Research aims: This study aims to investigate the effect of corporate social responsibility on earnings management by considering the impact of investor protection.Design/Methodology/Approach: This study’s population was plantation companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange and Malaysia Stock Exchange. The period of this study was from 2012 to 2017. Moreover, the hypotheses testing technique used was multiple regression analysis.Research findings: This study’s results revealed that corporate social responsibility disclosure and investor protection significantly affected earnings management.Theoretical contribution/Originality: These results support the ethics hypothesis stating that companies committed to ethics view earnings management unethical behavior. This study also verifies the relationship between legal systems and earnings management.

This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of auditor judgment and professional skepticism on the quality of internal audit at the Inspectorates of Central Sulawesi Province and Palu City. This type of research is survey research. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires to 54 auditors working in the Inspectorate of Central Sulawesi Province and Palu City. The analytical tool used is multiple linear regression analysis with the help of SPSS version 16.0 program. The results showed that the auditor's judgment had a positive and significant effect on the quality of internal audit, while professional skepticism had a positive and significant effect on the quality of internal audit. Auditor judgment and professional skepticism simultaneously affect the quality of internal audit.

This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of Public Accountability, Decentralization Structure, Clarity of Budget Target and Managerial Roles of Regional Financial Managers on the Performance of Local Government Officials on Financial Managers of Regional Apparatus Organizations in Palu City. This is a quantitative study, and the data was gathered by a survey approach utilizing a questionnaire as the tool. Porposive sampling was used to obtain the sample, which included the head of the OPD and the head of the financial sub-section in each Palu City OPD. PLS, with the help of WarpPLS software, is the analytical tool used to manage the data. The findings show that public accountability affect the performance of local government officials. The structure of decentralization affects the performance of local government officials, clarity of budget targets affects the performance of local government officials, and the managerial role of regional financial managers affects the performance of local government officials.

Local government financial management mechanisms have continued to undergo significant changes in recent years. This article seeks to reveal the process and analysis of academic activities to support the performance of the regional financial and asset management office as a form of assistance and understanding of regional financial and asset management as a form of knowledge. This activity was carried out at the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency of Central Sulawesi Province, starting with the provision of a pre-test before socialization or presentation of material then interactive discussions between the service team and service participants. Participants were given a post-test afterwards. The ultimate goal of this activity is the transfer of knowledge possessed by the service team in the field of accounting, especially accounting for fixed assets in the field of government accounting, to managers of regional property and regional assets of Central Sulawesi Province. It is hoped that the government team can carry out better administration, bookkeeping and preparation of financial reports. Empirical analysis is also presented in this research.

This study aims to examine and analyze the influence of village internal control systems and accountability on fraud prevention in village financial management both simultaneously and partially. This type of research is survey research with quantitative methods and uses primary data. The population in this study is the village in Sigi Biromaru District, Sigi Regency. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling, with 6 respondents in each village, namely 60 respondents. The analysis technique used warpPLS7.0 The results of this study indicate that internal control system has a partially positive effect and significant on fraud prevention in village financial management, and accountability has a partially positive effect and significant on fraud prevention in village financial management.