This study aims to provide an overview of the
effects of fiscal decentralization in proxies with regional
independence and regional dependence on the central
government regarding accountability of regional
financial reporting and financial performance of Local
Governments as moderating variables. The type of data
used in this study is secondary data, panel data in the
form of time series data from 2015 to 2017 and cross
section data from 509 districts / cities in Indonesia. The
sample selection in this study was purposive sampling
by creating a cluster of western, central and eastern
regions, so that 135 samples were obtained. The results
showed that: (1) Regional independence had a positive
effect on the accountability of local government
financial reports. (2) Regional Dependence has a
negative effect on the Accountability of Regional
Government Financial Statements. (3) The financial
performance of regional governments can moderate the
influence of regional independence on the accountability
of local government financial reports. (4) The financial
performance of regional governments can moderate the
effect of regional dependence on the accountability of
local government financial statements.
Keywords : Fiscal Decentralization, Regional Independence, Regional Dependence, Financial Performance, and Regional Financial Reporting Accountability.