Abstract :
The free market will be happen in 2015 was the big phenomenon where there is no
boundary between countries in Southeast Asia. This is a problem that is big enough to be
considered as companies domestic need to have a good competitive edge. To be able to make
strategic stakeholders should obtain information quickly and qualified, then took a decision
to create a strategy quickly, precisely and carefully. Audit Report Lag is a factor that can
support a rapidly conveyed information or otherwise. This study aims to determine whether
profitability, external pressure, the condition of the profit / loss, the size of the company, and
the auditor's opinion may influence audit report lag. This research was conducted at the
companies listed on Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) from 2009 - 2013. Sample are selected
by method of purposive sampling. Tests using SPSS 20.0 version for Windows. The test are
the classical assumption test before hypothesis test, F test, t test and multiple linear
regression. F test results say that the overall variable effect together. Based on t test variable
leverage, firm size and the auditor's opinion influence the audit report lag but profitability
and conditions the profit / loss is not.
Keywords : audit report lag, profitability, leverage, profit/loss, firm size, auditor?s opinion