Track: Case Studies

Abstract

Manipulation of financial statements is an action taken to make a material misstatement of the company's financial statements in order to improve performance. Such activities in financial reporting may be brought on by party pressure and performance expectations, which do not accurately reflect the parties' true financial situation and performance. There are several factors that influence this practice, namely xbrl technology, dividend payout ratio, and net profit margin. This study aims to determine how the influence of xbrl technology, dividend payout ratio, and net profit margin on the manipulation of financial statements. This study uses quantitative methods. The population in this study is State-Owned Enterprises listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2018-2021 period. The research sample was taken using purposive sampling method and 17 companies were selected. The data analysis method used in this research is panel data regression analysis and uses eviews 12 software. Result showed that the application of xbrl technology, dividend payout ratio, and net profit margin simultaneously affect the manipulation of financial statements. Partially xbrl technology and net profit margin have a negative and significant effect on manipulation of financial statement, while dividend payout ratio has no significant effect on manipulation of financial statement.