The Influence of Related Party Transactions on Earnings Management in Indonesian Food and Beverage Sub-Sector Companies: Ownership Concentration as a Moderating Variable

This research tests how transactions among related parties influence the management of earnings, considering ownership concentration as a moderating factor. The research specifically targets businesses inside of the food and beverage sub- division that are registered on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during the phase by 2016 to 2022. Earnings management, a tactic frequently utilized by corporate executives to manipulate reported financial outcomes, is associated by both accrual-based and real earnings management techniques. This research emphasizes how transactions by related parties can enable accrual earnings management, especially in circumstances defined by significant ownership concentration, where major stockholders might leverage their influence to the disadvantage of smaller group stockholders. Through moderated regression analysis, this research investigates the extent to which ownership concentration can enhance or reduce the influence of related party transactions on earnings management. The outcomes reveal that a high concentration of ownership intensifies earnings manipulation, particularly in less regulated settings such as Indonesia, where conflicts of interest among majority and smaller group stockholders are prevalent. These outcomes add to the expanding literary works on corporate governance and offer valuable empirical insights for stakeholders concerning the monitoring of related party transactions.