FRAUD TRIANGLE ANALYSES IN DETECTING FRAUDULENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT USING FRAUD SCORE MODEL

Mariati Mariati; Emmy Indrayani

doi:10.35760/eb.2020.v25i1.2240

FRAUD TRIANGLE ANALYSES IN DETECTING FRAUDULENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT USING FRAUD SCORE MODEL

Mariati Mariati
Faculty of Economics, Gunadarma University
Indonesia

Emmy Indrayani
Faculty of Economics, Gunadarma University
Indonesia

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.35760/eb.2020.v25i1.2240

Abstract

Company’s financial condition reflected in the financial statements. However, there are many loopholes in the financial statements which can become a chance for the management and certain parties to commit fraud on the financial statements. This study aims to detect financial statement fraud as measured using fraud score model that occurred in issuers entered into the LQ-45 index in 2014-2016 with the use of six independent variables are financial stability, external pressure, financial target, nature of industry, ineffective monitoring and rationalization. This study using 27 emiten of LQ-45 index during 2014-2016. However, there are some data outlier that shall be removed, thus sample results obtained 66 data from 25 companies. Multiple linear regression analysis were used in this study. The results showed that the financial stability variables (SATA), nature of industry (RECEIVBLE), ineffective monitoring (IND) and rationalization (ITRENDLB) proved to be influential or have the capability to detect financial statement fraud. While the external pressure variables (DER) and financial target (ROA) are not able to detect the existence of financial statement fraud. Simultaneously all variables in this study were able to detect significantly financial statement fraud.

Keywords

Fraud Triangle, Financial Stability, External Pressure, Financial Target, Nature of Industry, Ineffective Monitoring, Rationalization, Fraud Score Model

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