@article{MAKHILLTSS2016112023762, title = {The Relationship Between Audit Quality, Board Independence and Audit Committee Independence on Earnings Management Before and after Full Convergence of IFRS}, journal = {The Social Sciences}, volume = {11}, number = {20}, pages = {4902-4906}, year = {2016}, issn = {1818-5800}, doi = {sscience.2016.4902.4906}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1818-5800&doi=sscience.2016.4902.4906}, author = {Hong Kok,Lian Kee and}, keywords = {Earnings management,audit committee,audit quality,independent directors,Malaysia}, abstract = {This study examines the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms (audit committee, independent directors and audit quality) and earnings management. The study period examined was 2006/07 (pre-IFRS regime and 2012/13 (post-IFRS regime) and covered 176 and 175 firms, respectively. Unbalanced panel data analysis was used. The findings show that, pre-IFRS regime, corporate governance mechanism of independent directors mitigate earnings management but post-IFRS regime, auditor size (represented by Big 4 audit firms and non-Big 4 audit firms) mitigate earnings management and audit committee and independent directors do not mitigate earnings management.} }