We tested inter‐item consistency reliability to ensure that there was the consistency of respondent's answers to all items. The findings of the reliability test showed that all the variables were above the accepted α coefficient of 0.5. Accounting standards had an α coefficient of 0.937; legal framework had an α coefficient of 0.857, while quality of financial reporting had an α coefficient of 0.927. Anastasi (1982) and Nunnally (1978)state that reliability coefficients of 0.70 or more signify high validity of instruments.