Accounting, which took effect on January 1, 2020. It integrates the deadline for compiling and disclosing statements, which in fact shortens the time period during which information on the companies’ operations should be made available to the general public and potential investors.

scholarly journals EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AS A MANIPULATIVE FORM OF FINANCIAL REPORTING

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 1323-1328
Author(s):  
Marija Milojičić ◽  
Snežana Knežević ◽  
Aleksandar Grgur
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Business Decisions ◽  
Accounting Principles ◽  
The Republic

The financial statements, as the end product of the accounting information system, are a structural account of the financial position and financial success of an entity's business over a period. Earnings or net profit indicates an important position in the financial statements and is considered as a measure of a company’s success. Earnings management comes from the accounting skills that executives and business owners use when making business decisions. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles set out in International Accounting Standards (hereinafter IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (hereinafter referred to as IFRS) generally give the owner or manager the choice between several accounting methods within the various stages of the accounting process. One of these methods is creative accounting, which is often correlated with the manipulation of financial statements. Creativity in accounting is known to be legal and to stay within the legal framework, but it is often the case that, with its creativity, it is beyond its boundaries. The way managers exercise this discretion is very important to the quality and objectivity of financial reporting.The tendency of the owners, and then the managers, to show the performance of the company better than they really are, is certainly not new. The reason that in the world from the beginning of the 2000s to the present day, both by the scientific and professional public and by the regulatory bodies in charge of financial reporting, particular attention is paid to this problem are the major political and economic scandals caused by the inaccurate presentation of financial statements. It is considered that manipulative accounting practices are applied in the preparation of financial statements when the application of accounting principles is made with the intention of achieving the desired objective, such as, for example, generating greater profit regardless of whether the procedures selected are in accordance with international and local prescribed rules.The prevalence of manipulation of financial statements depends on the situation in the environment, the quality of the normative basis of financial reporting, the quality of management and the ability of accountants to comply with professional and ethical standards. The environment implies the general economic situation, the existence or absence of appropriate legislation, including its implementation, as well as the relation to tax liabilities.The result of the original empirical research is presented in this paper. The research was conducted in the form of a case study of a domestic business entity (the Republic of Serbia), whose main activity is trade in sports and fashion products. The financial analysis was performed using the Beneish model, which was derived from the official financial statements of the companies, collected from publicly available databases (Balance Sheet and Income Statement 2016-2018) as the basic information base in order to discover the degree of possible manipulation of their own earning capacity. This model has become particularly popular since the Beneish M-scoring model revealed the manipulation of the financial results of the US company Enron, which went bankrupt in 2001.

scholarly journals Interactions of Financial Assistance and Financial Reporting Competency: Evidence From Local Government in Papua and West Papua Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Pilipus Ramandei ◽  
Abdul Rohman ◽  
Dwi Ratmono ◽  
Imam Ghozali
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Assistance ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
West Papua ◽  
The Republic

Good local government financial statements are financial statements according to the qualitative characteristics of financial statements, which are relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable. However, the phenomenon shows that there are still weaknesses in financial reporting in several local governments in Indonesia, especially in the provinces of Papua and West Papua based on the findings of the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (IHPS II BPK, 2017). The purpose of this study is to obtain empirical evidence of the role of moderating financial assistance and apparatus competency on the quality of government financial reports. Explanation of the relationship between variables was using an institutional theory perspective. The survey was conducted in 2018 on 42 Local Governments in Papua and West Papua. Methods of processing and analyzing data were using SEM-PLS with WarpPLS 6.0 statistical software. The results of the apparatus competency research have a positive effect on the quality of financial statements. A financial resistance positively strengthens the influence of apparatus competency on the quality of local government financial reports. Thus, efforts to overcome the presentation of quality financial statements require competent apparatus through the existence of financial assistance policies. Limitations of the study are the method of collecting data using a questionnaire and that it is very possible for the bias to occur. Therefore, efforts to achieve better results need to be accompanied by an interview method in order to obtain additional information as a comparison of respondents' answers; 2) the determination coefficient value of R- square is 0.41 or 41% indicating that there are still 0.59 or 59% variability in the quality of Local Government Financial Statements (LKPD) which can be explained by other variables outside the research model. 

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL OF AUDITING FIRMS IN THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPING ECONOMIC CRIMES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitriy Grytsyshen ◽  
◽  
Zhanna Prokopenko ◽  
Tetiana Kochyn ◽  
Volodymyr Tsependa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Audit Firm ◽  
Corporate Scandals ◽  
Functional Value ◽  
Functional Features ◽  
Labor Resources ◽  
The Impact

The article proves that the number one issue in the development of the information society is not the amount of information, but its quality, and it is the audit of confirmation of this quality through the assessment of the risks of its reduction. It is specified that in this direction it is important both the innovative method of auditing the financial statements for quality, and the resources needed to perform all defined audit procedures. It is revealed that according to the model the content of audit tasks changes, and there is a need to transform its methodology. The impact of negative financial reporting and auditing results on the securities markets was assessed by studying corporate scandals in Ukraine and the world. The characteristics of corporate scandals in terms of falsification of financial statements and methodology and organization of audit are given. The directions of transformation of institutional audit support as a tool for evaluating financial statements and its results as components of the information resource for internal and external users are identified. The analysis of the legal framework in the field of quality control of services provided by audit entities allowed to form the institutional aspects of quality assurance of audit activities and to establish the functional features of the relevant institutions. The organizational-hierarchical interrelations are defined, and also the functional value in system of maintenance of quality of auditing activity of subjects of regulation of auditing activity in Ukraine is defined. The relationship between the quality of the audit and the audit of the quality of financial statements is substantiated. It is established that the key resource of economic activity of the audit firm is the labor resources that form the human resources and determine the quality of the audit service. It is characterized that the quality of the audit service depends on the effectiveness of the audit entity as a subject of external independent financial control in the context of the relevant public functions and as a business entity whose main purpose is to make a profit. It was found that the efficiency of use and formation of economic resources by the audit firm depends on all the effects associated with its operation.

scholarly journals FACTORS INFLUENCING THE QUALITY OF FINANCIAL AUDIT

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
Camelia-Daniela Hategan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Energy Field ◽  
Auditor Rotation ◽  
Financial Audit

Investors’ decisions are based on financial and non-financial information. To be useful, the information provided by the financial reports must be accurate, which is also ensured by the opinion expressed by the auditors. The purpose of the paper is to show the importance of the quality of audit services both for investors and for professional accountants and auditors. Audit quality factors can be structured according to several criteria and were represented by the size of the auditor, rotation, duration of the contract, types of services provided. In order to support this hypothesis, the correlation between the variables was tested on the basis of a sample of seven companies listed at Bucharest Stock Exchange in the energy field and utilities included in index BET, for period 2013 - 2018. The data was collected from the annual financial statements and reports issued by financial auditors. The results show that there is a correlation between variables, but of different intensities depending on the indicators chosen. Increasing the quality of financial reporting and the quality of audit leads to increased investor confidence in professional accountants.

Empirical Study on the Effect of Adopting the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the Quality of Earnings using Beneish Model in a Sample of Banks Listed in the Iraqi Stock Exchange

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahraa Nasser Ali ◽  
Hakeem Hammood Flayyih
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Global Capital ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
The Impact

The need for international financial reporting standards (IFRS) emerged due to the increasing degree of interdependence between global capital markets and the need for investors to obtain reliable and honest financial information in expressing economic events, in order to find a common financial language, and this is what IFRS provide. Nevertheless, the research aimed to measure the impact of the adoption of IFRS on the quality of earnings in the Iraqi banks listed in the Iraqi Stock Exchange for a sample of 30 banks. The Beneish model was used to measure the quality of earnings, while Mann-Whitney was used to measure and prove the hypothesis of the research. However, the research reached a set of conclusions, including that although the IFRS should contribute to improving the quality of financial reporting, the adoption of these standards in commercial banks listed in the Iraq Stock Exchange did not contribute to achieving quality in earnings even after adopting those standards. Furthermore, a Beneish model is an important tool for auditors, financial analysts, investors, and creditors who have the ability to understand the financial statements or those who have a reasonable understanding of the nature of those financial statements in measuring the quality of earnings, because it is a simple and easy to implement tool.

Утицај трезорског система на финансијске извјештаје у јавном сектору // The Influence of Treasury System on Financial Statements in the Public Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Бобана Чегар
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The One

Резиме: Организација трезорског система доста је сложена с обзиром на многобројне функције које се обављају у оквиру трезора. Извршење једне од тих функција подразумијева и евидентирање трансакција у вези са прикупљањем и трошењем буџетских средстава што свакако има посљедице и на финансијске извјештаје буџетских корисника. Предмет овог рада је управо сагледавање утицаја трезорског система на финансијске извјештаје. На основу података прикупљених техником анкетног упитника и на основу метода анализе, индукције и дедукције на примјеру Републике Српске дошло се до резултата који показују да је увођење трезорског система олакшало доношење одлука и повећало квалитет финансијског извјештавања у јавном сектору, али да би превазилажењем техничких недостатака који тренутно постоје ефекти били још већи. У прва два дијела рада пружа се теоријски преглед основа финансијског извјештавања у јавном сектору и трезорског система пословања, док је у трећем дијелу приказана методологија истраживања и резултати до којих се дошло истраживањем.Summary: The organization of the treasury system is quite complex due to the fact that many functions performed within the treasury system. The execution of the one of these functions involves recording transactions relating to the collection and spending budget funds, which certainly will affect the financial statements of budget users. The subject of the paper is a consideration of the treasury system impact on the financial statements. Based on the data collected using the questionnaire technique and based on the methods of analysis, induction and deduction on the example of the Republic of Srpska, we came to the result that indicates the treasury system facilitate decision-making and in the same time increase the quality of financial reporting in the public sector, but if overcome technical deficiencies that currently exist, effects will be even greater. The first two parts of the paper provides an overview of the theoretical basis of financial reporting in the public sector and the treasury system, while the third section presents the methodology and the results obtained during research.

Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic Estimated in the Financial Statements and the Auditor`s Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (161) ◽  
pp. 105-118
Author(s):  
Andreea Claudia CRUCEAN ◽  
◽  
Camelia-Daniela HATEGAN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Statistical Point ◽  
Going Concern ◽  
Business Interest ◽  
Available Resources

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on all aspects of life, but also on the financial reporting of companies and on the activity of auditors. The paper aims to highlight the importance of reporting in the financial statements the subsequent events caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also of the aspects that can significantly influence the going concern of companies' activities, respectively how these effects can cause changes in the quality of audit services. The study was conducted on a sample of 60 companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, analyzing the components of the annual reports for the financial year 2019, namely the financial statements, the administrator's report and the independent auditor's report. The results showed that the effects generated by the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact in most of the industries studied, affecting both companies to carry out activities by closing borders, reducing or even closing certain activities, stopping travel and hindering communication with suppliers, customers or investors, reduced sales, deferred payments or the need to optimally manage costs and available resources, as well as at the level of employees by performing work at home, technical unemployment or salary reductions, but also at the level of the client-auditor relationship, by limiting travel in business interest. Most of the estimated effects of the pandemic were presented in the administrator's report, some of the effects being mentioned in the explanatory notes to the financial statements. From a statistical point of view, the companies' declaration of the effects of the pandemic was correlated with the size of the auditor, the opinion issued by him and the average number of employees. The study showed that certain auditors assessed the risks posed by subsequent events reported by companies, presenting insignificant uncertainties in some cases, but also significant uncertainties regarding the going concern of the activity of some companies.

scholarly journals Teknologi Informasi Berbasis XBRL Dan Potensi Peningkatan Kualitas Pengungkapan

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Hendra Tanjung
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
Business Reporting

Various countries globally have widely used eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) technology for the financial reporting of public companies. However, studies on the sophistication of XBRL technology and its potential for improving the quality of disclosure have not been widely reviewed. This paper examines this matter with the literature review method, and conclusions are prepared based on qualitative analysis. The XBRL-based reporting system has many advantages compared to the previous reporting system, including faster data transfer, efficiency, and others. In addition, the tag system in XBRL allows users to know more details about the information conveyed. The tag system allows users to search for relevant information and easily compare with different companies. Therefore, the management practice of disclosing financial statements and financial statements is presented explicitly to users of financial statements. Thus, the sophistication of a reporting system based on information technology XBRL can increase transparency and better disclosure.

scholarly journals Effect of Audit Committee Tenure on Financial Reporting Quality of Listed Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 257
Author(s):  
Joseph Majiyebo Onyabe ◽  
Joshua Okpanachi ◽  
Terzungwe Nyor ◽  
Onipe Adabenege Yahaya ◽  
Mohammed Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Reporting Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Correlation And Regression Analysis ◽  
The Mean

This study examines the effect of audit committee tenure on financial reporting quality of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study uses panel data obtained from the Nigerian Stock Exchange factbooks and the financial statements of 14 listed deposit money banks over a period of 10 years (2007-2016). The study uses cross sectional and time series research design. Financial reporting quality was measured using the modified Jones (1991) model and changes in working capital model, while audit committee tenure was measured as the mean tenure of audit committee members. The data was analyzed using descriptive (mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum) and inferential statistics (correlation and regression analysis). The study reveals that audit committee tenure has a negative and insignificant effect on financial reporting quality under the two models. The implication of these results is that the tenure of audit committee members is not important when considering the financial reporting quality of deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study therefore concludes that the effect of audit committee tenure on financial reporting quality of deposit money banks in Nigeria is negative and insignificant. Based on this conclusion, the study recommends that further research should be conducted on other audit committee attributes in order to see which of the attributes may have significant effect on financial reporting quality.

Does the Year 2000 XBRL Taxonomy Accommodate Current Business Financial-Reporting Practice?

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Bovee ◽  
Michael L. Ettredge ◽  
Rajendra P. Srivastava ◽  
Miklos A. Vasarhelyi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Business Reporting ◽  
Extensible Markup ◽  
Information User ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Year 2000

XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is an application of XML (eXtensible Markup Language) intended for use in digital business reporting. Observers predict XBRL will provide benefits to firms that adopt it, such as enhancing information use, facilitating comparability and consistency, and providing technological capability for near-continuous financial reporting through the Web. However, questions arise regarding how well the proposed taxonomy for financial statements corresponds to firms' preferred reporting practices. We argue that a poor fit may lead to information loss and to subsequent resistance to use or general adoption of the taxonomy. A lack of fit could therefore negate anticipated firm or information-user benefits. To address this issue, we assess how well the year 2000 version, for financial reporting by commercial and industrial (C&I) firms under U.S. GAAP, accommodates current financial-reporting practices of public companies. We attempt to match each line item in the 1999 annual financial statements of 67 companies with an XBRL taxonomy “tag,” employing two measures of the frequency of “special attention” (difficult-to-match) items as indicators of the quality of “fit” between the taxonomy and firms' reporting practices. Analyses show a good fit on average, but also indicate significant differences in the number and proportion of exceptions across financial statements and industries. In light of these results, we suggest modifications to the taxonomy and discuss the need for industry-specific taxonomies.

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