Auditor switching, lowballing and conditional conservatism: evidence from selected Asian countries

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the effect of auditor switching and lowballing on conditional conservatism, particularly how different types of auditor switching, namely, upward, downward and lateral switching to/from Big 4 and industry specialists, affect earnings quality in the following selected Asian countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand. Design/methodology/approach Using conditional conservatism as a proxy for earnings quality, this study hypothesises that upward switching from non-Big 4 to Big 4 auditors, or from non-specialist to specialist auditors, would result in high conditional conservatism, while downward switching would lead to low conditional conservatism. The study further tests whether lowballing provides a viable explanation for reduced earnings conservatism in firms that switch from Big 4 to non-Big 4 auditors, or from specialist to non-specialist auditors. Findings The analysis, on a sample of 28,073 firm-year observations from 2007 to 2016, shows that the decision to downgrade auditors leads to lower conditional conservatism in the year of switching, compared with other firms and the pre-switching year. The evidence further shows that, when firms downgrade their auditors, lowballing contributes to a decrease in conditional conservatism in the first year of audit switching. Further, this research finds that switching to specialist auditors will result in increased conditional conservatism, while switching from specialist auditors to non-specialist auditors will result in reduced conditional conservatism. Practical implications The findings of this study are useful to investors who are looking to diversify their investment portfolio in developing markets, as evidence about auditor switching and quality of financial reporting may be an important factor in their investment decisions. Downward auditor switches and lowballing could act as red flags to investors in the sense that these events could signal a decrease in conditional conservatism and, hence, quality of earnings. Originality/value This research offers new evidence to support the view that management decisions to switch to lower-quality auditors will force newly appointed auditors to acquiesce to clients’ demands for reporting low-quality earnings.

D, Determinan Peran Ukuran Perusahaan pada Determinan Voluntary Auditor Switching

ABSTRACT This study aims to find the effect of Financial Distress, Management Change, KAP Size, Audit Opinion on Voluntary Auditor Switching, moderated by Company Size. The objects in this study are companies included in the manufacturing sector, which were listed on the Indonesia stock exchange during 2014-2018, with 95 companies. The sampling method used in this study was purposive sampling. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and statistical analysis techniques using the WarpPLS 5.0 program. The results showed that Financial Distress, Change of Management, Audit Opinion did not affect Voluntary Auditor Switching. At the same time, KAP Size, Company Size had a significant adverse effect on voluntary auditor switching. Company size was found to moderate the financial distress of Voluntary Auditor Switching and Management Change, homologize moderation, KAP size is the predictor moderation of Voluntary Auditor Switching. It is recommended for further research to increase the number of research samples, range of research times, and indicators of each variable. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Financial Distress, Pergantian Manajemen, Ukuran KAP, Opini Audit Terhadap Voluntary Auditor Switching dengan Moderasi Ukuran Perusahaan. Objek pada penelitian ini adalah perusahaan yang masuk dalam sektor manufaktur yang terdaftar pada bursa efek Indonesia selama tahun 2014-2018, dengan jumlah 95 perusahaan. Metode pengambilan sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah purposive sampling. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis dengan tehnik analisis deskriptif dan analisis statistik, dengan menggunakan program WarpPLS 5.0. hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Financial Distress, Pergantian manajemen, opini audit tidak berpengaruh terhadap Voluntary Auditor Switching, sedangkan Ukuran KAP, Ukuran perusahaan berpengaruh negative signifikan terhadap voluntary auditor switching. Ukuran Perusahaan ditemukan sebagai mampu memoderasi financial distress Voluntary Auditor Switching dan Pergantian Manajemen, homologise moderation, Ukuran KAP predictor moderation terhadap Voluntary Auditor Switching. Disarankan untuk penelitian selanjutnya meningkatkan jumlah sampel penelitian, rentan waktu penelitian, dan indikator masing-masing variabel.

Financial distress as a moderating variable of the influence of audit opinion and public accounting firm size on voluntary auditor switching

Purpose - This study aims to examine the effect of financial distress as a moderator of the effect of audit opinion and public accounting firm (KAP) size on auditor switching in companies listed on the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) for the 2014-2019 period.Method - This study uses a sample of companies listed on the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) for the 2014-2019 period. The number of companies sampled in this study were 12 companies. In this study, the researchers used a quantitative type of model and used the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 16 for analyzing the data.Result - The results show that audit opinion and public accounting firm size have no effect on auditor switching, financial distress is not able to moderate the effect of audit opinion with auditor switching, and financial distress is not able to moderate the relationship between public accounting firm size and auditor switching.Implication - For stakeholders in motivating management to retain or replace auditors from various factors that are considered including audit opinion, public accounting firm size and financial distress.Originality - The object used in this study is a list of companies registered on JII. There is a 2-year additional period from the previous study, which was 4 years to 6 years. The measuring instrument for the financial distress variable used in this study is the Altman Z-score.

UKURAN PERUSAHAAN MEMODERASI DETERMINAN AUDIT DELAY

The time span between the issuance date of the audit report and the closing date of the financial year is called the audit delay. This study aims to examine the effect of good corporate governance represented by the board of commissioners and audit committee, leverage, auditor switching, profitability, on audit delay with company size as a moderating variable. This research was conducted at trade service and investment companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2019. The number of samples was selected by purposive sampling method is 268 samples from 56 companies for five years. The type of data used is secondary data in the form of financial statements of trade service and investment companies. The data analysis technique used is Moderated Regression Analysis. The results showed that the board of commissioners and audit committee, leverage, profitability have an effect on audit delay, while auditor switching has no effect on audit delay. Company size moderates the effect of leverage and profitability on audit delay, but company size is unable to moderate the effect of auditor switching on audit delay. Keywords: good corporate governance, board of commissioners, audit committee, leverage, auditor switching, profitability, company size, audit delay

Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Auditor Switching Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Auditor switching Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur Yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kuantitatif, bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara dua variabel atau lebih. Populasi penelitian ini adalah Perusahaan Manufaktur Yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia yaitu sebanyak 54 perusahaan. Sampel penelitian ini sebanyak 30 perusahaan dikali 3 tahun sehingga sampel pada penelitian ini yaitu sebanyak 90 data perusahaan. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian ini adalah Financial Distress, Profitabilitas, Ukuran Perusahaan, Pergantian Manajemen, berpengaruh terhadap auditor switching. Sedangan Opini Audit, dan Pertumbuhan Perusahaan tidak berpengaruh terhadap Auditor Swtiching.

The Impact of Financial Distress, Corporate Governance, and Auditor Switching on Audit Delay

Objective – The purpose of this study is to examine the effect between financial distress, corporate governance, auditor switching and audit delay. This research sample using data on a manufacturing company on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Methodology – The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis technique. Findings– The research finding show that financial distress and the size of the audit committee have a significant effect on audit delay, while the concentration of ownership, managerial ownership, change of directors, and auditor switching has no significant effect on audit delay. Second finding explain that consideration for companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange to pay attention to the timeliness of submitting financial reports and independent auditor reports so as not to get sanctions from the Financial Services Authority. Novelty – Our novelty research using the relationship of Financial Distress, Corporate Governance and Auditor Switching on new research model to Audit Delay. Type of Paper: Empirical JEL Classification: M41, M42 Keywords: Financial Distress, Corporate Governance, Auditor Switching, Audit Delay

PERAN AUDIT FEE DAN FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KUALITAS AUDIT

This research purpose to obtain empirical evidence regarding factor that has an influence on audit quality, such as the audit firm reputation, audit tenure and auditor switching with audit fees as the moderating. Company of manufacturing consumer goods industry sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2015-2019 are used as the population in this study. Used 115 samples wich determined by purposive sampling technique. This study used logistic regression analysis with SPSS v.26 as an analysis technique. The result of hypothesis test showed that audit firm reputation has no significant effect on audit quality, audit tenure has a positive and significant effect on audit quality, auditor switching has no significant effect on audit quality, audit fees are not moderate the effect of audit firm reputation on audit quality, audit fees are weaken the effect of audit tenure on audit quality, and audit fees are not moderate the effect of auditor switching on audit quality. Abstrak: Tujuan dari penelitian berikut untuk memperoleh bukti empiris mengenai sejumlah faktor yang memberikan pengaruh terhadap kualitas audit seperti reputasi KAP, audit tenure dan auditor switching dengan audit fee sebagai pemoderasi pada perusahaan manufaktur bidang industri barang konsumsi yang terdaftar pada Bursa Efek Indonesia periode tahun 2015-2019. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 115 pengamatan yang ditetapkan dengan metode purposive sampling. Analisis data menggunakan regresi logistic dengan memanfatkan perangkat lunak SPSS v.26. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan audit tenure berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kualitas audit, sedangkan reputasi KAP dan auditor switching tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kualitas audit. Selain itu, audit fee memperlemah pengaruh audit tenure terhadap kualitas audit, namun audit fee tidak mampu memoderasi pengaruh auditor switching dan reputasi KAP terhadap kualitas audit.

Analisis Auditor Switching dan Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhinya pada Perusahaan Non Keuangan yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia

This study aims to analyze the effect of Audit Opinion, Management Change, Public Accountant Firm Size, and Client Company Size on Auditor switching in Non-Financial Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2018-2019. In this study, the population obtained from non-financial companies was 420. The sample obtained for 2 years was 210 samples. The sample data used uses secondary data, namely the annual financial statements of non-financial companies in 2018-2019. The data analysis technique used is logistic regression. The results of this study conclude that the variable of management turnover and the size of KAP have an effect on auditor switching, while audit opinion and the size of the client's company have no effect on auditor switching. Keywords: Audit Opinion, Management Change, Public Accounting Firm Size, Client Firm Size, Auditor Switching

AUDITOR SWITCHING AND AUDIT TENURE ON AUDIT QUALITY, FEE AUDIT ON THE INDONESIA STOCK EXCHANGE

The research was aimed to determine the effect of auditor switching, audit tenure, company size variables on audit quality and to determine fee audit fee variables in moderating the effect between auditor switching, audit tenure, and company size variables on audit quality. The population is manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the 2014-2017 period. The total sample is 43 companies using the purposive sampling technique. The data used in the research were financial statements. The method of data analysis uses logistic regression analysis for the hypotheses of auditor switching, audit tenure, and company size. Logistic regression analysis with a residual test for the hypotheses of auditor switching, audit tenure, and company size on audit quality that moderated by fee audit. The results of the research indicated that auditor switching had a negative and significant effect on audit quality. While audit tenure and company size have a positive and significant effect on audit quality. Related to moderating variables indicate that fee audit is not able to moderate auditor switching and audit tenure on audit quality. Conversely, fee audit has an effect as a moderating variable between company size and audit quality

Pengaruh Tenure Dewan Komisaris, Independensi Dewan Komisaris, Kepemilikan Institusional Terhadap Tax Avoidance

This study aims to determine the factors that affect earnings management in corporate reporting on companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2014-2016. The variables used in this study are auditor switching, big-four KAP, audit committee independence, firm size, and profitability. The research sample is 70 companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) 2014-2016 periods. The sampling technique is random sampling.The result shows that KAP Big-Four, Komite Audit Indipendence and firm size have a positive effect on earnings management. While, auditor switching and profitability have no impact on earnings management.