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"Tesis ini membahas pengaruh ukuran Kantor Akuntan Publik (KAP) dan penerapan Sistem Pengendalian Mutu (SPM) terhadap kualitas audit. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif analitis, dengan melakukan survei menggunakan kuesioner dan wawancara untuk mengumpulkan data dan informasi dari responden. Kesimpulan dari hasil penelitian ini adalah : 1) ukuran KAP dan penerapan SPM memiliki hubungan yang positif dan signifikan; 2) ukuran K.AP berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kualitas audit; 3) penerapan SPM berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kualitas audit; dan 4) ukuran KAP dan penerapan SPM secara simultan berhubungan signifikan terhadap kualitas audit.

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The focus of this study is public accounting firm size and implementation of quality control system. and how they affect audit quality. This is an analytical descriptive research, by survey method using questionnaires to collect prime data and information from respondents. The result of hypothesis test shows that 1) public accounting firm size positively and significantly related to implementation of quality control system; 2) public accounting firm size influences the audit quality significantly; 3) implementation of quality control system influences the audit quality significantly; 4) public accounting firm together with implementation of quality control system as a whole has a significant influence to audit quality.

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"Penelitian ini menguji pengaruh tingkat ketergantungan auditor pada klien terhadap opini going concern dan opinion shopping terhadap pergantian auditor pada perusahaan yang mengalami kesulitan keuangan yang tercatat di Bursa Efek Indonesia tahun 2007-2012. Tingkat Ketergantungan Auditor pada Klien dilihat dari ukuran KAP, masa penugasan audit dan fee audit. Sedangkan opinion shopping diukur dengan menggunakan model yang dikembangkan Lennox (2000). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa fenomena opinion shopping tidak terjadi di Indonesia. Selain itu, penelitian juga membuktikan bahwa opini going concern pada perusahaan yang mengalami kesulitan keuangan tidak dipengaruhi oleh tingkat ketergantungan auditor pada klien.

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This study investigates the effect of auditor dependence on going concern opinion and opinion shopping on auditor switching in financially distressed companies that listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2007-2012. Auditor dependence was measured by auditor size, audit tenure, and audit fee. Opinion shopping was measured by model which developed by Lennox (2000). The result of this study shown that opinion shopping does not occur in Indonesia. Furthermore, this study also found that going concern opinion in financially distressed companies are not affected by auditor dependence."

"This research was aimed to examine and to obtain empirical evidence on audit structure, role conflict, and unclarity role toward auditor performance. This research was done in East Java. Retrieval of sample was done by using proportionate stratified random sampling based on two strata (partner and audit staff). Data collecting was carried out with questionnaire submitted directly and by airmail. Number of questionnaires distributed was 120 copies, but only 49 questionnaires returned (40,83%). Results show that audit structure and role conflict have significant effect on auditor performance, but unclarity role does not have significant effect on auditor performance."

"Karya tulis berupa laporan magang ini membahas mengenai alasan perubahan auditor dan prosedur audit tahun pertama ketika KAP 111 mengaudit Dana Pensiun 12 sebagai auditee baru. Auditor perlu menganalisis alasan sebenarnya dalam pergantian Kantor Akuntan Publik KAP untuk membantu menentukan penerimaan penugasan audit tahun pertama. Secara garis besar, pergantian KAP dibedakan menjadi pergantian secara wajib dan sukarela. Alasan utama Dana Pensiun 12 mengganti KAP secara sukarela yaitu mengharapkan reputasi KAP yang lebih tinggi. Risiko perikatan audit tahun pertama cenderung lebih tinggi daripada recurring audit, sehingga butuh beberapa prosedur audit untuk mengatasinya. Terdapat beberapa prosedur audit tambahan yang khusus untuk perikatan audit tahun pertama dan tidak diperlukan bagi perikatan audit berulang yang perlu diterapkan dalam seluruh tahapan audit, kecuali tahap pelaporan. Oleh karena itu, auditor membutuhkan waktu kerja yang relatif lebih lama dalam mengaudit auditee baru. Prosedur audit tambahan untuk perikatan audit tahun pertama pada tahap penerimaan klien yaitu mencari informasi mengenai integritas calon auditee, komunikasi dengan KAP pendahulu, memastikan auditor independen dan kecukupan sumber daya KAP 111, menyusun proposal audit yang berfokus pada manfaat serta kebutuhan calon auditee berpindah KAP, negosiasi biaya audit, dan surat perikatan audit yang berfokus pada perbedaan pendekatan informasi komparatif. Pada tahap perencanaan, perluasan prosedur audit, yaitu kesepakatan untuk review kertas kerja auditor pendahulu, menentukan prosedur audit terkait saldo awal, dan prosedur lain sesuai pedoman KAP itu sendiri. Terdapat tiga perluasan prosedur audit pada tahap fieldwork, yaitu walkthrough, mengumpulkan dokumen permanen, dan prosedur untuk memastikan ketepatan saldo awal. KAP 111 telah melakukan prosedur audit tahun pertama sesuai dengan standar audit, kecuali komunikasi dengan auditor pendahulu yang terlambat karena kesibukan auditor pendahulu.

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This internship report discusses about auditor or accounting firm switching and initial audit procedures while KAP 111 auditing Dana Pensiun 12 as its new auditee. Auditor need to analyze the real reason behind auditor switching in order to make an appropriate decision during client acceptance stage. Broadly speaking, there are two types of auditor switching, mandatory and voluntary. The prime reason of auditor switching voluntarily in Dana Pensiun 12 is the expectation of better auditor's reputation. The nature of first-year audit will have higher risk than recurring audit so that auditor need some additional audit procedures as safeguards. There are some additional audit procedures that specifically needed for first year audit, but not for recurring audit. Those additional audit procedures are properly implemented in all of the audit stages, except reporting stage. Therefore, audit period for new auditee is longer than recurring audit. Additional audit procedures for initial audit during client acceptance stage are gathering information about prospective auditee rsquo;s integrity, communicating with the previous auditor, ensuring the independent and adequate resources of KAP 111, arranging audit proposal focusing on benefit urgency of auditor switching, negotiating audit fee, and aproving engagement letter focusing on different approaches-of comparative information. In the planning stage, there are several extended audit procedures which are agreement to review working paper of the previous auditor, determining the audit procedures of beginning balance, and other procedure based on accounting firm's audit manual. There are three extended audit procedures in fieldwork stage, i.e., walkthrough, gathering permanent files, and ensuring the right movement of beginning balance. Initial audit procedures. KAP 111 implemented initial audit procedures which are in accordance with Standar Audit audit, except communication with the previous auditor late in giving response due to bustle in peak season."

"Prior research had documented that The Big 4 auditors have higher audit qualitythan non-Big 4 auditors (Teoh and Wong 1993), and The Big 4 auditors with industryspecialization have higher audit quality than The Big 4 auditors without specialization(Balsam eta/. 2003; Knechel eta/. 2007; Behn et al. 2008; Romanus et al. 2008). Withthe sample of 139 firm years from manufacturing public companies listed in Bursa EfekIndonesia in the year 2005 and 2006, this study examines whether the public companiesaudited by The Big 4 auditors has higher earnings quality (measured by earningresponse coefficient) than the non-Big 4 auditors. This study also examines whether TheBig 4 auditors with industry specialization has higher earnings quality than The Big 4auditors without industry specialization. This study provides no evidence that there isan earnings quality difference between public companies audited by The Big 4 auditorsand non-Big 4 auditors, and between auditors with industry specialization and withoutspecialization. The additional tests on public companies audited by non-Big 4 auditorsprovide no evidence whether there is an association beflveen CAR and unexpectedearning (UER). Consistent with the main result, the sensitivity test on specializationmeasurement also give evidence that The Big 4 auditors are not differ from the non-Big4 auditors. This study provides some evidence, consistent with prior studies that themarket negatively reacts higher on the companies with negative unexpected earnings,and with higher leverage; and positively reacts higher on the high growth companiesaudited by The Big 4 auditors. This study leaves some ambiguous results regardingthe audit quality of auditors and earning quality of public companies in the contextof Indonesia, and provides some opportunities for further indepth research in theseareas."

"Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh adanya kebijakan rotasi audit yang melahirkan pro dan kontra. Penelitian sebelumnya menemukan hasil yang tidak konsislen mengenai dampak rotasi terhadap peningkatan kualilas audit yang dicerminkan oleh ada atau tidaknya praktek earnings management. Tujuan utama penelitian ini adalah unluk mengetahui apakah terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara lamannya hubungan audit firm-klien (auditor tenure) dengan level earnings management yang diukur melalui level absolute discretionary accrual. Berdasarkan aturan rotasi yang mengharuskan partner audit dirotasi setiap 3 tahun sekali, maka penelilian ini juga ntelakukan pengujian unluk mengetahui apakah level earnings management sebelum atau sama dengan periode tiga tahun dan sesudah tiga tahun herbeda secara signifikan.Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah 44 perusahaan dan 317 firm-year. Menggunakan pengujian korelasi dan regresi multivariate basil penelitian ini menunjukkan tidak adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara auditor tenure dan level absolute discretionary accrual. Hasil pengujian t-test-paired-tiiw sample for means menunjukkan adanya perbedaan yang signifikan Mara level absolute discretionary accrual sebelum atau sama dengan 3 tahun dan sesudah tiga tahun, Tetapi hasil pengujian multivariate menunjukkan bahwa perbedaan tersebul bukan karena adanya hubungan antara tenure dan level ABDAC. Hasil pengujian juga menunjukkan adanya indikasi hubungan yang non linear antara Tenure dan ABDAC. Adanya indikasi hubungan yang non linear ini mungkin menyehabkan tidak signifikannya hubungan anlara Tenure dan ABDAC pada hasil pengujian dengan model linear.Secara keseluruhan, herdasarkan hasil pengujian, kesimpulan penelitian ini tidak mendukung rotasi audit yang telah diatur karena tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara tenure dan praktek earnings management yang diukur dari level absolute discretionary accruals."