Journal of Accounting and Investment
Vol 20, No 1: January 2019

Analysis of the Prospect of Implementing Activity-Based Costing (ABC) in Governmental Organisations: A Study at the State Treasury Office Jakarta IV

Tri Priyatmo (Directory of Finance Accounting and Reporting Ministry of Finance, Jakarta)
Rusdi Akbar (Department of Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Gadjah Mada)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jan 2019

Abstract

This research aims to analyse the prospect of implementing Activity-Based Costing (ABC) at governmental organisations in Indonesia. The study aims to answer two research questions: how can we calculate the unit cost of products using the ABC method in a governmental organisation? (RQ1); and, what is the prospect of implementing ABC in governmental organisations? (RQ2). The study comprises qualitative research undertaken at one governmental organisation, that of the State Treasury Office (KPPN) Jakarta IV. The research reveals that the ABC method can be used to calculate the unit cost of products in KPPN Jakarta IV, and also to obtain a conceptual framework by which it is possible to conclude that the ABC method has a positive outlook as an analytical tool. However, one of the study’s research objects, the prospect of implementing the ABC method in this research, cannot be generalised for all governmental organisations in Indonesia. However, based on the results of this research, it can be stated that there is a shared understanding of the potential for the implementation of the ABC method in the future. This study is the first of its kind to investigate this topic and will yield new insight within the literature on the ABC method in Indonesia.

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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 ...