Affiliation:
1. Jenderal Soedirman University
Abstract
The objective of this quantitative study is to examine the factors that influence income smoothing practices in the Indonesian capital market, including share ownership by groups/institutions, family-owned firms, and industrial sectors, with firm size serving as a control variable. This study used a purposive sampling technique to acquire a sample of 112 businesses over the years 2017 to 2021, yielding 560 observations by using a panel data approach. The findings indicate that neither share ownership by a group/institution nor a family-owned firm has a substantial impact on income smoothing practice. Among industrial sectors, only the sector of consumer products significantly influences income smoothing. As a control variable, business size has a favorable influence on income smoothing. This paper provides empirical evidence on financial accounting research, namely on the subject of income smoothing and the quality of earnings reporting, despite a number of limitations, such as a relatively short observation period.
Subject
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous),Management Science and Operations Research,Decision Sciences (miscellaneous),Strategy and Management