Journal of Accounting and Investment
Vol 20, No 3: September 2019

Highlighting Earnings Management from Islam Perspective

Rediyanto Putra (Department of Accounting, Universitas Negeri Surabaya.)
Inneke Putri Widyani (Department of Accounting, Universitas Terbuka.)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Sep 2019

Abstract

This study aims to assess the behaviour of earnings management from an Islamic perspective. The form of this research is descriptive qualitative research using Islamic paradigm to make ethical judgments of earnings management actions. The analytical method used in this study is divided into two, namely descriptive and content analysis. This study concludes that basically the existing earnings management in conventional accounting is not in accordance with Islamic values. Earnings management is an act of dhazalim, contrary to the value of honesty (siddiq), contrary to itsar value, and contrary to kosher (halal thayyiban). This study also concluded that managers can create good performance with expected profit pattern based on professionalism value in accordance with Islamic shariah (akhlakul karimah) in order to be in accordance with Islamic sharia principles.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ai

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

JAI receives rigorous articles that have not been offered for publication elsewhere. JAI focuses on the issue related to accounting and investments that are relevant for the development of theory and practices of accounting in Indonesia and southeast asia especially. Therefore, JAI accepts the ...