What we do is timeless: An investigation of the future of the public accounting profession

Public accountant is a profession that a tremendous respect for moral values and ethics, the public accounting profession in order to earn a respectable place in the public it is necessary to build public trust and public interest. Conflict of interest occurs when the practitioners of public accounting as a profession and a public accounting firm as a service company should provide quality services to its clients. It is a challenge to test idealism, morals and ethics of the accountant. Violation of professional standards of public accountant is a reflection of moral and ethical practitioners of public accountants. Several violations such as: audit deadline, the collusion between the accountant with a client, do not keep integrity and competency. Violating the independence, morally or in fact. The impact of code violations committed public accountant including losses to investors or other stakeholders who utilize public accountant audit results. Disappear or diminished public confidence in the public accounting profession, the accounting profession will ultimately harm themselves. Public accountant office conducting violations against the public accounting profession, the trend is likely to increase, this is caused by the growing public access to public accounting profession itself, as long as the public accountant to be behind the Great Wall of that can not be reached by the public or the media.

Principles of good corporate governance work well in every business entity, if the role of the accounting profession functions properly. For the accounting profession can play a good role is determined by the level of adequate auditor education, the quality of accounting education, magnitude and the number of public accounting firms spread evenly throughout the territory of Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to test empirically the influence of auditor education level, accounting education, the amount of public accounting firm to the accounting profession and its implications for the application of the principles of good corporate governance in Indonesia. The research method used in this research is descriptive verification by using quantitative approach. Data were collected through indirect communication techniques using questionnaires, limited interviews, and documentation studies in an effort to add explanatory elements to the survey results. The unit of analysis is the Public Accounting Firm in the island of Java. Sampling with simple random proportional method to 88 respondents received by researchers from 500 respondents sent. The technique of analysis and data testing is done by Path analysis. The results showed that: (1) There is a correlation between the level of accountant education with accounting education and the magnitude of public accounting firms with the level of keeratanya still at a moderate level. (2) Coefficient of Determination of Education Level Auditor, Accounting Education, and Quantity of Public Accounting Firm simultaneously have positive effect on Accounting Profession. However, partially the Auditor's Education Level and the Magnitude of Public Accounting Firm have an influence on the Accounting Profession is not significant. (3) There is influence of education level of Auditor, Accounting Education, Accountant Public Accountant Level and Accounting Profession partially or simultaneously to the application of Good Corporate Governance principles. Partially, however, the level of Education of Auditor and the magnitude of Public Accounting Firm influences the application of Good Corporate Governance principles but not significant.

The Factors Affected Toward Profession Options as Accountant Public and Non-Accountant Public Selected

The public accountant profession will later become one of the interesting and promising job choices for accounting students by relying on high expertise and skills and behaving independently. One of the accountant professions that is very popular in society and especially among accounting students is the Public Accountant Profession. With the wide range of job opportunities as an accountant, it should be able to attract students to a career as an accountant, considering that the profession is very important and so needed. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of perceptions, gender and work environment on accounting students' career choices as public accountants. This research uses quantitative methods. The population used in the study was accounting study programs at UMS and UNS class of 2019/2020. Sampling using the Purposive Sampling method with the criteria of Accounting Students in the Class of 2019 and 2020 at Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta and Sebelas Maret University who have received auditing courses, then a sample of 110 respondents was obtained. The data used in this study are primary data collected and processed by themselves, the results of which are in the form of numbers listed on the questionnaire scale which are processed using the SPSS program. The technique used in data collection is the questionnaire / questionnaire media. The technique used in data collection is a questionnaire. The data analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. The results of the t test show that the Perception and Gender variables have a positive effect on students' decisions to choose a career in public accounting. Meanwhile, the work environment variable has no effect on students' decisions to choose a career in public accounting.

A career is a person's main goal in obtaining education in the field of interest. Students who choose an accounting major certainly want to have a career related to accounting. However, a student's choice of major may not be following the career he is involved in. This research examines the effect of intrinsic value, career prospects, labor market considerations, work environment, financial rewards, and individuals on the career selection of accounting students as a public accounting profession. The object of this research is undergraduate accounting students at Binus Online Learning. The sampling technique used is the Slovin technique, with a total sample of 171 respondents. Data collection techniques were taken by distributing questionnaires using Google Form Link and distributed through electronic media. The analytical method used is Multiple Linear Regression analysis with the SPSS analysis tool. The result showed that the variables of intrinsic value, career prospects, labor market considerations, work environment, financial rewards, and individuals have a significant effect on the career choices of accounting students to become public accounting profession. With the low attractiveness of the public accounting profession among accounting students themselves, public accounting professional organizations and academics can recommend encouraging students to take the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam, namely supporting, and helping students who really intend to have a career as public accountants and encourage them not to change their career choices. The results of this study are input to the university that it is necessary to introduce the accounting profession, students who hear and follow the development of accounting science in the form of seminars or share knowledge from lecturers will provide an overview and motivation for students to choose a career as an accountant

Although a reasonable body of research exists with respect to women and some for African-American accountants, no study has provided a comparison of both groups' experiences across similar periods. The purpose of this paper is to provide an historical overview and comparison of these two groups of accountants for the period 1960–1999 in an attempt to illuminate the reasons for their accomplishments and lack of accomplishments in the public accounting profession. A review of the 1960s indicates that although discrimination against women was evident, white females fared slightly better than African-Americans, who were virtually nonexistent in the U.S. public accounting profession (Hammond 1997). During the 1970s both groups were excluded from any meaningful participation and were discriminated against when employed in public accounting. An explanation for this phenomenon was provided in 1976, as a result of the Metcalf hearings, when the Big 8 accounting firms admitted that they had not sought out women and African-Americans in the past and indicated it would take time to train and develop these individuals to qualify for partnership levels (Wescott and Seiler 1986).While the number of women in the profession had increased dramatically by the 1980s the Big 8 firms' records with respect to women partners were among the worst when compared to other professions (Maupin 1991). By 1989 only 4.1 percent of partners were women and Big 8 Accounting firms showed very little interest in recruiting African-Americans, which led Mitchell and Flintall (1990, 59) to conclude that “although there are more black CPAs than in the past, proportionately blacks fare no better than they did in 1968.” During the 1990s the representation of African-Americans and women in top-level positions remained marginal since the ranks of partners, principals, directors, and senior managers continued to be filled primarily by white males (Kinard et al. 1998). Research with respect to both groups indicated that they thought their career advancement opportunities had been limited and by the end of 1999 women were still underrepresented in senior positions and African-Americans were still underrepresented at all levels in the public accounting profession.

Internal Audit Outsourcing: An Analysis of Self-Regulation by the Accounting Profession

This study aims to explore the effectiveness of the istikhlaf concept approach in fraud prevention among public accountants. Istikhlaf, which refers to the concept of leadership and responsibility from an Islamic perspective, offers an ethical approach that can strengthen integrity and honesty in the accounting profession. This study uses a quantitative method by collecting data through questionnaires distributed to 63 public accountants in various public accounting firms in Medan city. Data analysis is conducted using the Partial Least Square (PLS) analysis method to determine the relationship between the implementation of the istikhlaf concept and the reduction of fraud incidents. The results of the study show that there is a significant positive correlation between the implementation of the istikhlaf concept and fraud prevention. Accountants who adopt the principles of istikhlaf tend to exhibit more ethical behavior and are less involved in fraudulent actions. These findings indicate that the integration of strong moral and ethical values, as promoted in the istikhlaf concept, can play an important role in fraud prevention efforts in the public accounting profession. This study suggests that public accountants consider implementing training programs that incorporate the istikhlaf concept to enhance ethical awareness and responsibility among accountants. Thus, the results of this study not only contribute to the academic literature on fraud prevention but also provide practical recommendations for practitioners in improving professional integrity.

This study aims to determine the factors that affect SEBI student interest subject toIslamic Accounting Public Accounting profession. These are intrinsic work values ,socio-economic and personality factors. The findings showed that the number of IslamicAccounting students are not interested in the profession of public accounting is fargreater than the number of students interested in the public accounting profession, whichis 22: 60. This research note that, although more than 50% students of Islamic Accounting class of 2008 and 2009 have a grasp of the Public Accounting profession, but thewhole or 100% of these students have never had an internship experience in PublicAccounting Firm (KAP). The study found the three factors of intrinsic work factors,socio-economic and personality are not significantly affect the interest of students towards public accounting profession

Audit quality is very important in order to maintain the trust of clients and those who use audit reports. The profession of public accounting is a profession of public trust. From the profession of public accounting, the public expects a free and impartial assessment of the information presented by company management in financial statements where the public accounting profession is responsible for raising the level of reliability of the company's financial statements, so that people obtain reliable financial information as a basis for decision making.
 This study aims to re-examine the effect of audit fee variables, auditor competence, auditor ethics and time budget pressure on audit quality. The type of data used is primary data. This research was conducted at the Bali Regional Public Accountant Office. The sampling technique uses purposive sampling technique. The data analysis technique uses multiple linear regression. The population in this study were 86 auditor samples in this study were 39 auditors who worked at least 1 year and had been assigned to field work.
 Based on the results of the study showed that the audit fee variable, auditor competency and auditor ethics had a positive effect on audit quality at the Bali Regional Public Accountant Office. While the results of the study show that the time budget pressure variables negatively affect audit quality at the Bali Regional Public Accountant Office.

While the role of lobbying in the US public accounting profession has been the subject of several studies, what has not been addressed is the profession's historic reluctance to lobby and the impact this may have had on the profession. This paper provides a case study of public accounting's interaction with government and the need for the profession to articulate the impact of government policies on the practice of accounting. It reviews and assesses the antitrust investigations by the US Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission that led to the repeal of the profession's anticompetitive ethics rules, rules that had governed American public accounting for most of the 20th century. These investigations are often blamed for an increased competitive atmosphere in public accounting that prioritized growth and profitability over quality in attest services. Using records obtained from Freedom of Information Act requests and archival sources, I attempt to reconstruct the US Government's motivations and the efforts of the American Institute of CPAs. I find a troubling lack of understanding of the audit profession by executive branch regulators and Congress and a reticence by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to advocate for the profession that led to what many observers see as a profound misapplication of the antitrust laws. While this study deals only with the US, similar regulatory changes took place in Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

The interest inbecoming a public accountant is an individual's interest in the public accountingprofession. Public Accountants have an important role insupporting increased transparency andquality of financial information. Public interest in becoming a public accountant is relatively low.The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of adversity intelligence, labor marketconsiderations, and perceptions about the profession of public accountants on the interest of beinga public accountant. This research was conducted on 2017 accounting student at the Faculty ofBusiness Economics and Tourism, Hindu University of Indonesia, Denpasar. The number ofsamples taken was 189 people, with non-probability sampling method with purposive samplingtechnique. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire. The analysis data techniqueused is multiple linear regression.The results showed that adversityintelligence, labor marketconsiderations, and perceptions about the public accounting profession had positive effect oninterest of accounting students at the HinduUniversity of Indonesia to become a public accountant.

This research paper aims to examine whether there is a correlation of Competence and Perception on Interest in the Public Accountant Profession. Furthermore, additional focus could be placed on the question, whether Motivation can play a mediating role of effect of Competence and Perception on Interest in the Public Accountant Profession. After reviewing the literature, there are seven hypotheses proposed in this study. The study design consisted of a population with a saturated sample of 50 students of the Mahardhika School of Economics, accounting study program, regular class B - 2016 entry year who are still actively attending lectures. The data is processed using SEM SmartPLS 3 where the bootstrap method is used to test hypotheses and the results show that competence alone cannot be a strong driver of interest in a career as a public accountant without motivation. Motivation will be a strong intermediary for students who have good competence towards a career interest as a public accountant. Meanwhile, having a perception related to the public accounting profession does not provide a significant and not strong influence to foster motivation to have an interest in a career as a public accountant. This study provides input to enrich the theory of the relationship between competence and perception on interest mediated by motivation.

Public accounting profession is one of prestigious and important professions in Indonesia. Recent data, however, show that the number of public accountants in Indonesia is very small compared to the population. Thus, accounting students’ perception regarding the public accounting profession needs to be investigated. This study aims to investigate the influence of accounting students’ perception of public accounting profession toward their interest to the public accounting profession. A sample of 100 students from three different universities in Indonesia were used as respondents. The results demonstrate that financial rewards, professional recognition, labour market considerations and professional training positively influence the interests of accounting students to become a public accountant. The results also indicate that working environment, social values and personality have no influences on accounting students’ interest to become a public accountant.

Following the Enron debacle, massive public pressure led the United States government to enact the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act of 2002. While this act was intended to protect investors and improve the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures, it also contained provisions which could have a major impact on the public accounting profession in the United States. It is possible that these effects could extend to Australia, where the public accounting profession is also subject to scrutiny following revelations of corporate misconduct. This paper explores the provisions of the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act relating to the accounting profession, the reaction of the profession and possible ramifications for public accounting in Australia.