Impact of IFRS 9 Implementation and Audit Committee Effectiveness on Earnings Management in The Indonesian Banking Sector

Background- The implementation of IFRS 9, utilizing the Expected Credit Loss (ECL) method, along with effective oversight from the audit committee, can be a relevant strategy to anticipate earnings management practices. Purpose- to examine the impact of IFRS 9 implementation and audit committee supervision on restricting managerial discretion in loan loss provisions. Design/methodology/approach- This study will use a quantitative analysis method using secondary data from an annual report. The sampling method used in this study was purposive sampling, which resulted in selecting 42 banks listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange from 2017 to 2022. This study uses the data panel analysis method with the STATA analysis tool. Findings- This research found that the implementation of IFRS 9 and audit committees had an impact on increasing bank managerial discretion. This explains that the implementation of IFRS 9 and the audit committee have not been able to limit managerial discretion, which may be due to the influence of unstable economic conditions due to the pandemic and countercyclical policy to anticipate the impact of the pandemic. Research limitation- The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on research outcomes related to managerial discretion and the effectiveness of audit committee oversight. Originality/Value- To enhance the literature related to the trends of the impact of PSAK implementation in Indonesia on earnings management more comprehensively by extending the research period and contributing to the literature by employing multiple criteria to identify the quality of oversight provided by the audit committee.