Journal of Accounting Auditing and Business
Vol 3, No 1 (2020): January Edition

The Quality of Local Government Financial Statements and The Use of Financial Information in Decision Making

Raden Muhammad Rachmansyah Shadiqiawan (Unknown)
Sri Mulyani (Universitas Padjadjaran)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Jan 2020

Abstract

Financial statements contain information that is very helpful for users in making decisions. This study examines whether there are differences in the use of financial statement information decision making between the local government that obtain unqualified and qualified opinion for their financial statements. This study used the Mann Whitney test for hypothesis testing. Data was collected through a survey using a questionnaire on five local governments in West Java.The results of this study indicate that there are no significant differences in the use of financial statement information for local government decision-making, both in local governments that obtain unqualified and qualified opinions for their financial statements. This study also found that the financial statements most often used as a basis for decision making in the two groups of local governments are budget realization statement. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jaab

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

Journal of Accounting Auditing and Business (JAAB) is published by the Center of Accounting Development, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Padjadjaran. JAAB provides opportunities for academicians, professionals, and university students to publish their papers. The publication covers ...