The effect of managers' experience and influence on the relationship between fraudulent financial statements and the quality of financial reporting of companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange

The present study examines the relationship between fraudulent financial statements and the quality of financial reporting with emphasis on the effectiveness of the experience and influence of managers in companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange. The present study is applied and from a methodological point of view, causal (post-event) correlation. The statistical population of the study is all companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange and using the systematic elimination sampling method, 131 companies were selected as the research sample and were examined over a period of 7 years between 1391 and 1397. Findings showed that there is an inverse and significant relationship between financial statement fraud and the quality of financial reporting, between managers 'experience has no effect on the relationship between fraudulent financial statements and financial reporting quality, and also, managers' influence on the relationship between fraudulent financial statements and quality Financial reporting has a positive and significant effect. Therefore, it is concluded that influential managers can increase or decrease the quality of their financial reports by controlling fraud factors and managing earnings in financial statements.