Introduction
The main objective of financial reporting is to provide high-quality financial reporting information concerning
economic entities, primarily financial in nature, useful for economic decision making. In order to be of high
quality, financial reports should be reliable. Thus, the reliability of financial reporting is one of the most
important qualitative attributes of accounting practice. Financial information reliability is attained when the
information concerning economic phenomenon is complete, neutral and free from material error. Attaining
reliability in financial reporting presupposes that financial reports are prepared on the basis of “sound accounting
rules” and taking adequate steps to ensure compliance with the relevant rules. It is important to provide high
quality financial reporting information because it will positively influence capital providers and other
stakeholders in making investment, credit, and similar resource allocation decisions which enhance overall
market efficiency. If reliability is the so important there is the need then to investigate what attributes of
companies affect its reliability.