摘要：This research provides the relevant of accounting information and the effect for earnings management practice. Two financial information that used in this research are earnings and book value. This research separate earnings management discretionary accruals in short term and long term discretionary accruals. The object are 495 companies that listing in Jakarta Stock Exchange in 2003- 2005. The research indicates that earnings and book value relevant as an indicator to appraisal performance of a company. This research also indicates that earning management have not any effect to the relevant of earnings and book value when earnings management do through short term and long term discretionary accruals. Abstract in Bahasa Indonesia : Penelitian ini menguji relevansi informasi laporan keuangan dalam menguji dampak praktek manajemen laba terhadap relevansi informasi laporan keuangan. Dua informasi keuangan yang digunakan yaitu laba dan nilai buku. Penelitian ini memisahkan proksi manajemen laba discretionary accruals menjadi short-term dan long-term discretionary accruals. Hasil pengujian terhadap 495 sampel perusahaan yang terdaftar di BEJ selama kurun 2003-2005 menunjukan bahwa laba dan nilai buku ekuitas tidak kehilangan relevansinya sebagai indikator untuk menilai kinerja suatu perusahaan. Penelitian ini juga menemukan bahwa, manajemen laba tidak memiliki dampak apapun terhadap relevansi laba dan nilai buku ekuitas ketika manajemen laba dilakukan melalui short-term dan long-term discretionary accruals. Kata kunci: laba, nilai buku, manajemen laba, discretionary accruals, short-term, long-term discretionary accruals.
关键词：earnings; book value; earnings management; discretionary accruals; short-term; long term discretionary accruals.
