SUMMARY
Abstrak: Pengaruh Mekanisme Corporate Governance, Kualitas Auditor Eksternal, dan Likuiditas Terhadap Kualitas Laba. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah memberikan bukti empiris pengaruh penerapan mekanisme corporate governance yang terdiri dari struktur dewan direksi, kepemilikan manajerial, kepemilikan institusional, komite audit, dan komisaris independen terhadap kualitas laba. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel sebanyak 22 perusahaan manufaktur yang listing di BEI pada periode 2007-2011. Analisis GLS digunakan sebagai teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa struktur dewan direksi, komisaris independen berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Discretionary Accrual (DTAC) atau berpengaruh negatif terhadap kualitas laba. Kemudian kualitas auditor eksternal berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap Discretionary Accrual (DTAC) atau berpengaruh positif terhadap kualitas laba. Sedangkan kepemilikan manajerial, kepemilikan institusional, komite audit, dan likuiditas tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kualitas laba. Kata kunci: corporate governance, kualitas auditor eksternal, likuiditas, kualitas laba. Abstract: The influence of Corporate Governance Mechanism, External Auditor Quality, and Liquidity on the Quality of Earnings. The purpose of this study is to provide empirical evidence of the effect of the application of corporate governance mechanisms consisting of board structure, managerial ownership, institutional ownership, audit committees and independent commissioners on the quality of earnings. This study used a sample of 22 manufacturing companies listed on the Stock Exchange in the period 2007-2011. GLS analysis is used as a data analysis technique in this study. The results showed that the board structure and the proportions of independent commissioner have a positive and significant effect to discretionary accrual (DTAC) or have a negative effect to the earnings quality. The quality of external auditor has a negative and significant effect to DTAC or has a positive effect to the earnings quality. While managerial ownership, institutional ownership, audit committees, and liquidity does not significantly influence the quality of earnings. Keywords: corporate governance, external auditor’s quality, liquidity, earnings quality.