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Register a new userEvaluating the Procedures of Detecting Creative Accounting Techniques in Syrian Shareholding Companies by the External Auditor: A Field Study
تقويم إجراءات كشف أساليب المحاسبة الإبداعيّة المطبّقة في الشركات المساهمة السّوريّة من قبل المدقّق الخارجي /دراسة ميدانيّة/
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إنّ الهدف الرّئيس للبحث هو التّعرّف على واقع تطبيق أساليب المحاسبة الإبداعيّة في الشّركات المساهمة السّوريّة، و تقويم الإجراءات المطبّقة من قبل مدققي الحسابات و الكفيلة بكشف تلك الأساليب. لتحقيق هدف البحث تم إجراء دراسة ميدانيّة على مدققي حسابات الشّركات المساهمة السّوريّة. عن طريق استخدام استبانة لجمع البيانات من أفراد مجتمع البحث المكوّن من مدققي الحسابات المعتمدين من قبل وزارة المالية، و المسموح لهم بتدقيق الشركات المساهمة و تم توزيعها على (300) مدقق حسابات من أصل (493) مدقق حسابات، و استُردّ منها (125) استبانة، و تمّ تفريغ (115) استبانة لأنها صالحة للتحليل. توصّل البحث إلى أنّ الشّركات المساهمة السوريّة تطبّق أساليب المحاسبة الإبداعيّة بنسب متفاوتة، و احتلّ أسلوب التّمويل خارج الميزانيّة المرتبة الأولى من حيث درجة التّطبيق بالنّسبة إلى باقي الأساليب. كما توصّل البحث إلى أنّه لا يوجد اهتمام كافٍ من قبل المدقق الخارجي بتطبيق إجراءات كشف المحاسبة الإبداعيّة في الشّركات المساهمة السّوريّة.
The main objective of this research is to identify the reality of implementing creative accounting techniques in Syrian shareholding companies, and evaluating the procedures of detecting them by the external auditor. To achieve this objective, a field study is conducted by using a questionnaire to collect data from auditors accredited by the Finance Ministry and authorized to audit shareholding companies. The questionnaire is distributed to 300 out of 493 auditors. 125 copies are returned, and 115 of them are suitable for analysis. This study concludes that Syrian shareholding companies implement techniques of creative accounting with varying rates. compared to other techniques, Off-Balance Sheet Financing technique is ranked first in implementation. This research also shows that the external auditor does pay enough attention to implementing the procedures of detecting creative accounting in Syrian shareholding companies.
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this study, a questionnaire was designed as a tool to collect data from the population of the
study which is composed of auditors appointed by the Ministry of Finance, and authorized
to audit shareholding companies. The questionnaire was distributed to 300 out of 493
auditors. 125 questionnaires were returned, and 115 questionnaires were suitable for
analysis..
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statements due to scientific qualification, the certificate of professional accounting, and
accounting specialization. And a stronger relationship appeared between the influence
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