Download or read book Auditor Characteristics Audit Tenure Audit Fee and Audit Quality written by Melya Senjaya and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objective - The purpose of this research is to obtain empirical evidence about the factors that affect audit quality for auditors working in Public Accounting Firms in DKI Jakarta. Methodology/Technique - The independent variables used in this research are: independence, work experience, competency, accountability, audit tenure, and audit fee. The object of this research consists of 25 Public Accounting Firms located in DKI Jakarta. There are 164 respondents used as samples in this study. The sample was selected based on a convenience sampling method with criteria including auditors working at public accounting firms located in DKI Jakarta, with a minimum of one year work duration. This research used statistical tests of multiple regression. Findings - The result shows that independence, accountability, and audit tenure have an effect on audit quality. Meanwhile, work experience, competency, and audit fees have no influence on audit quality. Novelty - The study suggests that to improve audit quality, Public Accounting Firms should pay attention to the independence and accountability of its auditors. Type of Paper: Empirical.

Download or read book Audit Quality written by Jonas Tritschler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arising from the author’s experience as a practicing CPA, this book is quite different from other research in this field, as it confronts the subject of audit quality from a pragmatic perspective. The first goal of Jonas Tritschler is to develop an audit quality metric on national audit firm level. Financial reporting errors, as detected by the German enforcement institutions during examinations, which subsequently are published in the German Federal Gazette by the involved companies, are the data basis for this measurement. Using the developed audit quality metric, the second goal of this study is to analyze audit quality differences of selected audit firms by comparing their deployed audit input factors such as employee’s competence (ratio of certified professionals to total audit staff), experience of employees (average tenure of employees in years) and client-specific experience (client fluctuation rate). Results indicate a correlation between audit quality according to the developed metric and the operationalized audit input factors mentioned above.

Download or read book The Association Between Audit Firm Characteristics and Audit Quality written by Bahaaeddin Alareeni and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper uses Meta-Analysis technique to a set of previous empirical studies to investigate the relation between audit firm characteristics (e.g. audit fees, audit firm size, non-audit services, auditor-client tenure) and audit quality. Hunter et al. (1982) test is used as the Meta-Analysis technique for this study. A total of 51 published papers are gathered from 1992 to 2016. The findings show that there is a significant positive relationship between auditor-client tenure, audit fees and audit quality, whereas non-audit services and audit firm size have a significant negative relationship with the audit quality.

Download or read book Auditing Teams written by Mara Cameran and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent audit failures which have rocked financial markets worldwide have accentuated the need for a better understanding of the link between risk, control and audit quality; as well as emphasising the need to open the "black box" of the ways auditing firms actually function. Reflecting these imperatives, Auditing Teams unravels the organizational and management issues in audit firms that are key to achieving effectiveness in service provision. Specifically, this key research reflects upon the relevance and dynamics of auditing teams and their impact on auditing quality, and specifically responding to the recent claim from regulators which highlights auditing team characteristics as the source of wide variations in quality. By leveraging different perspectives – auditing, management accounting, organization and psychology – to investigate auditing teams and basing on evidence collected from the professional world, this book will provide a unique insight into the role of auditing teams on audit quality. It will be of great interest to scholars and advanced students in auditing, as well as to practitioners and regulators in the field.

Download or read book Impact of Audit Fees and Audit Firm s Reputation on Audit Quality written by Ammar Qadir Sheikh and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audit quality is viewed as a basic element influencing the dependability of financial statements. The objective of this study is to investigate the impacts of audit firm characteristics, including audit firms' reputation and audit fees on the quality of auditing. We utilized discretionary/irregular accruals serving as a proxy for income manipulation, and audit firms' reputation (Big 4 auditors vs Non-Big 4 auditors), and audit fees are utilized to examine the quality of auditing. A sample comprised of 49 listed firms from the KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is selected for the duration of 5 years. The data is evaluated through multiple regression and correlations. The outcomes suggested that audit Fee seems to have a significant and negative effect on the quality of auditing, Audit quality also seems to affect ROA negatively, whereas, audit fee affected ROA positively. Lastly, the Big 4 representation has a negative effect on cash flows, whereas audit quality seems to have an inverse effect. The outcomes indicate that non-Big 4 audit firms in Pakistan perform higher quality of auditing than Big 4 audit firms. In addition to that, the outcome discloses that in exchange of higher audit fees, auditors perform lower quality of audits. The basic job of audit quality has gathered remarkably academic consideration. Though, earlier researches have basically centered on organizations operating in developed nations. Very limited is investigated about the quality of auditing in developing economies, for example, Pakistan. This investigation would increase the predetermined number of researches conducted on the quality of auditing of listed firms in developing nations.

Download or read book The Effect of Audit Committee Characteristics and Non Audit Fees on Audit Fees written by Lawrence Abbott and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the association between audit committee characteristics and audit fees, using data gathered under the recent SEC fee disclosure rules. We hypothesize that audit fees will be higher in the presence of an active and independent audit committee. Our base our hypothesis upon two premises. First, we argue that independent and active audit committees demand a higher level of audit quality due to concerns about monetary or reputational losses arising from financial misstatements. This higher audit quality demand may manifest itself in a higher amount of audit coverage, which, in turn should result in a concomitantly higher audit fee. Second, independent and active audit committees may give rise to greater auditor fee bargaining power. We examine a sample of 262 non-regulated, Big 5-audited firms that filed both 10-K and proxy forms with the SEC in the period from 2/5/2001 to 3/23/2001. Audit committees comprised solely of independent directors that meet at least four times annually are significantly, positively associated with audit fees. This evidence is consistent with audit committee members taking actions within their span of control to ensure a higher level ofaudit coverage, as well as facilitating auditor independence. Finally, we also examine the impact of non-audit fees on audit fees. We document a significantly positive association between audit fees and non-audit fees, consistent with prior research from the early 1980's.

Download or read book Auditor Size and Audit Quality Revisited written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this thesis is to revisit the notion of audit quality and investigate how it is related to auditor size and the structure of the auditing industry. Specifically, I propose a model of audit firm competition where both audit quality and auditor size are endogenous and predict how market characteristics, namely market size and investor protection regime, affect the structure of the auditing industry and differences between Big-4 and Non-Big-4 audit quality and fees. I show that Big-4 audit firms compete mostly on audit value (i.e., quality and price) through investments in audit technology, the level of which is increasing in both market size and investor protection. Consistent with my predictions, empirical results for the U.S. audit market, where investor protection is held constant across local markets, confirm that the audit industry is characterised as a natural oligopoly dominated by the higher quality Big-4 audit firms. More importantly, I find that Big-4 audit value is increasing in market size. In particular, Big-4 audit quality, relative to Non-Big-4 audits is constant in market size while Big-4 audit fee premium is decreasing in market size. I also present detailed hypotheses adapted to a cross-country setting to empirically evaluate the impact of investor protection regimes on characteristics of the audit industry and the audit product. Although I leave to future research actual empirical testing, preliminary evidence reviewed from other studies generally supports my hypotheses. My thesis has direct policy implications as it provides key insights about the audit industry, how audit firms compete and how the industry evolves. Taken together, my results imply that the audit industry is naturally concentrated yet remains overall competitive. That is, Big-4 audit quality and fees are not adversely affected, thus far, by the high level of auditor concentration and Big-4 market power. Accordingly, recent concerns about high auditor concentration,

Download or read book The Impact of Reputation Audit Contract Type Tenure Audit Fees and Other Services on Auditors Perceptions of Audit Quality written by Millicent Chang and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Does Auditor Tenure Improve Audit Quality Moderating Effects of Industry Specialization and Fee Dependence written by Chee Yeow Lim and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We investigate whether the relation between auditor tenure and audit quality is conditional on auditor specialization and fee dependence. Although prior studies have investigated the relation between extended auditor-client tenure and audit quality, none has examined how this relation is jointly influenced by both auditor specialization and fee dependence. Our main analyses, using accrual quality as a measure of audit quality, show that firms audited by specialists (vs. non-specialists) have relatively higher audit quality with extended auditor tenure, and that this relation is negatively moderated by auditors' fee dependence on clients. These results are robust to sensitivity tests, and alternative proxies for audit quality such as the issuance of going concern opinions and the market's response to quarterly earnings surprises.

Download or read book The Effect of Auditor Attributes on Perceived Audit Quality Evidence from Jordan written by Yazan Yaseen Yousef Alsmairat and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focuses on the four main audit attributes: audit tenure, audit firm size, the level of compliance toward ethics rules and the reliance on internal audit work to audit quality in Jordan. Furthermore, data for this study collected from Jordanian auditors by distributing questionnaire. From the total population of registered Jordanian auditors are 419 auditors, attached in Appendix A. The actual sample for this study 200 auditors in Jordan.

Download or read book Audit Quality Attributes Client Size and Cost of Capital written by Guy Dinesh Fernando and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We investigate the effects of audit quality attributes related to the auditor and the auditor-client relationship on the firm's cost of capital. We further examine whether these effects differ according to client size. We focus on two auditor characteristics; auditor size and auditor industry specialization and two auditor-client relationship characteristics; auditor tenure and the auditor's opinion. We use the client firm's cost of capital as a proxy for the degree to which the market values these quality attributes. Auditor size, industry specialization, tenure and type of auditor opinion are important determinants of perceived audit quality. The first three characteristics are negatively related to the cost of capital. We also find that that the client firm's cost of capital increases if the auditor issues any opinion other than a clean opinion. These results are driven by small clients, suggesting audit quality attributes are highly appreciated for smaller clients.

Download or read book Audit Tenure and the Equity Risk Premium written by Rana Baker and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: it is observed that most firms in Jordan retain the audit firm for long period of time, this long auditor-client relationship can have adverse effect on perceived audit quality; as long-term relationships between companies and their auditors create a level of closeness that impairs auditor independence and reduces audit quality, this close relationship may create a conflict of interest for the auditor and can adversely affect the auditing process (opinion/integrity); The auditor could identify closely with management's perspective and not exhibit sufficient professional skepticism. In addition, management can take advantage of the auditor's conflict by making a personal appeal for compassion and support. This leads us to the following question: Does long audit firm tenure affect perceived audit quality? This study will investigate whether audit firm tenure affect perceived audit quality by examining the relation between audit firm tenure and the client -specific equity risk premium -that is, the excess of client specific cost of equity capital over the risk free interest rate.

Download or read book Audit Firm Tenure Non Audit Services and Internal Assessments of Audit Quality written by Timothy B. Bell and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We use data from internal assessments of audit quality in a Big 4 firm to investigate the impact of audit firm tenure and auditor-provided non-audit services (NAS) on audit quality. We find that first-year audits receive lower assessments of audit quality and that quality improves shortly thereafter and then declines as tenure becomes very long. Partitioning our sample between SEC registrants and private clients, we find that the decline in audit quality in the long tenure range is attributable to audits of private clients. For audits of SEC registrants, the probability of a high quality audit reaches its maximum with very long tenure. We also find that audit fees are discounted for first-year audits but auditor effort is higher than in subsequent years. We find no association, on average, between total NAS fees and audit quality in the full sample but observe that total NAS fees are positively associated with quality for SEC registrants and negatively associated with quality for privately held clients. Our findings are important for regulatory policies related to audit firm tenure and auditor-provided NAS.

Download or read book Regulation and the Accounting Profession written by John W. Buckley and published by Belmont, Calif. : Lifetime Learning Publications. This book was released on 1980 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Audit Quality and Specialist Tenure written by Jennifer J. Gaver and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We argue that the association between auditor industry specialization and audit quality depends on how long the auditor has been a specialist. We measure audit quality using absolute discretionary accruals, income-increasing discretionary accruals, and book-tax differences. Our results, based on a sample of Big 4 audit clients from 2003-2015, indicate that auditors who have only recently gained the specialist designation produce a level of audit quality that does not surpass that produced by non-specialist auditors, and is generally lower than the audit quality produced by seasoned specialists. We estimate that the seasoning process takes two to three years. In contrast to prior research that finds no effect of specialization after propensity score matching, we find that seasoned specialists generally produce higher quality audits than other auditors even after matching. This suggests that the audit quality effect associated with seasoned industry specialist auditors is not due to differences in client characteristics.

Download or read book Understanding Audit Quality written by Brant E. Christensen and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Projects seeking to define, measure, and evaluate audit quality are on the agendas of auditing standards setters as well as audit firms. The PCAOB currently provides information regarding audit quality through the release of inspection reports, and the Board intends to establish and report audit quality indicators. To provide additional perspective on audit quality, we obtain auditors' and investors' views, definitions, and indicators of audit quality. We find that investors' definitions of audit quality focus more on inputs to the audit process than do auditors', and that the two groups have differing views on the relation between PCAOB inspections and audit firm quality. We find a consensus that auditor characteristics may be the most important determinants of audit quality, and that restatements may be the most readily available signal of low audit quality. We relate responses to a generally accepted audit quality framework, provide support for archival audit research, and identify additional disclosures that participants suggest could signal audit quality. Taken together, we provide evidence regarding the construct of audit quality in the post-SOX environment, add substance to theoretical frameworks, evaluate many of the audit quality indicators proposed by the PCAOB, and suggest avenues for future research.

Download or read book Do Individual Auditors Affect Audit Quality Evidence from Archival Data written by Ferdinand A. Gul and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We examine whether and how individual auditors affect audit outcomes using a large set of archival Chinese data. We analyze about 800 individual auditors and find that they exhibit significant variation in audit quality. The effects that individual auditors have on audit quality are both economically and statistically significant, and are pronounced in both large and small audit firms. We also find that the individual auditor effects on audit quality can be partially explained by auditor characteristics, such as educational background, Big N audit firm experience, rank in the audit firm, and political affiliation. Our findings highlight the importance of scrutinizing and understanding audit quality at the individual auditor level.