Belinda Stella Asherina Djunaedi1, Fransisca Depitaria Meylanti Manurung2,
Julyane Tomy3, Tiara Regina4, Sylvia Fetty Elvira
Maratno5
Maranatha Christian University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia1234
Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung,
West Java, Indonesia5
Email: [email protected],
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[email protected]
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ABSTRACT |
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Date received : 19 February 2022 Revision date
: 09 March 2022 Date
received : 18 March 2022 |
The study aims to determine the
effect of firm size on the acceptance of going concern audit opinion, the
effect of corporate profitability on the acceptance of going concern audit
opinion, the effect of previous year's audit opinion on the acceptance of
going concern audit opinion, the effect of accounting firm size on the
acceptance of going concern audit opinion, and the simultaneous influence of company size,
company profitability, previous year audit opinion, and accounting firm size on the
acceptance of going concern audit opinion. The research
method used in this research is a hypothetico-deductive
method which is a systematic
approach and valuable to produce knowledge to solve fundamental and
managerial problems. Initially, the researcher determined the theme or
problem area. Furthermore, the researcher identified a problem formula. Based on
theories and previous research, the researcher made the hypothesis to be tested. This study focused on non-financial
service companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The results of the partial
test show that there is no significant influence of firm size ongoing concern
opinion, there is the significant influence of profitability ongoing concern
opinion, there is the significant influence of previous audit opinion of with
going concern opinion, and there is no significant influence of accounting firm size ongoing concern
opinion. The simultaneous testing result indicates that the firm size, the company
profitability, the previous year's audit opinion, and the size of the accounting firm influence the
acceptance of going concern audit opinion. |
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Keywords: Non-financial services company; company size; company profitability; previous year audit opinion; accounting firm size; acceptance of going concern audit opinion |
INTRODUCTION
The rapid development of the world makes everyone required
to adapt quickly. With the help of technology, everyone can gain knowledge
quickly. This can increase everyone's competitiveness. When everything they
want and need can be obtained easily because of technology, companies must
adapt and compete to provide convenience with the best quality. However,
technology opens up opportunities to explore new markets and threats that can
change everything from changes in consumer behaviour. These basic needs vary to
changes in one's expectations in obtaining what one wants. This change must be
accompanied by rapid adaptation by continuing to innovate, maintain company
growth, and facilitate access to obtain suppliers, consumers, and employees who
genuinely meet the company's needs. It is undeniable that "customer intelligence"
is getting more sophisticated. With so many similar products being offered,
customers can think twice about getting the desired product or service without
any difficulties. "customer intelligence� will now be the main parameter
for companies to forecast revenue growth and profitability (Ball, Bigdely-Shamlo, Mullen, & Robbins, 2016). Moreover, customer experience such as functionality, speed, and service
accessibility are all customer cognitive factors (Ameen, Tarhini, Reppel, & Anand, 2021).
Companies need to worry about market expansion which
makes competition more challenging. Companies that cannot keep up with developments
have the potential to be left behind in the competition and forced to go
bankrupt. With so many products and services being choices, companies can lose
many customers. This will affect the auditor's decision in providing a going
concern audit opinion. One of the ways that companies use to obtain sources of
financing is by selling their shares in the capital market. The capital market
allows companies to self-evaluate their performance and financial condition.
When the company's performance and financial condition improve, the capital
market response is positive with increased stock prices.
On the other hand, if the company's performance and
financial condition decline, the stock price will also decline. This worries
investors and creditors who have already invested and provided loans to
companies that are unable or not ready to keep up with the times. Investors and
creditors who have invested or will lend their capital will think again and
divert investment and capital loans to other more convincing companies. When
economic conditions are uncertain, investors expect the auditor to give an
early warning of the company's financial failure (Chen & Church, 1996). Therefore, the audit report issued by the auditor must be reliable to
provide helpful information for investors and creditors in making decisions.
Auditees who receive a going concern audit opinion usually have serious
financial problems, do not have sufficient working capital and experience an
equity deficit. Without serious handling to improve the company's finances, the
longer the company's financial condition will worsen and can increase the
possibility of receiving a going concern audit opinion again in the following
year.
A mediator is needed as an independent third party in
the relationship between investors and creditors as principals and company
managers as agents. This third party has the function of supervising the
behaviour of managers (agents) in carrying out their duties, whether it is
following what is desired by the principal, applicable regulations and
standards, and company regulations. The auditor, as the party who
"bridges" the principal and agent, is expected to pay more attention
to events in the company's external environment that can cause significant
losses and end in the company's bankruptcy. Audit reports are used by users of
financial statements (principals) to avoid making decisions related to
companies managed by agents. Therefore, the information presented in the audit
report must be adequate and reliable. Public Accounting Firms must have the
courage to disclose the viability of a client company by providing a going
concern audit opinion if there is doubt about the client is going Concerned. In
Statement on Auditing Standard No. 59 (Brown, Stocks, & Wilder, 2007), auditors must decide whether they believe that the
client company can survive until a year later after reporting. However, with
the going concern audit opinion given by the auditor to the company, it is
feared that it will worsen its economic and operational conditions.
Rational managers will not choose high-quality
auditors and pay high audit fees if the company's characteristics are not good (Scott, 2001). This statement is based on the assumption that
high-quality auditors will detect companies with poor performance and financial
conditions. When these conditions are known, and the auditor expresses a going
concern audit opinion, it will worsen its condition. However, when the
company's condition is good, managers tend to choose a KAP with good quality
with a high reputation, namely the big four KAP,
so that the company's reputation and trust from the public increase.
With the increasing number of services and types of
products offered by manufacturers, business competition is getting tougher. Furthermore,
the ability to communicate between machines without the need for human
interaction, as well as the analysis of the data collected in this manner,
enables for the monitoring and automation of numerous processes (Gierej, 2017).
It will make it difficult for companies to continue their survival. Small
companies went bankrupt, but many large companies finally decided to close
their business. Since the big company Nokia went bankrupt, the business world
has realized that it cannot just focus on its success but continue innovating
and keeping up with the times. Auditors must be careful to check whether large
companies can survive for a long time because they lag behind existing
technological advances. Auditors should not only accept the view from
management that everything is good (Noverio & Dewayanto, 2011).
In Indonesia, many companies are affected by the
changing times. They are starting from the emergence of an internet-based
online motorcycle taxi booking service application, namely Gojek.
The emergence of the Gojek application has had a
significant impact on the development of the business world in Indonesia. Gojek has succeeded in making almost everyone in Indonesia
"literate" technology with the features it offers easy jobs to find
and other conveniences. Gojek has a significant
impact on both consumers and its partners. However, for some companies, the
emergence of Gojek is a problem. One of the companies
that felt the impact was the taxi operator company Blue Bird. Previously, Blue
Bird controlled the middle to upper-class public transportation market. The
increasing number of online-based transportation companies impacts the
financial performance of conventional taxis, including Blue Bird. This can be
seen from the Blue Bird taxi company (Setiawan & Hidayat, 2018). Slowly, users of conventional transportation
services are starting to switch to technology-based transportation service
providers. Service companies are greatly helped by the existence of technology
and become potential companies for potential investors to invest their capital
and for creditors to lend their funds. However, many companies in Indonesia cannot
adapt to this technological advancement, so the company must close or go
bankrupt.
Badaruddin (2018) analyzes growth possibilities in six sectors likely to win business in 2017. The
six sectors are agriculture, health and education; production; retail;
financial and transportation services (transport and communication). Five of
the six sectors identified by PwC are sub-sectors within the services sector.
The financial services sector is considered to be experiencing the expansion of
access. Technology investment plays a vital role in increasing the reach and
access to financial services. Not only used for business people but everyone and
households are familiar with digital transactions. Alternative payments such as
non-cash transactions for digital trading companies, mobile network operators
such as payments for electricity, credit and so on are now being carried out
using alternative payments provided by companies in the financial services
sector. Therefore, companies in the financial services sector do not need to
worry about the going concern threat. Transportation services also play an
essential role in changing economic growth in Indonesia. This service can open
up other business opportunities, such as increasing third party logistics
services and increasing mobile phone and internet market penetration in both
urban and rural communities in countries with increasingly mature economies (Ball et al., 2016).
The auditor must consider the company's external
environment as consideration for determining the acceptance of a going concern
audit opinion to the client company. New issues that arise in Indonesia
determine the company's viability in the next few years. Auditors should not
only focus on the company's financial information but must pay attention to the
consequences that arise due to changes in business behaviour. Companies engaged
in the service sector are currently getting attention because they
significantly impact people's lives, especially in Indonesia. Financial and
non-financial information known by the auditor can be considered in providing a
going concern audit opinion. In addition, non-financial service companies that
are growing, such as in the tourism and telecommunications sectors, are a
fairly significant source of income for the country. This can attract foreign
investors to invest in non-financial service companies because of the excellent
investment opportunity (Lestari & Cahyonowati, 2013).
The factors that determine the acceptance of this
opinion include the company's size, company profitability; previous year's
audit opinion; and KAP size. The bigger the company, the stronger the company's
resilience in dealing with problems. With the going concern audit opinion given
by the auditors, large companies are better able to survive and bounce back in
the not too distant future. However, suppose the company is still relatively
small and is still developing. In that case, it is suspected that the company
will find it more challenging to gather strength to improve its performance and
finances so that it has the potential to go bankrupt. The higher the value of
the company's profitability, the greater the company's ability to generate
profits. Investors can see the company's financial condition in its financial
statements. Companies with positive profitability indicate that the company is
making a profit, while negative profitability indicates that the company is
experiencing losses. Loss or net loss also causes the company's profitability
to be negative. Usually, a going concern audit opinion is given if the company
suffers losses or deficits in a row for several years.
In addition to company size and company profitability,
the acceptance of audit opinion is influenced by the previous year's audit
opinion. The auditee receives the previous year's audit opinion in the previous
year or one year before the research year. This is because the business
activities in a certain period cannot be separated from the situation and
conditions of the previous year. The company can potentially lose its source of
funds because the going concern audit opinion received in the previous year
makes the company lose the trust of its source of funds, including investors
and creditors. This can worsen the company's condition, and the possibility of
receiving a going concern audit opinion again will be even greater.
Public Accounting Firm is a business entity that has
obtained permission from the Minister of Finance to provide accounting
services. The public accounting firm used by the company also affects the
acceptance of going-concern audit opinions. The size of the Public Accounting
Firm (KAP) is classified into two,
namely KAP, the big four and KAP non the big four. The bigger the KAP, the more likely it is that the
auditor will issue a going concern opinion to provide relevant and reliable
information. (Mutchler, Hopwood, & McKeown, 1997) found evidence that auditors at large KAPs
(big six) are more likely to issue going-concern audit opinions than auditors
at small KAPs (non-big six).
Indonesia has a unique culture, rules, customs and
socio-political conditions. This research was conducted to obtain empirical
evidence that company size, company profitability, previous year's audit
opinion and KAP size are factors that
determine going concern audit opinion. This research was conducted using
empirical studies on non-financial service companies listed on the Indonesia (Purwaningsih & Wibowo, 2020).
The company, the previous year's audit opinion, and
the size of the KAP on the going
concern audit opinion acceptance. The purpose of this study was to determine
the effect of company size ongoing concern audit opinion acceptance, company
profitability ongoing concern audit opinion acceptance, previous year's audit
opinion ongoing concern audit opinion acceptance, KAP size ongoing concern audit opinion acceptance, and company
size, profitability. While the benefits of this research are to provide
additional knowledge and information regarding going concern audit opinions to
investors and potential investors, and creditors and prospective creditors as
consideration for investing and providing loans, the results of this study can
be used as a reference for conducting further research related to factors that
can affect the acceptance of going concern audit
opinion.
Other researchers have done previous
research on this issue; audit quality, financial condition, and opinion
shopping have no significant effect on the acceptance of audit opinions. The
previous year's audit opinion and company growth significantly affect the
acceptance of going concern audit opinions (Kartika, 2012).
Moreover, audit tenure and company growth have a negative effect on ongoing
concerns about audit opinions, while KAP
reputation and opinion shopping positively affect ongoing concerns. Company
size and previous audit opinion do not affect going concern audit opinion (Krissindiastuti & Rasmini, 2016). However, this
current research analyzes company size, company
profitability, previous audit opinion, and kap size
as a determiner of going concern audit opinions.
METHOD
The
research method used in this research
is the hypothetico-deductive
method, a systematic and helpful approach
to generate knowledge to solve
fundamental and managerial problems.
The
type of data used in this research
is secondary data. Secondary data has been available and obtained
indirectly by researchers (Sekaran & Bougie, 2016).
The data is obtained from the annual
audited financial statements of companies
listed on the Indonesia (Purwaningsih & Wibowo, 2020).
The audited annual financial reports of companies listed
on the IDX are available on the
IDX website, www.IDX.co.id. The population
used in this study were all service companies
listed on the Indonesia (Purwaningsih & Wibowo, 2020). Namely, there were 258 service companies listed on the
Indonesia (Purwaningsih & Wibowo, 2020). The sample selection was carried out
using a purposive sampling technique in this study.
This is
based on the following criteria:
There were 258 service companies listed on the Indonesia Stock
Exchange (IDX) during 2013-2017. The sample selection process using this
purposive sampling technique is as follows:
Table 1
Sample selection process
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Service industry companies listed on the
IDX during 2013-2017 |
258 |
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(-) Financial
Services Company |
(65) |
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(-)Financial
reporting period other than December
31 |
(0) |
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(-) Currencies other than
Rupiah |
(26) |
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(-) Annual Financial Report is not completed available |
(10) |
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(-) The company changed sectors during 2012-2017 |
(8) |
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Number of sample service
companies |
149 |
Source: Indonesia Stock Exchange
(2018), reprocessed
The
data in this study. The data collection
technique comes from the audited
annual financial statements of non-financial service companies listed
on the Indonesia (Purwaningsih & Wibowo, 2020),
which have been published on the IDX website,
namely www.IDX.co.id.
Descriptive
Analysis
The method used to
process the data in this study was carried out using descriptive statistical
analysis. Descriptive statistics provide an overview or description of data
seen from the average value, standard deviation, variance, maximum, and minimum (Ghozali, 2005). In this study, the
descriptive statistical analysis used is to calculate the mean, maximum,
minimum and standard deviation for variables that use a ratio scale, namely
profitability and firm size. As for the dummy variables, namely KAP size,
previous year's audit opinion and going concern audit opinion, the descriptive
statistical analysis used is to calculate the frequency.
Logistics
Regression Analysis
This study carried out
the model and hypothesis testing using logistic regression. Logistic regression
is similar to discriminant analysis which tests whether the probability of
occurrence of the dependent variable can be predicted with the independent
variable (Ghozali, 2009). In this study,
logistic regression was used to examine the effect of firm size, firm
profitability, previous audit opinion, and KAP size on the going concern
auditor's audit opinion. The logistic regression model in this study is as
follows:
Ln
�= �0 + �1(UP) + �2
(Pro) + �3(OTS) + �4(KAP) + є
Information :
Ln
� = Probability of getting a going concern audit
opinion
�0������������� =
constant
β1-4 ����� = The coefficient of each variable
UP������� =
Company size
Pro������ =
Company profitability
OTS ���� =
Previous year's opinion
KAP ���� = KAP
Size
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 2
Partial Hypothesis Test Results (Wald's Test)
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B |
S.E. |
Wald |
df |
Sig. |
Exp(B) |
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Step
1a |
X1 |
-.162 |
.122 |
1.786 |
1 |
.181 |
.850 |
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X2 |
-2.562 |
.751 |
11.629 |
1 |
.001 |
.077 |
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X3 |
5.889 |
.562 |
109.741 |
1 |
.000 |
361.164 |
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X4 |
-.374 |
.616 |
.369 |
1 |
.544 |
.688 |
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Constant |
-1.420 |
1.686 |
.709 |
1 |
.400 |
.242 |
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a.
Variable(s) entered on step 1: Company Size, ROA, OpinionBefore,
KAP.
Source: results output SPSS version 23.
The regression model formed based on Table 1. is as follows:
Ln
�= -1,420 � 0,162 UP
� 2,562 Pro + 5,889 OTS � 0,374 KAP
Description:
Ln
� = Probabilitas get opini audit going
concern
�0������������� = constant
β1-4 ����� = The coefficient of each variable
UP������� = Company size
Pro������ = Company profitability
OTS ���� = Previous year's opinion
KAP ���� = Size KAP
������� The interpretation of the
logistic regression equation above is as follows:
1. The value of the Odds Ratio of the size of the company (X1) is 0.850,
which means that for every one-unit increase in the size of the company which
is assessed based on the natural logarithm of its total assets, the company
tends to receive a going concern audit opinion of 0.850 times.
2. The profitability Odds Ratio (X2) is 0.077, which means that for every 1%
increase in profitability as measured by return on assets, the company tends to
receive a going concern audit opinion of 0.077 times.
3. The Odds Ratio value of the previous year's audit opinion (X3) is
361.164, which means that companies that received a going concern audit opinion
in the previous year will tend to receive a going concern audit opinion back by
361.164 times.
4. The value of the Odds Ratio of KAP size (X4) is 0.688, which means that
if the company uses the big four KAP, it will tend to get a going concern audit
opinion of 0.688 times.������������������
The effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable is
based on Table 4.10. is as follows :
1. Firm size variable (X1) has a significance value of 0.181 which is
greater than 0.05 (0.181 > 0.05). This shows that H0-1 is accepted. There is
no significant effect of firm size ongoing concern audit opinion.
2. The profitability variable (X2), which is calculated using the return on
assets ratio, has a significance value of 0.001, which is smaller than 0.05
(0.001 <0.05). It can be concluded that Hα-2 is accepted. There is a significant effect of ROA's ongoing ConcernConcern about audit opinion.
3. The previous year's audit opinion variable (X3) has a significance value
of 0.000, so the significance value is lower than 0.05 (0.000 <0.05). This
shows that Hα-3 is accepted.
There is a significant effect of the previous year's opinion with going concern
audit opinion.
4. KAP size variable (X4) has a significance value of 0.554, more excellent
than 0.05 (0.554 > 0.05), so it can be concluded that H0-4 is accepted.
There is no significant effect of KAP's
ongoing concern audit opinion.
A.
The Effect of Company Size (X1) on the Acceptance of Going
Concern Audit Opinions
From the results of partial hypothesis
testing in Table 1, the firm size variable (X1) has a significance value of
0.181, which is greater than 0.05 (0.181 > 0.05). This shows that H0-1 is
accepted. There is no significant effect of firm size ongoing concern audit
opinion (Y). Therefore, it can be concluded that the company's size does not reflect
the possibility of receiving a going concern audit opinion. Company size is a
categorization that can classify companies into large or small companies, which
in this study were measured based on their total assets and calculated using
the natural logarithm. Large companies have more ability to solve their
financial problems because they have better management than small companies, so
auditors will tend not to issue going concern audit opinions on large companies
(Pradika
& Sukirno, 2017). However, a going
concern audit opinion is given when the company is deemed unable to generate
profits or has a deficit and cannot pay its debts. When the company experiences
a deficit in its profits or has debt, when the value of its assets is lower
than the total deficit and debt, the company will tend to accept a going
concern audit opinion. However, suppose the company's assets are still more
significant than the total deficit and debt. In that case, the company can
still cover the profit deficit from operating results and pay its debts, so the
going concern audit opinion is not accepted. However, small companies can also
operate and still make a profit. A going concern audit opinion will not be
given when a small company can carry out its operations properly. In this
study, the company's size is not a consideration in granting a going concern
audit opinion. Auditors are suspected of paying more attention to the company's
overall financial condition and not just looking at the company's size. In
providing a going concern audit opinion, the auditor assesses the possibility
of the company's bankruptcy based on the company's performance from time to
time. Therefore, it can be concluded that company size does not affect ongoing
concern audit opinion.
B.
The Effect of Company Profitability (X2) on the Acceptance
of Going Concern Audit Opinions
Based on Table 1,
the profitability variable (X2), which is calculated using the return on asset
(ROA) ratio, has a significance value of 0.001, more diminutive than 0.05
(0.001 <0.05). This shows that H0-2 is accepted. There is a significant
effect of profitability ongoing concern audit opinion. The results of this
study are not in line with the research conducted by Januarti
and (Januarti
& Fitrianasari, 2008), which states that
profitability does not affect going concern audit opinion. This follows Noverio and Dewayanto (2011)
and
Pradika
and Sukirno (2017), who state that
profitability has a significant effect on ongoing concern audit opinions.
Profitability is the company's ability to profit in its operating activities.
Profitability in this study is calculated using the ratio of return on assets
(ROA), which measures the company's level of effectiveness in generating
profits by using the assets owned. High profits are proven to show the
company's ability to maintain its business continuity in the future. Therefore,
the profitability calculated using ROA significantly affects the acceptance of
going-concern audit opinions.
C.
The Effect of the Previous Year's Audit Opinion (X3) on
the Acceptance of Going Concern Audit Opinions
The previous year's audit opinion variable (X3) based on Table 1 has a
significance value of 0.000, so the significance value is lower than 0.05
(0.000 <0.05). This shows that Hα-3 is accepted. There is a significant
effect of the previous year's opinion with going concern audit opinion. Sultanoglu, Mugan, Sekerdag, and Oran (2018)
on going concern Tuanakotta (2013) states that when
carrying out risk assessment procedures, the auditor must consider whether some
events or conditions make the entity's ability to survive (or continue its
business as a going concern) in doubt, such as The company suffers recurring
losses over a certain period, has negative cash flows from operating
activities, and accumulated past-due debt that exceeds its total current
assets. According to Sultanoglu et al. (2018)
concerning going concern
(Tuanakotta,
2013), the going concern
assumption states that general purpose financial statements are prepared based
on business continuity unless management intends to plan to liquidate the
entity or cease operations. In the previous year, companies that received a
going concern audit opinion tend to receive a going concern audit opinion again
in the next period. This is because companies that received a going concern
audit opinion in the previous year will experience a decline in stock prices,
difficulties in increasing loan capital, distrust of investors, creditors,
customers and employees (Alichia,
2013). This will continue
if management takes no corrective action, so the company will likely get a
going concern audit opinion again. Therefore, the previous year's audit opinion
significantly affects the going concern audit opinion acceptance.
The Effect of KAP Size (X4) On Accepting Going Concern
Audit Opinions
Based on Table 1, the KAP size variable (X4) has a
significance value of 0.554, more excellent than 0.05 (0.554 > 0.05), so it
can be concluded that H0-4 is accepted. That is, there is no significant effect
of KAP's ongoing concern audit opinion (Nogler,
2008). Based on the
Regulation of the Minister of Finance Number 17/PMK.01/2008 concerning Public
Accountant Services, a Public Accounting Firm (KAP) is a business entity that has obtained permission from the
Minister as a forum for Public Accountants to provide their services.
Therefore, KAP Public Accountants, as
a capital market supporting the profession, must follow the relevant
regulations. These regulations include regulations from OJK and regulations relating to its clients as public companies
registered in the capital market. Both large and small, public accounting firms
must provide reliable, relevant, and objective opinions to maintain their
independence. S.A. section 120, paragraph 01 on the Principles of Objectivity (Publik, 2011) states that the
auditor is required to have the principle of objectivity, i.e. not to allow
conflicts of interest, or influence from other parties, to influence
professional judgment. Both large and small KAPs must apply the principle of
objectivity as well as possible. Therefore, large and
small KAPs do not significantly influence the acceptance of going concern audit
opinions.
D.
The Influence of Company Size (X1), Company Profitability
(X2), Previous Year's Audit Opinion (X3), and KAP Size (X4) On Accepting Going
Concern Audit Opinions
Table 3
Coefficient of Determination Test Results (Nagelkerke
R. Square)
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Model Summary |
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Step |
-2 Log-likelihood |
Cox & Snell R Square |
Nagelkerke R Square |
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1 |
158.971a |
.328 |
.718 |
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a.
Estimation terminated at iteration number 7 because parameter estimates
changed by less than .001. |
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Source: SPSS version 23 output results
The value of Nagelkerke
R. Square is 0.718, which is in Table 4.9. shows that as many as 71.8% of the
variables of company size, company profitability, previous year's audit
opinion, and KAP size affect going
concern audit opinion. Based on Table 2, the Nagelkerke R. Square value of
0.718 shows that 71.8% of the variables
of company size, company profitability,
previous year's audit opinion, and KAP size affect
going concern audit opinion. Meanwhile, 28.2% of going concern
audit opinions were influenced
by other reasons not included in the research model, such as company liquidity (Pradika & Sukirno,
2017), liquidity
and solvency (Noverio & Dewayanto,
2011), and
audit tenure (Sihaloho, 2017). Meanwhile,
28.2% of going concern audit opinions were influenced by other
reasons not included in the research model.
Every company wants to advance its business, make the
company continue to advance and develop to become significant. To achieve this,
companies must obtain sources of funds that can advance their business. By
gaining the trust of the financier, the company has more power to continue its
operations. Going concern audit opinion is usually obtained because of a
deficit that occurs in the company and large amounts of debt that are due but
have not been paid by the company. In addition, a going concern audit opinion
can be accepted if the company's deficit or the debt has exceeded its total
assets. The possibility of the company to obtain a going concern audit opinion
is small because the company is estimated to be still able to cover the deficit
experienced and pay off its debts. The company's size is a factor that is
considered in giving a going concern audit opinion while still looking at other
factors.
The greater the
profitability of the company, the better its performance. The company's
profitability can measure how efficient it is in utilizing its assets.
Profitability based on the ROA ratio is essential in providing a going concern
audit opinion. The previous year's audit opinion also influences the provision
of going-concern audit opinion. If the auditor sees no improvement in
management performance, the auditor tends to return a going concern audit
opinion. The size of the KAP
generally reflects the quality of the services provided so that a larger KAP usually has a better reputation.
However, large and small KAPs must
maintain objectivity in providing going-concern audit opinions. Overall,
company size, company profitability, previous year's audit opinion, and KAP size are simultaneously proven to
affect going concern audit opinion.
CONCLUSION
Based on
the research and data analysis that has been carried
out to determine
the effect of company size,
company profitability, previous year's audit opinion, and KAP size, there
is no significant
effect of company size ongoing
concern audit opinion. The company's size is not the primary
consideration in terms of giving a going
concern audit opinion. If their business continuity is in doubt, both large
and small companies will receive a going concern audit opinion.
Profitability is the main thing
that can describe its ability
to maintain its business continuity.
There is a significant effect of profitability ongoing concern audit opinion. Negative profitability from year to year
indicates the disruption of the
company's business continuity so that
companies with negative and significant
ROA tend to accept going concern
audit opinions.
There is a significant effect of the previous year's opinion concerning
audit opinion. The auditor's opinion in the previous year was very much
considered in providing a going concern audit opinion. Companies that received
a going concern audit opinion in the previous year and were unable to improve
their business conditions would receive it.
There is no significant effect of KAP
size ongoing concern audit opinion. Both big four KAPs and non-big four KAPs are responsible for giving opinions
objectively and independently. Going concern audit opinion will be given by KAP both big four and non-big four if
the company's business continuity is in doubt.
The size of the company, the profitability of the company, the previous
year's audit opinion, and the size of the Public Accounting Firm affect the
acceptance of going concern audit opinions. Going concern audit opinion is
influenced by several factors simultaneously, including the company's total
assets, company ROA, whether the company received a going concern audit opinion
in the previous year, and whether the company was audited by big four KAPs or non-big four KAPs.
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