Jurnal Akuntansi
Vol. 26 No. 1 (2022): January 2022

Dimensions Of Earnings Management In Transportation Service Companies In Indonesia

Abdul Khalik (Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Nobel Indonesia, Makassar, South Sulawesi)
Sylvia Sylvia (Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Nobel Indonesia, Makassar, South Sulawesi)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Jan 2022

Abstract

This study examines accounting conservatism, leverage, litigation risk, and financial distress on earnings management. This type of research includes causal research using quantitative methods. The object of this research is a company that publishes audited financial reports and publishes them on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for the 2017-2020 period. The population of transportation service companies based on the factbook of the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2020 in 42 companies. In this study, the sampling technique used is purposive sampling. This study uses secondary data collected through the Indonesian stock exchange website and analyzed using Multiple Regression Analysis with the Ordinary Least Square model using the Eviews Version 12 software. The results found that accounting conservatism and leverage significantly affected earnings management. Meanwhile, litigation risk and financial distress have no significant effect on earnings management.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

EJA

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Jurnal Akuntansi [p-ISSN 1410-3591 | e-ISSN 2549-8800] is a peer-reviewed journal published three times a year (January, May, and September) by Faculty of Economics, Universitas Tarumanagara. Jurnal Akuntansi is intended to be the journal for publishing articles reporting the results of research on ...