Influence of the Competency, Independency, Accountability and Audit Firm Size on Audit Quality

Authors

  • Annisa Rahmawati Faculty of Economic and Business, Airlangga University
  • Dian Agustia Faculty of Economic and Business, Airlangga University
  • Yustrida Bernawati Faculty of Economic and Business, Airlangga University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26740/jaj.v11n1.p44-52

Keywords:

Audit quality, Accountability, Audit Firm Size, Competency, Independency

Abstract

Audited financial statement was an assurance for users of financial statement for the reliability of the information they use for making business decisions. Therefore, this study was intended to empirically examine the effect of competence, independence, accountability, and size of public accounting firms on audit quality. the hypothesis to was tested Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), which makes it possible to measure latent variables and hypothesis testing simultaneously. The result showed that competence had a positive impact on audit quality. Meanwhile, independency, accountability and audit firm size do not support the hypothesis.

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Published

2019-10-31

How to Cite

Rahmawati, A., Agustia, D., & Bernawati, Y. (2019). Influence of the Competency, Independency, Accountability and Audit Firm Size on Audit Quality. AKRUAL: Jurnal Akuntansi, 11(1), 44–52. https://doi.org/10.26740/jaj.v11n1.p44-52
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