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This study examines ethical orientation, professional commitment, audit experience, job satisfaction and motivation on the quality of auditor work. The research data was obtained from internal and external auditorsin Semarang. Sampling was done by convenience sampling method, conducted in Hananta Budianto & Rekan KAP and two private companies namely Ernst & Young and Formula Land, and PT. Pertamina as BUMN. The auditor group examined included both internal and external auditors. The results show ethical orientation, professional commitment, audit experience, job satisfaction and motivation have a positive effect on thequality of auditor work. Auditor job satisfaction has the greatest influence on the quality of the Auditor's work. Auditor satisfaction can also increase if work can be completed on time, work-related compensation, and a supportive work environment. The results of this study can motivate interested parties to be able to give awards for certain achievements and opportunities for a better career as an auditor professionalism.

This study examines the factors that affect the quality of audits at the existing KAP offices in the city of Semarang. This research was conducted in seven offices of KAP located in Semarang city by using auditor's analysis unit working in KAP office.The sampling method using Convenience sampling. The relationship or influence between variables is explained by using multiple linier regression analysis method and hypothesis test (t test). The results showed that the competence variables have a positive and significant impact on audit quality. The independence variable has a positive and significant influence on audit quality. The ethical variable of the auditor has a positive and significant influence on audit quality. The auditor experience variable has a positive and significant influence on audit quality. Professional skepticism audit variables have a positive and significant impact on audit quality,. The auditor's objectivity variable has a positive and significant influence on audit quality,. The auditor's integrity variable has a positive and significant influence on audit quality.  Keywords:  competence, independence, auditor ethics, auditor experience, professional skepticism of auditors, auditor objectivity, auditor integrity and audit quality.

One of the biggest state revenue to support the country's life is taxes. Tax compliance is one of the factors that affect the size of a state income tax. This study aimed to examine the effect of tax knowledge, tax awareness, quality of service tax authorities, tax rates, and tax penalties on tax compliance SMEs.The population in this study is the taxpayer SMEs in Gayamsari, Semarang City as much as 80 SMEs that are in 7 villages namely, Gayamari, Tambakrejo, Kaligawe, large rice fields, Siwalan, Tendean Lamper, Sambirejo. The sampling method is done by census sampling method, the number of taxpayers SME population in Sub Gayamsari entirely used as a sample in the study. The analysis tool used is multiple linear regression.The results showed that knowledge of tax significant positive effect on the SME tax compliance, tax awareness significant positive effect on the SME tax compliance, service quality fiskus significant positive effect on the SME tax compliance, tax rates significant positive effect on the taxpayer kepatuhaan SMEs, and tax penalties significant positive effect on the SME. Keywords: Knowledge Tax,Tax Awareness,Service Quality authorities,Tax Rate Tax Sanctions, Taxpayer Compliance SMEs.

This research aims to investigate and analyze factors that influence provincial government disclosurefiscal years 2013-2015. Disclosure of goverment financial statements is a form of goverment transparency and accountabilit, but many local goverments do not disclose the full financial statements. Population of this research are provincial goverment financial statements in Indonesia fiscal year 2013-2015 based on Government Accounting Standard. Samples are included in the criteria of this study were 101 financial statements using purposive sampling method. This research data analysis methods using the multiple linear regression analysis by SPSS 23.0. The results showed that realized of revenue and number of units under Provincial (SKPD) have positiveand significant influence on the disclosure level of provincial government financial statements. While total asset have negative effect and significant influence on the disclosure level of provincial government financial statements. However, the level of dependence,population, number of audit findings and level of financial irregularities do not significantly influence the disclosure level of provincial government financial statements. Keywords: Influence provincial government disclosure, BPK audit results, Government Accounting Standard.

Phlebitis is inflammation that occurs in the endothelial wall in the tunic intima caused by mechanical and chemical irritation from the administration of infusion therapy. Compress using normal salin liquid 0.9% can improve the anti-inflammatory response and can facilitate the flow of blood circulation to the area of ??phlebitis injury so that it can accelerate wound healing. The purpose of this case study is to analyze the application of compresses using normal salin liquid 0.9% to the incidence of phlebitis in the Hospital grade III 04.06.02 Bhakti Wira Tamtama Semarang. This type of case study design belongs to a descriptive study using a case study approach method. The subjects in this case study used two patients who were infused and had phlebitis marks VIP scores degree of phlebitis 1-4. Analysis of the degree of phlebitis experienced was carried out by observation and measured through assessment of degrees using VIP Score (Visual Infusion Score) which is a score of 0-5. The compression using normal salin liquid 0.9% in phlebitis patients were for 2 days, for each day compress 3 times, in 1 time compress for 30 minutes. The results of the case studies were found in subjects I and subject II, each of the VIP scores of the degree of phlebitis 3 (erythema, pain, swelling along the cannula), each VIP score of phlebitis 0 (no phlebitis). It is suggested to Hospital grade III 04.06.02 Bhakti Wira Tamtama Semarang to be taken into consideration in nursing care interventions in the handling of nonpharmacological phlebitis so that no further complications occur.

Perkembangan produk pangan yang berbahan baku tepung terigu telah menghasilkan berbagai macamjenis produk, salah satunya mie basah. Pembuatan mie basah memanfaatkan karakteristik khas dari tepungterigu yaitu kandungan gluten. Karakteristik khas dari tepung terigu tersebut dapat dimodifikasi dengancara heat moisture treatment (HMT) untuk meningkatkan sifat fungsional terigu, supaya dapat diaplikasikansecara meluas pada industri pangan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memperoleh pati tepung terigutermodifikasi heat moisture treatment (HMT) dengan karakteristik terbaik yang untuk diaplikasikan padapembuatan produk mie basah, memperoleh formula dan kondisi proses untuk menghasilkan mie basahdan meningkatkan umur simpan.Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah response surface method (RSM) center compositedesign (CCD) faktorial, yaitu suhu dan waktu perlakuan. Penentuan suhu dan waktu yang optimal diperolehdengan menggunakan optimasi swelling power dan solubility sebagai sifat rheology tepung terigu. Faktorsuhu terdiri dari tiga level (100, 110 dan 1200C) dan waktu (60, 90 dan 120 menit). Setelah memperolehkombinasi perlakuan suhu dan waktu yang optimal, kemudian diaplikasikan dalam pembuatan mie basah.Hasil optimasi menggunakan RSM diperoleh perlakuan suhu 1300C dan lama waktu 90 menit merupakanperlakuan yang optimal. Mie basah hasil substitusi dari tepung terigu alami : tepung terigu modifikasi HMT(50%:50%) menghasilkan kualitas mi basah yang baik, dengan karakteristik sebagai berikut: rendemen177,43%, hardness 163,75 g, tensile strength 0,05 N, nilai (L) 59,40, nilai (a) 59,40, nilai (b) 36,56, umur simpan18 jam pada suhu ruang, serta disukai oleh panelis.Kata kunci: Mie basah, gluten, heat moisture treatment, tepung terigu

The study examines the effect of internal cash flow, insider ownership, profitability, investment opportunity and sales growth on capital expenditure. This research was conducted at the Indonesian Stock Exchange by using a go public manufacturing company as the unit of analysis.Population in this research is manufacturing company listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange period form 2010 to 2014. The sampling method used purposive sampling. The research sample includes companies that have insider ownership, releasing financial statement, has the completeness of data, used the rupiah currency  Relationship and (or) influence between variables is describe by using multiple regression analysis.The result showed that the insider ownership has significant negative effect and investment opportunity has significant positive effect to the capital expenditure. Where as the internal cash flow and sales growth has no significant positive effect, and profitability has no significant negative effect to the capital expenditure.Keywords:   Internal Cash Flow, Insider Ownership, Profitability, Investment Opportunity, Sales Growth and Capital Expenditure.

This research examines the influence of  female CEO, female CFO, female board of commissioners, and female audit committee on accrual based earnings management. This research presume that man and woman would act differently to solve a problem. This research using a sample of 304 companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2013 that selected based on purposive sampling method. Hypothesis testing is performed by using multiple linier regression to examine the effect of each  independent variable on the dependent variable. The result of this research showed that the position of CFO who is held by female have a significant negative effect on accrual based earnings management. While the position of female CEO, female board of commissioners, and female audit committee have no significant effect on accrual based earnings management.  Keywords: gender, corporate governance, earnings management, accrual based earnings management.

The aim of this research is to obtain a partial and empirical evidencefrom a simultaneous monetary policies which affect the share dividends oncompany non financial institutions are listed at the Indonesian stockexchange (BEI).The samples of this research arenon financial company in2009-2012, with purposive sampling method.Hypotheses test to partial results showed that price to book value of noeffect and not significant to the dividend payout ratio, return on investmentis no effect and no significant impact on the divident payout ratio, net profitmargin is not effect and not significant to the dividend payout ratio, currentratio is not effect and not significant to,dividend payout ratio debt to equityratio is not affec insignificant to the dividend payout ratio, total assets andturnover of not effect and not significant to the dividend payout ratio,earning pershare is not effect and not significant to the dividend payoutratio.

The purpose of this research are to analyze the practice of social responsibility disclosure on companies listed in the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) and to test the effect of disclosure of corporate social responsibility toprofitability ROA (ratio of return on assets) and ROE (ratio of return on equity) as well as the company's reputation measured from the stock price. This research are conducted using a sample of 39 go public companies that has been registered at the Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) using annual reports from 2012 to 2014. Methods of sample selection using purposive sampling. The analysis model is a simple regression. The results showed that the level of social responsibility disclosure of significant effect on ROA on firm, level of social responsibility disclosure a significant effect on ROE and the company's reputation.

The study aims to find the proper management of sales force activitiesas an effort to improve the performance of salespeople. The proposed researchproblem refers to the research gap of previous research. The formulation of theproblem in this research is how to improve the performance of sales force so thatsales performance can reach the target. Furthermore, to answer the problemdeveloped a modeling and five hypotheses have been formulated in this study.The sampling technique used is the census method. The sample of this studyamounted to 109 respondents, where the respondents are the salespeople of PT.Tempo Scan Pasific in Central Java and Yogyakarta. The data analysis toolused is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in AMOS 4.01 program. Theresults of this research data analysis show the model and research results can bereceived well. And then the results of this study prove that the influence of salesarea design on the intensity of sales force activity is positive and significant.The influence of work motivation of sales force to the intensity of sales forceactivity is positive and significant. The effect of sales area design onsalesperson performance is positive and significant. The influence of themotivation of the sales worker's performance on the performance of the salesforce is positive and significant. The effect of the intensity of salespeople activityon salesperson performance is positive and significant.

This research aims to determine the effect of audit committees,institutional ownership, independent commissioners, size, leverage andprofitability (ROA) to tax avoidance. Dependent variables used inthis study are tax avoidance and Independent Variables used in thisstudy are audit committee, institutional ownership, proportion ofindependent commissioner, size, laverage and profitabiliatas (ROA). Thepopulation in this study are all manufacturing companies listed on theIndonesia Stock Exchange in 2011-2015. The sample selection usingpurposive sampling method with final sample 18 observation data duringthe period of 2011-2015. The type of data used is secondary data taken fromCompany Financial Statement and Company Annual Report. Data analysistechnique used in this research is multiple linear regression analysistechnique with SPSS 20 program application. The results showed that thevariable of institutional ownership, size and profitability (ROA) have aneffect on tax avoidance. While the audit committee, the proportion ofindependent commissioners and laverage have no effect on tax avoidance.The coefficient of determination in this research is 35.8%. Further researchis expected to add the number of samples, extend the study period and addother variables that affect Tax Avoidance such as audit quality for betterresearch results.

This study aims to examine the factors that affect the persistence of earnings.Factors affecting earnings persistence consist of permanent differences, temporarydifferences, Large Positive Book Tax Differences (LPBTD), Large Negative Book TaxDifferences (LNBTD), and debt levels. The sampling method used is pruposive samplingwith the following criteria, 1. Manufacturing companies listed on the BEI and publishthe audited financial statements as of December 31 consistently and completely from2010-2013 and not delisted during the observation period of the study. 2 The financialstatements are denominated in rupiah. Due to the research conducted in Indonesia, thefinancial statements used are those which are stated in Rupiah. 3. The Company did notincur any losses in commercial financial statements and fiscal financial statements duringthe year of observation. The reason is that carryforward losses are a deduction of deferredtax expense and recognized as deferred tax assets so as to obscure the meaning of booktax differences (Hanlon, 2005). 4. The Company did not compensate tax due to lossduring the previous years.There are 146 companies that have been rated corporate governance index.Based on the criteria of this study obtained 71 companies used as sample research. Theanalysis technique used to analyze the hypothesis of this research is multiple linearregression analysis. The results of this study show that permanent differences have anegative and significant effect on profit persistence. Temporary differences have asignificant negative effect on earnings persistence. Large Positive Book-Tax Differences(LPBTD) has no significant effect on earnings persistence. Large Negative Book-TaxDifferences (LNBTD) have no significant effect on earnings persistence. The debt levelhas no significant effect on earnings persistence. This means that debt levels can notpredict earnings persistence.

The ranking of sukuk has an important meaning for the company ,financial ratios are used to see where the company rankings are included inboth rankings are investment grade . One of the reasons that made itattractive in the research on the rating agencies sukuk is the development ofIslamic finance is rapidly increasing, so that more sukuk has been done on theratings performance also makes bath Islamic financial institutions issuingsukuk . Sampling purposive sampling method used by the Sharia Boardcriteria (BUS) and Sharia (UUS) listed in the BI and have entered theranking Valuation found 6 companies . This research was conducted in theperiod 2008-2012. The data used is the data that has been published by eachcompany . The process of data analysis multiple regression analysis . Theresults showed that the Liquidity , Productivity and Profitability affect thesukuk ratings

Smart City adalah skonsep tata kota yang mengoptimalkan teknologi informasi dan digital untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan dan kebahagiaan masyarakat, serta meningkatkan layanan Pemerintah. Kota Pekalongan sedang berupaya untuk mempersiapkan diri dalam proses implementasi Smart City. Dalam referensi diketahui bahwa salah satu indikator kesiapan implementasi Smart City adalah Smart Governance, yang terdiri atasi empat indikator utama yaitu Participation in decision-making, public and social services, Transparent Governance, political strategies and perspectives. Dari keempat indikator tersebut diperjelas ke dalam indikator operasional yang lebih mudah diukur secara kuantitatif. Oleh sebab itu metode penelitian dipilih mix research methods karena data yang diperoleh dilakukan melalui cara kualitatif dengan wawancara kepada narasumber. Hasil data dikelola dan diolah menggunakan cara kuantitatif. Cara kuantitatif tersebut adalah metode Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) Mamdani. Dari keempat indikator utama diturunkan menjadi 21 variabel input Hasil yang diperoleh adalah tingkat kesiapan Kota Pekalongan dalam mengimplementasikan Smart City dari Perspektif Smart Governance adalah 1,5 (Sedang).

This research was motivated by the behavior of auditors in auditing the financial report of clients. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the bond financial interests and business relationships with clients, management advisory services (MAS), tenure of audit, the competition of audit firm, size of audit firm, and size of audit fees received by audit firm toward auditor’s independence in Central Java.The population of this study is public accounting firm in Central Java that was registered in Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) on December 31, 2015 .Sampling was done using purposive sampling method. The sample of this study was 14 audit firm (KAP) and the amount of respondents was 72. The primary data collection method were by a questionnaire method. Mail-survey were done to audit firms that were located in Purwokerto, while direct survey were done to audit firms that were located in Solo and Semarang.Data were analyzed using multiple linier regression model. The result reveales a positive significant relationship between the variables of; bond financial interest and bussiness relationships with client, size od audit firm, and size of audit fees received by audit firms to auditor’s independence, while management advisory services (MAS), tenure of audit,and the competition of audit has no significant affect toward auditor’s independence.     Keywords:    The bond financial interests and business relationships with clients, management advisory services (MAS), tenure of audit, the competition of audit firm, size of audit firm, size of audit fees received by audit firm, and auditor,s independence.

This research applied to survey methode, with the three subdistrict are Bojongsari with  Kajongan and Brobot as villages sample, Karangjambu with Kajongan and Brobot villages samples, Karangreja subdistrict with  Karangreja and Gondang as village sample. The multivariet and regression methode be uses as tools of analysis to founds influences factor of the production and industrial productivity and so on will be use as arranging small industrial sapu glagah model. The analysis can be found that the sapu glagah small industrial have developed, but no coorporations in group efectivelly, inter coorporation of  firms, inter coorporation of productions, and market operations. Some time often are competitions inter firms in raw material buying and competition in market. The dominant factor of the small industrial cluster sapu glagah progress are the institutional, industrial productivity and the new technology iquipment and mechinerry. The initial of govement assistancy and other institutionals are make the group or institutional be come the firms sturdy, reinforce the role of dominant factors firms progrresion with the group empowerment. Keywords : Typology, Cluster, Small Industries, Agribusiness

This study aims to examine the effect of the tax aggressiveness and eksplosure media company with its corporate social resposibity ( CSR ). This research was conducted in the mining company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.CSR indicates that corporate responsibility should be based on the triple bottom line of a company's social responsibility , environmental , and financial . Sample were obtained by using pooled time series as many as 68 companies from 2011-2014 . Data collection methods used in this study is a content analysis of social disclosure in the annual report of the company. The use of statistical methos in this research is multiple regression. The results of this study indicate that the tax aggressiveness positive significant effect on CSR , while media eksplosure positive significant effect on CSR . Companies that have a high rate of profit then inclined to make greater disclosure of CSR . CSR communicating through the media will enhance the company's reputation in the eyes of the public in accordance.  Keywords: corporate social responsibiltiy,tax aggressiveness,media eksplosure.  

This study aims to determine the level of achievement of taxes and levies, local tax efficiency, and contributes taxes and levies on Salatiga’s local  revenue. This research uses descriptive quantitative method. The technique of collecting data through interviews, observation, and documentation. The data used is data relating to the realization of taxes and levies, budgets of local taxes and levies, as well as Salatiga’s local revenues. The data analysis used in this research is the analysis of the level of achievement of taxes and levies, local tax efficiency analysis, and analysis of the contribution of taxes and levies. Results of the study are: (1) The level of achievement of targets for local taxes and levies during the years 2011-2015 in the category very effective. (2) The efficiency rate for local taxes and levies  from 2011-2015 as a whole are at an efficient level. (3) The contribution of local taxes on Salatiga’s revenue from 2011 until 2015 less contribute.Keywords: local taxes, levies, local revenues, the level of achievement of targets, efficiency, contribution.

The problem of this research is gap between some research variables thatwill be used. In this study the variables selected for additional variables is thevariable finance deposit ratio (FDR) which still occurs gap between researchersone with other researchers.The data to be used in the sample is obtained from thewebsite of Bank Indonesia as well as the bank's official website. The sample of thisresearch is taken by purposive sampling that is the method where the sampleselection on the characteristics of the population that is known before with thefollowing criteria: Sharia Bank is aIslamic Bank, the Sharia Bank makesquarterly financial report in 2010-2014 period and has been published in BankIndonesia. Based on the criteria, the sample size is 12 sharia commercial banksThe results showed that Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Net InterestMargin (NIM), Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR), proved to have significantinfluence on profitability of Sharia Bank(BUS). VariableNonPerformingFinancing (NPF) Financing deposit ratio (FDR), Operational Cost to OperatingIncome (BOPO), inflation and interest rate are not proven to have significantinfluence on profitability of Sharia Bank (BUS). Anova test results (simultaneous)shows the regression model that is built is to meet the criteria fit model. Variationsin bank profitability variables that can be explained by variations of NPL, NIM,LDR and BOPO variables in Sharia (BUS) of 15.7 percent; in Non-ForeignExchange Bank 49.8 percent and the combined Sharia Commercial Bank (BUS)is 50.2 percent