Factors Associated with Financial Restatements: Evidence from Malaysia
Faktor-Faktor Penyataan Semula Penyata Kewangan: Bukti dari Malaysia

Faculty of Accountancy
Universiti Teknologi MARA
UiTM Kampus Puncak Alam
42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

suhailyhasnan@salam.uitm.edu.my

Faculty of Accountancy
Universiti Teknologi MARA
UiTM Kampus Puncak Alam
42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

alfia.hussain@gmail.com

Abstract

This study examines seven factors associated with financial restatements in Malaysian publicly listed companies (PLCs). We hypothesize that two factors proxy for management rationalization, two for management motives and three for the opportunity to predict financial restatements. Our sample consists of 85 restatement firms and 85 no-restatement firms, listed on the Bursa Malaysia and have a complete set of data from 2005-2011. The objective of this study is to examine how rationalization, motive and weak governance lead to financial restatements in emerging economies, like Malaysia. With regard to rationalization, we find that founders are negatively and significantly associated with financial restatements while related party transactions (RPTs) are positively and significantly associated. Additionally, we find evidence that opportunity for restatement proxied by audit quality is negatively and significantly associated with financial restatements.

Keywords

corporate governance; earnings management; Financial restatement; fraudulent financial reporting

Citation

Hasnan, S., & Mohamed Hussain, A. R. (2015). Factors Associated with Financial Restatements: Evidence from Malaysia. Jurnal Pengurusan, 44, 105–116.

@article{hasnan2015factors,
  title={Factors Associated with Financial Restatements: Evidence from Malaysia},
  author={Hasnan, Suhaily and Mohamed Hussain, Alfiatul Rohmah},
  journal={Jurnal Pengurusan},
 

volume={44},
  number={},
  pages={105—116},
  year={2015},
  doi={},
  publisher={Penerbit UKM},
}

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