Abstract :
The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of accrual earning management on IPO underpricing which was measured by initial return, on the first day of trading in Indonesia Stock Exchange, of Indonesian companies during 2017-2019. This research was conducted using purposive sampling technique from 82 analyzed companies. Earnings management variable was measured using discretionary accruals. while IPO underpricing was calculated using the initial return on the first day of stock trading in stock exchange. This research used ordinary least squares technique (OLS) multiple linear regression analysis and Moderated Regression Analysis. The result of this study revealed that the accruals earning management practice through discretionary accruals had a negative significant effect on IPO underpricing. This finding indicated that every earnings management practice could give an effect in a different direction on IPO underpricing phenomenon, as a response of investors on the published company?s performance; firm size had a positive significant effect on IPO underpricing; ownership concentration had a no effect on IPO underpricing; institutional ownership was found not to strengthen the positive relationship between earnings management and IPO underpricing.