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Creative Accounting Dynamics and Financial Reporting Quality
in Public Corporations in Nigeria
Otse Amos Egwurube
Department of Accounting, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
The public corporations are pivotal institutions that are vehicle used by the
government to lubricate an economy and engender development. As
government owned entity, their activity stimulates theeconomy ofanynation.
This paper examines financial statement to investigate the extent to which
creative accounting issues in such financial reports had influenced thequality
of such report in the public corporations in Nigeria. The study usedsecondary
data from ten selected public corporate entities’ annual reports to rate the
influence of creative accounting manipulations or otherwise on factors that
influences financial reporting quality. A deductive approach usingdescriptive
survey and inferential statistics were used to reach general conclusions based
on the results from the findings. The result shows that application of
standards allows for accounting preparer to use discretions given room to
either positive or negative impact on financial reporting quality. The study
noted that in Nigeria, the annual reports most times show positive growth
while the economic reality signs show otherwise. Manipulative behaviours in
financial reports in public corporations in Nigeria promotes corruption,
destroys the image of the nation, public loss of confidence and negative
growth trend.
KEYWORDS: Creative Accounting, Disclosure of Revenue and Cost, Auditors’
Opinion, Financial Performance, FinancialStatement/ AnnualReport, Compliance
to Standards
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INTRODUCTION
Financial statements are document that accounts for the
performance of entities’ activities or events or transactions
for a specified period of time. It is generally perceived that a
financial report is an actual representationoffinancial ‘facts’
in a form of accounts that is expectedly correct, reliable and
objectives from an activity or a transaction or event. It must
be emphasized that the correctness of the financial facts
made available will depend on the source and accurate of
data captured for such events or transactions. The choice of
interpretation of standards, the extent of compliance, the
amount of disclosure details of financial and non-financial
details, and the opinion of the auditor are choices subjective
to the preparer of the accounts and the auditors. The
manipulation of value of financial information by accounts
preparer or the auditor may not be deemed legal or illegal
and without violating any financial regulations or
international standards plays a very significant role in
quality of financial report.Therelationship betweencreative
accounting practices and financial reporting quality have
been described by several authors invariedways.Theworks
of Daniel Liberto on Creative Accounting, reviewed by
Thomas Brock updated in Investopedia November 2020
noted that although creative accounting may have followed
the required regulations but in actual is a deviation from
what the standards are set to achieve. He explained that
where financial managers using accounting standards to
take advantage of a loophole to either cover up facts or put
up a better image of a corporation. Some author thinks
creative accounting is presentation of a fake financial
position while others say it is a gimmick in financial reports
to promote market value of stock and market share(Mulford
and Comiskey, 2002).
The Nigerian public sector is adjudged to have suffered
series of setbacks majorly as a result of ineffective and
inefficient management of theaffairs ofits publicenterprises
which have failed to deliver on the purposes for which they
were established (Esu & Inyang, 2009). A good system of
public accountability allows for efficiency in managementof
public resources. Accountability is the bed rock of wealth
creation, the base for building a stronggovernancestructure
in any government institutions or well-organized public
corporations (Iyoha & Oyerinde, 2009). In the corporate
public sector, quality financial reporting has been well
established taking advantage of creative accounting
reporting. The recent economic recession in Nigeria is a
pointer indicating the need for high-quality financial
reporting in the public sector. According to Heiling (2011),
governments needed to maintain quality accounting and
reporting systems that accurately reflects on their financial
risks. Quality financial reporting in the public sector is the
framework for financial and economic policies formulating,
effective coordination of the affairs of government, financial
operations, and management control from an informed
financial position.
The importance of financial reporting in the public sector
cannot be undermined due to its contribution to achieving
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political and economic stability. Financial reporting ensures
prudence, reduce waste, and improve the quality of
governance by ensuring spending efficiency, effectiveness
and transparency especially spending on health care,
education, transport, and infrastructure. Financial reports
ensure compliance to accounting principles, enhance fiscal
discipline, unite system efficiencies, improved control over
scarce resources and provide more relevant information for
users ‘decision making.
This study identified public corporations in Nigeria with a
mix of commercial entity that generates revenue and
incurred cost for Nigerian but are non-profit oriented
government owned entities with similar traits to the private
counterparts.The objective is to find out any unethical
creative accounting practices thatwill ontheoutsidepresent
a sound financial position but on the inside a negative
outlook.
SOME THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AND ISSUES
This study was guide by several theories that provided
theoretical arguments on some key concepts of the work.
This study settles in with the Public Interest Theory;
Stakeholder's Theory associated with Ansoff in 1965 in
alignment with the objective of public corporations
examined; and the Positive Accounting Theory associated
with Watts and Zimmerman in 1978 and 1986 respectively
which will help the public corporations plan into the future.
This study considers the public interesttheory inthecontext
of accounting regulation. It provides analysis of context
within which the setters of accounting standards operate.
The establishment of accounting standard and the act of
standard setting is political, not just economical. The
stakeholders’ theory attempts to provideexplanationforthe
structure and operations of a corporation with regards to
accounting information provided to meets the needs of
stakeholders (Omoro, Adudu, & Okiro, 2014). Zimmerman
and Watts (1978) attempt to explain in their paper towards
a positive theory of determination of accounting standards,
that management’s attitude towards accounting standards
will be influenced by the effect thestandards willhaveon the
cash flow of a corporation. For several hypothetical reasons,
fund managers may decide to choose particular accounting
method over the other with the objectives ofthecorporation
in view.
Figure 1: Theoretical Framework
EMPERICAL REVIEW
In 2010, Christiaens, Van-Cauwenberge, Rommel, and
Soederberg gave an insight into IPSAS framework on
implementing Whole Government Accounts(WGA). In their
paper, they argued that IPSAS reflects a business-like
perspective which can result in certain definite
improvements such as reporting a fair view. The study also
further noted that it may be however assume a position
where it is difficult to capture specific governmental
features, particularly when considering statistical bases of
financial reporting. In the face of the publicsectorlandscape,
IPSAS is still relatively new general and accounting reform
which has introduced a new public management system.
Bringing a business-like view into government, the
traditional cash accounting had to be changedtotheaccrual-
based accounting system. It is expected there will be an
increase in financial transparency and accountability in
government where the concept of consolidation is taken
over and weaknesses and strength of the accrual accounting
in government are worked upon (Christiaens & Rommel,
2008).The Whole Government Accounts (WGA) issue is
aimed at improving entities managerial efficiency,
accountability, and macro-economic policy-making process
(Chow, Humphrey, and Moll, 2007). The objectives of IPSAS
as a framework take into consideration the need for:
1. Transparency
2. A better understanding of thegovernmentalmarket
and non-market activities and
3. Understanding oftherelationshipbetweenfinancial
statements vs. statistical bases offinancial reporting
Watts and Zimmerman (1990) in their literature noted that
creative accounting can positively influence a corporation
when accounting practices and guidelines provided are
positively adhered to. The flexibility of the use of accounting
regulations or standards can be a tool for addressing critical
situations in a corporation (Shah, Butt,& Tariq, 2011). The
practice of reporting revenue and concealing cost incurred
for the period allows public corporation to report high
revenue generation for the period. Heally and Wahlen
(1998) with DuCharme, Malatesta and Sefcik, (2004)
supported this assertion in their study. In the study they
postulated that increasing revenueincomeby accounting for
expected income now and accruing costforthefutureallows
the corporation report higher revenueincomethanitshould
be or otherwise. This was earlier postulated by Beidlemen
(1973) when he submitted that corporations’ write-offs are
more when new management takes over blaming the
immediate past management and relieving future charges
but retaining overstatedaccruals toachieveearnings goals in
the near future. Management self interest to meet
government target either for revenue target or any other
pressure can lead to this kind of report. This could further
lead to wrong economic decisions, deceit of users of such
financial information and stakeholders. Grasso, Patricia and
Richard in their article titled ‘the ethics of earnings
management: perceptions after Sarbanes-Oxley’ in 2009
agreed that when creative accounting practices misleads or
deceives financial information users, it becomes illegal,
unethical and immoral practice.
Accounts handlers and auditors are very important in
improving financial reporting quality especiallyinthepublic
corporations. Study has shown that where Auditors and
external directors or supervision are involved in the
Revenue and
Cost Disclosure
Auditor’s Opinion
Disclosure to explain
Periodic Financial
Performance Management
Details of Notes &
Schedules to Accounts
Extent of Compliance
to Standards
Financial
Reporting
Quality
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preparation of financial report,creativeaccountingpractices
are minimized (Yadav, 2013). External professional
involvement in a financial report increases reportcredibility
and public confidence. External auditors improves creative
accounting practices by reducing negative tendencies and
increase positive ones thereby ensuring accuracy, efficiency
and reducing fraudulent acts (Kassem, 2012).
Manipulative behaviours are encouraged most times by
decision makers of public corporation such as the Directors
and Head of Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
Management of agencies in problem,underpressuretomeet
targets and financial fraud to cover sometimes indulges in
unethical practices of creative accounting to hide financial
manipulations or mislead regulatory authorities (Diana &
Beatrice, 2010; and Amat & Gowthorpe, 2004). Asuquo
(2011) in his study believed that business entities are
surrounded with various situations and depending on the
situation, operators of financial statements indulges in
creative accounting practices to meet the situation demand.
METHODOLOGY
Most research conducted on related topic are targeted atthe
private profit oriented firms and not public corporation as
this. This research work uses the secondary data and relied
on qualitative method of analysis. Thesimple Ordinary Least
Square regression was used using the Statistical Packagefor
the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. This was used
specifically to determine the impact of creative accounting
practices on financial reporting quality.
HYPOTHESIS:
H1: The extent of disclosure of revenue and cost has
significant impact on financial reporting quality
H2: Auditor’s opinion has significantimpact onfinancial
reporting quality
H3: Disclosuretoexplainperiodic financial performance
management has significant impact on financial
reporting quality
H4: Details of notes and schedules to accounts has
significant impact on financial reporting quality
H5: The extent of compliance to standards has
significant impact on financial reporting quality
MODEL SPECIFICATION
FRQ = f(Creative Accounting Practices) ……………………….(i)
Where FRQ is Financial Reporting Quality and f(Creative
Accounting practices is the function of selected variable
items that can influence financial reporting quality.
Therefore,
FRQ = f(RevCos, AudOpt, PerMgt, NoSchA, ComStd,…..µt)..(ii)
Where:
RevCos = Extent of disclosure of Revenue and Cost,
AudOpt = Auditor’s Opinion,
PerMgt = Disclosure to explain periodic Financial
Performance Management,
NoSchA = Details of Notes and Schedules to Accounts,
ComStd = Extent of Compliance to Standards
RESULT PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
Table 1: An Overview of Operational Indicators Analyzed and Validating the Characteristics Strength
INDICATORS ANNUAL REPORT BASED ON IPSAS 2017-
2019
ANNUAL REPORT BASED ON OLD
ACCOUNTING STANDARD 2014 - 2016
Items Mean SD Median Min Max Remarks Mean SD Median Min Max Remarks
Extent of Disclosure
to which Revenue
covers the Cost of
Services provided in
the Report
4.70 0.483 5.00 4 5 High 3.20 0.34 3.50 3 5 Moderate
Auditor’s Opinion:
Qualified /
Unqualified Reports
4.50 .527 4.50 4 5 High 3.01 0.44 3.50 2 5 Moderate
Details of
information
disclosed to explain
periodic financial
performance
measurement
2.80 1.814 2.50 1 5 Low 1.19 1.32 2.00 1 5 Low
Notes and Schedules
to Accounts
3.60 1.506 4.00 1 5 Moderate 2.90 1.08 3.00 3 5 Low
Extent of
Compliance to
Standards in the
Report
3.60 1.265 4.00 2 5 Moderate 2.27 1.20 3.00 2 5 Low
The overall score on each of all 5 operational items utilized in the study were tested as index quality variable tools for
assessment of the level of influences it has on financial reportingquality.A total oftenpublic corporations inNigeria ofrevenue
generation and cost incurring institutions were selected and used. Sixty Annual Reports were examined consisting of 30 for
2014 to 2016 as pre-IPSAS Old Accounting Standard Annual Reports and 2017 – 2019 as IPSAS-Based Annual Reports which
was carefully selected across all relevant public sector corporations in Nigeria.
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Table 1 presents an overview of operational indicators showing mean, median and strength of indicators. The result showed
that all items of operational characteristics that determine financial reporting quality are all above average mean score of 2.5
except for periodic performance disclose having a score of 1.19 and compliance to standards of 2.27 in the old accounting
standard-based reports. Extent of Disclosure to which Revenue covers the Cost of Services provided in the Report had a
differential mean score and standard deviation of 1.50 ±0.14 in the IPSAS Annual Report above that of the Old Accounting-
based Annual Report. Auditor’s Opinion of Qualified / UnqualifiedReports inIPSAS basedreport alsorecordhigher meanscore
and standard deviation of 1.49 ±0.09 above the Old Standard.
Table 2A: Old Accounting Standards Annual Report Result for 2014 - 2016
DEPENDANT VARIABLE FRQ – Financial Reporting Quality
PREDICTORS: f(Creative Accounting items)
MODEL SUMMARY
MODEL R R2 Adj. R2 Std. Error of the
Estimate
DW Std. Dev. Mean
REGRESSION 0.706 0.671 0.615 3.698 0.607 1.368 2.514
ANOVA
MODEL Sum of Squares df Mean square F Significance
REGRESS
ION
17.1807 1 17.1807 12.474 .0001
CO- EFFICIENTS
UNSTANDARDIZED
CO-EFFICEINTS
STANDARDIZED
CO-EFFICEINTS
t Significance
MODEL Β Pvalue STD.
ERROR
Beta
2.232 0.0001
(CONSTANT) 2.979 0.056
0.351 0.706
RevCos 0.761 0.213
AudOpt 0.523 0.143
PerMgt 0.415 0.332
NoSchA 0.722 0.054
ComStd 0.520 0.102
MODEL REGRESSION LINE
REGRESSION FRQ = β0 + β1RevCos +β2AudOpt +β3PerMgt +β4NoSchA +β5ComStd +µt
Table 2B: IPSAS Based Annual Report Result for 2017 - 2019
DEPENDANT VARIABLE FRQ – Financial Reporting Quality
PREDICTORS: f(Creative Accounting items)
MODEL SUMMARY
MODEL R R2 Adj. R2 Std. Error of the
Estimate
DW Std. Dev. Mean
REGRESSION 0.857 0.815 0.706 2.573 0.679 2.112 3.844
ANOVA
MODEL Sum of Squares df Mean square F Significance
REGRESS
ION
40.1662 1 40.1662 14.819 .0001
CO- EFFICIENTS
UNSTANDARDIZED
CO-EFFICEINTS
STANDARDIZED
CO-EFFICEINTS
t Significance
MODEL Β Pvalue STD. ERROR Beta
2.573 0.0001
(CONSTANT) 3.841 0.029
0.305 0.857
RevCos 0.665 0.048
AudOpt 0.836 0.157
PerMgt 0.582 0.277
NoSchA 0.567 0.087
ComStd 0.695 0.093
MODEL REGRESSION LINE
REGRESSION FRQ = β0 + β1RevCos +β2AudOpt +β3PerMgt +β4NoSchA +β5ComStd +µt
The estimated OLS equation (i) from table 2:
a) Using the Old Accounting Standard-Based Annual Report 2014 - 2016
FRQt-1= 2.979 + 0.761RevCost-1 + 0.523AudOptt-1 + 0.415PerMgtt-1 + 0.722NoSchAt-1 + 0.520ComStd + μ
Pvalue 0.056 0.213 0.143 0.332 0.054 0.102
R = 0.706, R2= 0.671, Adj. R2 = 0.615 t-Stat = 2.232, F-Change = 12.474, SE (μ) = 0.351
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b) Using the IPSAS –Based Annual Report 2017 - 2019
FRQt = 3.841 + 0.665RevCost + 0.863AudOptt + 0.582PerMgtt + 0.567NoSchAt + 0.695ComStd+ μ
Pvalue 0.029 0.048 0.157 0.277 0.087 0.093
R = 0.857, R2= 0.815, Adj. R2 = 0.706, t-Stat = 2.573, F-Change = 14.819, SE (μ) = 0.305
The regression result of the linear function shows that the
co-efficient of the revenue - cost function, auditors’ opinion,
periodic financial performance management, notes and
schedules to accounts, and compliance to standards are
significantly positive for both pre-IPSAS (R = 0.706, R2 =
0.671) and post-IPSAS (R= 0.857, R2 = 0.815) reporting
regime. Unit increase in Financial ReportingQuality inpublic
corporation will lead to unit increase in RevCos by 0.76,
AudOpt by 0.523, PerMgt 0.415, NoSchA0.722 and ComStd
0.520 for the old accounting standard reporting period.This
also applies to the IPSAS based annual report result.
However, comparing the two regimes, the co-efficient
differential of revenue-cost function and notes & schedules
to accounts fell by 0.096 and 0.155 respectively. The
implications is that there is a significant complimentary
relationship between revenue – cost function and notes and
schedules to account as fall in one will lead to the fall in the
other. Creative accounting practices canbeadoptedto either
increase revenue or reduce cost to achieve management
goals.
On the other hand, the co-efficient AudOpt, PerMgt and
ComStd improved by 034, 0.167 and 0.175 respectively in
the IPSAS regime above that of the Old AccountingStandard.
The implication is that a favorable audit opinion aligns with
good financial performance management and complianceto
reporting standards.
Result Findings:
Changes in revenue-cost functionand auditors’opinionhave
significant impact on financial reporting quality. Revenue-
cost function and auditors’ opinion are key qualitative
operational characteristics and are fundamental to
corporations’ financial reporting quality. A positive shift in
revenue will improve the financial position of the
corporation positively and a shift in cost will lead to deficit.
Also, an unqualified audit opinion improves stakeholders’
and public confidence. Audit opinion has the ability to
improve public trust and goodwill which invariably will
result to a positive shift in corporation’s financial position.
Changes in periodic financial performance management,
notes and schedules to accounts, and compliance to
standards are enhancing operational characteristics that will
support the financial position of the corporation. A negative
shift in qualitative operational characteristics will lead to
negative shift in enhancing operational characteristics. The
enhancing operational measures further strengthen the
quality of financial reports generated in publiccorporations.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Management is expected to appoint Consultants and
External Auditors that have integritytocheckmateorreduce
the negative creativeaccountingpractices.Attentions should
be given to source documents to ensure accurate, reliable
and actual financial data are captured in financial records.
Management must also encourage post audit review and
implement recommendations made to them by theauditors.
The issues of having sound financial position in public
corporations in Nigeria on paper and poor economic
output/realities must be checked and reduced to the barest
minimum. This will improve control and reduce corruption
tendency by management.
The study showed that adoption of IPSAS based report is
better than the use of the Old Accounting Standard based
report. From the study, Auditors’ Opinion,PeriodicFinancial
Performance Management, and Compliance to Standards
improve significant the Financial Reporting Quality. The
study will recommend IPSAS based reporting pattern for
Financial Reporting Quality improvement.
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Creative Accounting Dynamics and Financial Reporting Quality in Public Corporations in Nigeria

  • 1. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) Volume 5 Issue 3, March-April 2021 Available Online: www.ijtsrd.com e-ISSN: 2456 – 6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD38651 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 3 | March-April 2021 Page 25 Creative Accounting Dynamics and Financial Reporting Quality in Public Corporations in Nigeria Otse Amos Egwurube Department of Accounting, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria ABSTRACT The public corporations are pivotal institutions that are vehicle used by the government to lubricate an economy and engender development. As government owned entity, their activity stimulates theeconomy ofanynation. This paper examines financial statement to investigate the extent to which creative accounting issues in such financial reports had influenced thequality of such report in the public corporations in Nigeria. The study usedsecondary data from ten selected public corporate entities’ annual reports to rate the influence of creative accounting manipulations or otherwise on factors that influences financial reporting quality. A deductive approach usingdescriptive survey and inferential statistics were used to reach general conclusions based on the results from the findings. The result shows that application of standards allows for accounting preparer to use discretions given room to either positive or negative impact on financial reporting quality. The study noted that in Nigeria, the annual reports most times show positive growth while the economic reality signs show otherwise. Manipulative behaviours in financial reports in public corporations in Nigeria promotes corruption, destroys the image of the nation, public loss of confidence and negative growth trend. KEYWORDS: Creative Accounting, Disclosure of Revenue and Cost, Auditors’ Opinion, Financial Performance, FinancialStatement/ AnnualReport, Compliance to Standards How to cite this paper: Ogbodo, Cy Okenwa | Jiagbogu, Nwadiogo K "Creative Accounting Dynamics and Financial Reporting Quality in Public Corporations in Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456- 6470, Volume-5 | Issue-3, April 2021, pp.25-30, URL: www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38651.pdf Copyright © 2021 by author(s) and International Journal ofTrendinScientific Research and Development Journal. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) INTRODUCTION Financial statements are document that accounts for the performance of entities’ activities or events or transactions for a specified period of time. It is generally perceived that a financial report is an actual representationoffinancial ‘facts’ in a form of accounts that is expectedly correct, reliable and objectives from an activity or a transaction or event. It must be emphasized that the correctness of the financial facts made available will depend on the source and accurate of data captured for such events or transactions. The choice of interpretation of standards, the extent of compliance, the amount of disclosure details of financial and non-financial details, and the opinion of the auditor are choices subjective to the preparer of the accounts and the auditors. The manipulation of value of financial information by accounts preparer or the auditor may not be deemed legal or illegal and without violating any financial regulations or international standards plays a very significant role in quality of financial report.Therelationship betweencreative accounting practices and financial reporting quality have been described by several authors invariedways.Theworks of Daniel Liberto on Creative Accounting, reviewed by Thomas Brock updated in Investopedia November 2020 noted that although creative accounting may have followed the required regulations but in actual is a deviation from what the standards are set to achieve. He explained that where financial managers using accounting standards to take advantage of a loophole to either cover up facts or put up a better image of a corporation. Some author thinks creative accounting is presentation of a fake financial position while others say it is a gimmick in financial reports to promote market value of stock and market share(Mulford and Comiskey, 2002). The Nigerian public sector is adjudged to have suffered series of setbacks majorly as a result of ineffective and inefficient management of theaffairs ofits publicenterprises which have failed to deliver on the purposes for which they were established (Esu & Inyang, 2009). A good system of public accountability allows for efficiency in managementof public resources. Accountability is the bed rock of wealth creation, the base for building a stronggovernancestructure in any government institutions or well-organized public corporations (Iyoha & Oyerinde, 2009). In the corporate public sector, quality financial reporting has been well established taking advantage of creative accounting reporting. The recent economic recession in Nigeria is a pointer indicating the need for high-quality financial reporting in the public sector. According to Heiling (2011), governments needed to maintain quality accounting and reporting systems that accurately reflects on their financial risks. Quality financial reporting in the public sector is the framework for financial and economic policies formulating, effective coordination of the affairs of government, financial operations, and management control from an informed financial position. The importance of financial reporting in the public sector cannot be undermined due to its contribution to achieving IJTSRD38651
  • 2. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD38651 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 3 | March-April 2021 Page 26 political and economic stability. Financial reporting ensures prudence, reduce waste, and improve the quality of governance by ensuring spending efficiency, effectiveness and transparency especially spending on health care, education, transport, and infrastructure. Financial reports ensure compliance to accounting principles, enhance fiscal discipline, unite system efficiencies, improved control over scarce resources and provide more relevant information for users ‘decision making. This study identified public corporations in Nigeria with a mix of commercial entity that generates revenue and incurred cost for Nigerian but are non-profit oriented government owned entities with similar traits to the private counterparts.The objective is to find out any unethical creative accounting practices thatwill ontheoutsidepresent a sound financial position but on the inside a negative outlook. SOME THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AND ISSUES This study was guide by several theories that provided theoretical arguments on some key concepts of the work. This study settles in with the Public Interest Theory; Stakeholder's Theory associated with Ansoff in 1965 in alignment with the objective of public corporations examined; and the Positive Accounting Theory associated with Watts and Zimmerman in 1978 and 1986 respectively which will help the public corporations plan into the future. This study considers the public interesttheory inthecontext of accounting regulation. It provides analysis of context within which the setters of accounting standards operate. The establishment of accounting standard and the act of standard setting is political, not just economical. The stakeholders’ theory attempts to provideexplanationforthe structure and operations of a corporation with regards to accounting information provided to meets the needs of stakeholders (Omoro, Adudu, & Okiro, 2014). Zimmerman and Watts (1978) attempt to explain in their paper towards a positive theory of determination of accounting standards, that management’s attitude towards accounting standards will be influenced by the effect thestandards willhaveon the cash flow of a corporation. For several hypothetical reasons, fund managers may decide to choose particular accounting method over the other with the objectives ofthecorporation in view. Figure 1: Theoretical Framework EMPERICAL REVIEW In 2010, Christiaens, Van-Cauwenberge, Rommel, and Soederberg gave an insight into IPSAS framework on implementing Whole Government Accounts(WGA). In their paper, they argued that IPSAS reflects a business-like perspective which can result in certain definite improvements such as reporting a fair view. The study also further noted that it may be however assume a position where it is difficult to capture specific governmental features, particularly when considering statistical bases of financial reporting. In the face of the publicsectorlandscape, IPSAS is still relatively new general and accounting reform which has introduced a new public management system. Bringing a business-like view into government, the traditional cash accounting had to be changedtotheaccrual- based accounting system. It is expected there will be an increase in financial transparency and accountability in government where the concept of consolidation is taken over and weaknesses and strength of the accrual accounting in government are worked upon (Christiaens & Rommel, 2008).The Whole Government Accounts (WGA) issue is aimed at improving entities managerial efficiency, accountability, and macro-economic policy-making process (Chow, Humphrey, and Moll, 2007). The objectives of IPSAS as a framework take into consideration the need for: 1. Transparency 2. A better understanding of thegovernmentalmarket and non-market activities and 3. Understanding oftherelationshipbetweenfinancial statements vs. statistical bases offinancial reporting Watts and Zimmerman (1990) in their literature noted that creative accounting can positively influence a corporation when accounting practices and guidelines provided are positively adhered to. The flexibility of the use of accounting regulations or standards can be a tool for addressing critical situations in a corporation (Shah, Butt,& Tariq, 2011). The practice of reporting revenue and concealing cost incurred for the period allows public corporation to report high revenue generation for the period. Heally and Wahlen (1998) with DuCharme, Malatesta and Sefcik, (2004) supported this assertion in their study. In the study they postulated that increasing revenueincomeby accounting for expected income now and accruing costforthefutureallows the corporation report higher revenueincomethanitshould be or otherwise. This was earlier postulated by Beidlemen (1973) when he submitted that corporations’ write-offs are more when new management takes over blaming the immediate past management and relieving future charges but retaining overstatedaccruals toachieveearnings goals in the near future. Management self interest to meet government target either for revenue target or any other pressure can lead to this kind of report. This could further lead to wrong economic decisions, deceit of users of such financial information and stakeholders. Grasso, Patricia and Richard in their article titled ‘the ethics of earnings management: perceptions after Sarbanes-Oxley’ in 2009 agreed that when creative accounting practices misleads or deceives financial information users, it becomes illegal, unethical and immoral practice. Accounts handlers and auditors are very important in improving financial reporting quality especiallyinthepublic corporations. Study has shown that where Auditors and external directors or supervision are involved in the Revenue and Cost Disclosure Auditor’s Opinion Disclosure to explain Periodic Financial Performance Management Details of Notes & Schedules to Accounts Extent of Compliance to Standards Financial Reporting Quality
  • 3. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD38651 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 3 | March-April 2021 Page 27 preparation of financial report,creativeaccountingpractices are minimized (Yadav, 2013). External professional involvement in a financial report increases reportcredibility and public confidence. External auditors improves creative accounting practices by reducing negative tendencies and increase positive ones thereby ensuring accuracy, efficiency and reducing fraudulent acts (Kassem, 2012). Manipulative behaviours are encouraged most times by decision makers of public corporation such as the Directors and Head of Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Management of agencies in problem,underpressuretomeet targets and financial fraud to cover sometimes indulges in unethical practices of creative accounting to hide financial manipulations or mislead regulatory authorities (Diana & Beatrice, 2010; and Amat & Gowthorpe, 2004). Asuquo (2011) in his study believed that business entities are surrounded with various situations and depending on the situation, operators of financial statements indulges in creative accounting practices to meet the situation demand. METHODOLOGY Most research conducted on related topic are targeted atthe private profit oriented firms and not public corporation as this. This research work uses the secondary data and relied on qualitative method of analysis. Thesimple Ordinary Least Square regression was used using the Statistical Packagefor the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. This was used specifically to determine the impact of creative accounting practices on financial reporting quality. HYPOTHESIS: H1: The extent of disclosure of revenue and cost has significant impact on financial reporting quality H2: Auditor’s opinion has significantimpact onfinancial reporting quality H3: Disclosuretoexplainperiodic financial performance management has significant impact on financial reporting quality H4: Details of notes and schedules to accounts has significant impact on financial reporting quality H5: The extent of compliance to standards has significant impact on financial reporting quality MODEL SPECIFICATION FRQ = f(Creative Accounting Practices) ……………………….(i) Where FRQ is Financial Reporting Quality and f(Creative Accounting practices is the function of selected variable items that can influence financial reporting quality. Therefore, FRQ = f(RevCos, AudOpt, PerMgt, NoSchA, ComStd,…..µt)..(ii) Where: RevCos = Extent of disclosure of Revenue and Cost, AudOpt = Auditor’s Opinion, PerMgt = Disclosure to explain periodic Financial Performance Management, NoSchA = Details of Notes and Schedules to Accounts, ComStd = Extent of Compliance to Standards RESULT PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION Table 1: An Overview of Operational Indicators Analyzed and Validating the Characteristics Strength INDICATORS ANNUAL REPORT BASED ON IPSAS 2017- 2019 ANNUAL REPORT BASED ON OLD ACCOUNTING STANDARD 2014 - 2016 Items Mean SD Median Min Max Remarks Mean SD Median Min Max Remarks Extent of Disclosure to which Revenue covers the Cost of Services provided in the Report 4.70 0.483 5.00 4 5 High 3.20 0.34 3.50 3 5 Moderate Auditor’s Opinion: Qualified / Unqualified Reports 4.50 .527 4.50 4 5 High 3.01 0.44 3.50 2 5 Moderate Details of information disclosed to explain periodic financial performance measurement 2.80 1.814 2.50 1 5 Low 1.19 1.32 2.00 1 5 Low Notes and Schedules to Accounts 3.60 1.506 4.00 1 5 Moderate 2.90 1.08 3.00 3 5 Low Extent of Compliance to Standards in the Report 3.60 1.265 4.00 2 5 Moderate 2.27 1.20 3.00 2 5 Low The overall score on each of all 5 operational items utilized in the study were tested as index quality variable tools for assessment of the level of influences it has on financial reportingquality.A total oftenpublic corporations inNigeria ofrevenue generation and cost incurring institutions were selected and used. Sixty Annual Reports were examined consisting of 30 for 2014 to 2016 as pre-IPSAS Old Accounting Standard Annual Reports and 2017 – 2019 as IPSAS-Based Annual Reports which was carefully selected across all relevant public sector corporations in Nigeria.
  • 4. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD38651 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 3 | March-April 2021 Page 28 Table 1 presents an overview of operational indicators showing mean, median and strength of indicators. The result showed that all items of operational characteristics that determine financial reporting quality are all above average mean score of 2.5 except for periodic performance disclose having a score of 1.19 and compliance to standards of 2.27 in the old accounting standard-based reports. Extent of Disclosure to which Revenue covers the Cost of Services provided in the Report had a differential mean score and standard deviation of 1.50 ±0.14 in the IPSAS Annual Report above that of the Old Accounting- based Annual Report. Auditor’s Opinion of Qualified / UnqualifiedReports inIPSAS basedreport alsorecordhigher meanscore and standard deviation of 1.49 ±0.09 above the Old Standard. Table 2A: Old Accounting Standards Annual Report Result for 2014 - 2016 DEPENDANT VARIABLE FRQ – Financial Reporting Quality PREDICTORS: f(Creative Accounting items) MODEL SUMMARY MODEL R R2 Adj. R2 Std. Error of the Estimate DW Std. Dev. Mean REGRESSION 0.706 0.671 0.615 3.698 0.607 1.368 2.514 ANOVA MODEL Sum of Squares df Mean square F Significance REGRESS ION 17.1807 1 17.1807 12.474 .0001 CO- EFFICIENTS UNSTANDARDIZED CO-EFFICEINTS STANDARDIZED CO-EFFICEINTS t Significance MODEL Β Pvalue STD. ERROR Beta 2.232 0.0001 (CONSTANT) 2.979 0.056 0.351 0.706 RevCos 0.761 0.213 AudOpt 0.523 0.143 PerMgt 0.415 0.332 NoSchA 0.722 0.054 ComStd 0.520 0.102 MODEL REGRESSION LINE REGRESSION FRQ = β0 + β1RevCos +β2AudOpt +β3PerMgt +β4NoSchA +β5ComStd +µt Table 2B: IPSAS Based Annual Report Result for 2017 - 2019 DEPENDANT VARIABLE FRQ – Financial Reporting Quality PREDICTORS: f(Creative Accounting items) MODEL SUMMARY MODEL R R2 Adj. R2 Std. Error of the Estimate DW Std. Dev. Mean REGRESSION 0.857 0.815 0.706 2.573 0.679 2.112 3.844 ANOVA MODEL Sum of Squares df Mean square F Significance REGRESS ION 40.1662 1 40.1662 14.819 .0001 CO- EFFICIENTS UNSTANDARDIZED CO-EFFICEINTS STANDARDIZED CO-EFFICEINTS t Significance MODEL Β Pvalue STD. ERROR Beta 2.573 0.0001 (CONSTANT) 3.841 0.029 0.305 0.857 RevCos 0.665 0.048 AudOpt 0.836 0.157 PerMgt 0.582 0.277 NoSchA 0.567 0.087 ComStd 0.695 0.093 MODEL REGRESSION LINE REGRESSION FRQ = β0 + β1RevCos +β2AudOpt +β3PerMgt +β4NoSchA +β5ComStd +µt The estimated OLS equation (i) from table 2: a) Using the Old Accounting Standard-Based Annual Report 2014 - 2016 FRQt-1= 2.979 + 0.761RevCost-1 + 0.523AudOptt-1 + 0.415PerMgtt-1 + 0.722NoSchAt-1 + 0.520ComStd + μ Pvalue 0.056 0.213 0.143 0.332 0.054 0.102 R = 0.706, R2= 0.671, Adj. R2 = 0.615 t-Stat = 2.232, F-Change = 12.474, SE (μ) = 0.351
  • 5. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD38651 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 3 | March-April 2021 Page 29 b) Using the IPSAS –Based Annual Report 2017 - 2019 FRQt = 3.841 + 0.665RevCost + 0.863AudOptt + 0.582PerMgtt + 0.567NoSchAt + 0.695ComStd+ μ Pvalue 0.029 0.048 0.157 0.277 0.087 0.093 R = 0.857, R2= 0.815, Adj. R2 = 0.706, t-Stat = 2.573, F-Change = 14.819, SE (μ) = 0.305 The regression result of the linear function shows that the co-efficient of the revenue - cost function, auditors’ opinion, periodic financial performance management, notes and schedules to accounts, and compliance to standards are significantly positive for both pre-IPSAS (R = 0.706, R2 = 0.671) and post-IPSAS (R= 0.857, R2 = 0.815) reporting regime. Unit increase in Financial ReportingQuality inpublic corporation will lead to unit increase in RevCos by 0.76, AudOpt by 0.523, PerMgt 0.415, NoSchA0.722 and ComStd 0.520 for the old accounting standard reporting period.This also applies to the IPSAS based annual report result. However, comparing the two regimes, the co-efficient differential of revenue-cost function and notes & schedules to accounts fell by 0.096 and 0.155 respectively. The implications is that there is a significant complimentary relationship between revenue – cost function and notes and schedules to account as fall in one will lead to the fall in the other. Creative accounting practices canbeadoptedto either increase revenue or reduce cost to achieve management goals. On the other hand, the co-efficient AudOpt, PerMgt and ComStd improved by 034, 0.167 and 0.175 respectively in the IPSAS regime above that of the Old AccountingStandard. The implication is that a favorable audit opinion aligns with good financial performance management and complianceto reporting standards. Result Findings: Changes in revenue-cost functionand auditors’opinionhave significant impact on financial reporting quality. Revenue- cost function and auditors’ opinion are key qualitative operational characteristics and are fundamental to corporations’ financial reporting quality. A positive shift in revenue will improve the financial position of the corporation positively and a shift in cost will lead to deficit. Also, an unqualified audit opinion improves stakeholders’ and public confidence. Audit opinion has the ability to improve public trust and goodwill which invariably will result to a positive shift in corporation’s financial position. Changes in periodic financial performance management, notes and schedules to accounts, and compliance to standards are enhancing operational characteristics that will support the financial position of the corporation. A negative shift in qualitative operational characteristics will lead to negative shift in enhancing operational characteristics. The enhancing operational measures further strengthen the quality of financial reports generated in publiccorporations. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Management is expected to appoint Consultants and External Auditors that have integritytocheckmateorreduce the negative creativeaccountingpractices.Attentions should be given to source documents to ensure accurate, reliable and actual financial data are captured in financial records. Management must also encourage post audit review and implement recommendations made to them by theauditors. 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