Tujuan  dilakukannya penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara karakteristik perusahaan yang meliputi pertumbuhan perusahaan, kinerja perusahaan, ukuran perusahaan, umur perusahaan, ukuran dewan komisaris, serta struktur kepemilikan berupa kepemilikan manajerial, kepemilikan institusional dan kualitas audit terhadap manajemen laba pada perusahaan non keuangan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel sebanyak 139 perusahaan non keuangan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia yang dipilih dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling selama periode 2016 sampai 2018 dengan total observasi sebanyak 417 data. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa karakteristik perusahaan seperti pertumbuhan perusahaan dan kinerja perusahaan memiliki pengaruh terhadap manajemen laba, sedangkan variabel independen lainnya seperti ukuran perusahaan, umur perusahaan, ukuran dewan komisaris, kepemilikan manajerial, kepemilikan institusional dan kualitas audit tidak memiliki pengaruh terhadap manajemen laba perusahaan.

<p><em>This study aims to obtain empirical evidence regarding business strategy, deferred tax expense and company characteristics such as audit committees, proportion of independent commissioners, institutional ownership, firm size on tax avoidance. These factors were retested because there were still inconsistent results from previous studies and there were variables that were rarely studied. This study uses a sample that includes 396 non-financial companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during the 2016 to 2018 period, which is the period surrounding the tax amnesty policy in Indonesia. This study uses the cash effective tax rate (CETR) which is considered as a measure that can describe the amount of tax avoidance by the company. The research hypotheses were tested using multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that business strategy have a positive effect on tax avoidance</em> <em>and firm size has a negative effect on tax avoidance, while deferred tax expense, audit committee, proportion of independent commissioners, institutional ownership have no effect on tax avoidance. The theoretical contribution of this study is to add to the development of previous literature related to the effect of business strategy, deferred tax expense and company characteristics such as audit committees, proportion of independent commissioners, institutional ownership, firm size on tax avoidance.</em></p>

Objective - The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) convergence in Indonesia on earnings quality. Methodology/Technique - Earnings quality is measured on both accrual earnings management and real earnings management. Indonesia began convergence IFRS in 2012. IFRS is considered capable of improving comparability, transparency, and earnings information, which is expected to ultimately improve earnings quality. The sample in this research uses manufacturing firms listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange that were suspected to avoid loss during the observation period. The data consist of 45 companies examined between 2008 and 2015. Results - This study uses statistical methods and multiple regression linear to analyse the data. The research results show that IFRS convergence in Indonesia has had a negative impact on accrual earnings management and no impact on real earnings management. Novelty - The evidence shows that IFRS convergence in Indonesia has the ability to improve earnings quality related to a decrease in accrual earnings management but not real earnings management. Type of Paper: Empirical Keywords: IFRS; Discretionary Accrual; Abnormal Cash Flow Operation; Abnormal Production; Abnormal Discretionary Expenditure. JEL Classification: M40, M41, M49

PurposeThis study aims to examine the impact of founder or descendant chief executive officers (CEOs) on the relationship between tax avoidance and firms' future risk. This issue is important because of an ongoing debate about founder and descendant CEOs' impacts, contributions and implications for firms.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a sample of publicly listed nonfinancial Indonesian firms in 2012–2019, most of which are family firms and adhere to a two-tier governance system that was understudied in previous studies. The authors use panel-random effect data regression for the statistical analysis.FindingsThe results demonstrate that founder or descendant CEOs do not affect the positive relationship between tax avoidance and firms' future risks.Research limitations/implicationsThis research supports the upper-echelon theory, arguing that top management teams affect firms' strategic policies and outcomes.Practical implicationsCEOs play weaker roles in countries with a two-tier governance system than in a one-tier one. Additionally, in relation to Hofstede's cultural dimensions, Indonesia has collective and feminist characteristics that emphasize elements of togetherness and group so that firms reflect the firms' top management teams and not only CEOs.Originality/valueThis research fills a research gap on the role of founder and descendant CEOs in the relationship between tax avoidance and firms' future risks by analyzing firms in Indonesia, a country with a two-tier governance system and collective and feminine cultural characteristics.

Objective – This study aims to examine whether audit firm size mitigates the relationship between CEO overconfidence and tax avoidance. CEO overconfidence has the characteristics of a very high level of self-confidence which influences the pattern of thought and the way they make strategic decisions. CEO overconfidence has a tendency to avoid taxes. It aims to show competence in tax management and raise funds for investment. External party oversight, such as by audit firms, will mitigate the relationship between CEO overconfidence and tax avoidance through an attitude of independence, as well as competence and function as examiners of the company's financial reporting. Methodology/Technique – This study uses a sample of Indonesian non-financial companies in the period 2013-2017. This study analyses the data with statistical methods using linear multiple regression. Findings – The results of this study indicate that CEO overconfidence is positively related to tax avoidance, while audit firm size is negatively related to tax avoidance. However, this study has not been able to prove the influence of audit firm size on the relationship between CEO overconfidence and tax avoidance. Type of Paper: Empirical Keywords: CEO overconfidence; Tax Avoidance; Audit Firm Size; Big 4; Book Tax Difference. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Sutrisno, P; Pirzada, K. 2020. Are CEO Overconfidence and Audit Firm Size Related To Tax Avoidance?, Acc. Fin. Review 5(2): 72 – 81. https://doi.org/10.35609/afr.2020.5.2(3) JEL Classification: M41, M49.