Download or read book Quality Levels of Predecessor and Successor Auditors written by Scott Whisenant and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study we investigate relations between the quality levels of successor and predecessor auditors for a sample of client-initiated auditor switches. We use reasons reported by managers for changing auditors to investigate whether those reasons are differentially related to changes in the quality levels of successor and predecessor auditors. Based on prior evidence on auditor realignments, we classify the reasons from managers into three categories that appear to summarize the motivating factors surrounding client-initiated changes. The three categories relate to structural changes of the company, audit fees, and accounting disagreements. In this study we introduce a three-level auditor quality proxy that suggests and allows future researchers, to consider auditor quality as other than a binary variable (i.e., Big 6 versus non-Big 6). We find that the quality level of the successor auditor is related to the quality level of the predecessor auditor irrespective of the reason for the change. Our results suggest that auditor quality levels are, on average, unchanged following a client-initiated change. However, an investigation of any changes in auditor quality subsequent to our classification of client-initiated changes into the three categories suggests that managers' reasons are differentially related to the change in quality of the auditor. Managers who cite structure reasons move up in quality, confirming prior literature. Managers who cite fees as a reason tend to move down in quality, which is different from findings in prior papers. Finally, we find that clients who cite accounting disagreement as the reason for changing also move down in quality, which is consistent with managers searching for less conservative auditors. Our evidence offers additional insights into possible reasons that managers change auditors and may suggest the need for financial reporting regulators to consider increased or improved disclosures related to the reasons for changing auditors particularly in the case of client-initiated changes.

Download or read book Communications between predecessor and successor auditors written by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Executive Committee and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book PCAOB Standards and Related Rules written by AICPA and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 1760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to PCAOB Release No. 2017-001, The Auditor's Report on an Audit of Financial Statements When the Auditor Expresses an Unqualified Opinion and Related Amendments to PCAOB Standards, dated June 1, 2017, the PCAOB adopted a new auditor reporting standard and related amendments that will require the auditor to provide new information about the audit and make the auditor's report more informative and relevant to investors and other financial statement users. The standard and related amendments were subsequently approved by the SEC on October 23, 2017, and are effective as of audits of fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2017 (except for the “Critical Audit Matters” section of the standard and related amendments, which have a phased effective date). This 2018 edition of the AICPA’s PCAOB Standards and Related Rules includes the newly approved standard The Auditor's Report on an Audit of Financial Statements When the Auditor Expresses an Unqualified Opinion (AS 3101). In addition, this title also features updated staff guidance, included a new question and answers section, updated guidance for firms filing the new Form AP, and a new Staff Audit Practice Alert to assist auditors in applying PCAOB standards when auditing companies' implementation of the new FASB revenue accounting standard.

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Download or read book PCAOB Standards and Related Rules 2019 written by AICPA and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 1840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Auditors of public companies’ opinions of the accuracy of a financial statement matters for the health of the company are important. This title is a must-have for practitioners, it includes two new auditing standards: Auditing Accounting Estimates, Including Fair Value Measurements (AS 2501) and Using the Work of an Auditor-Engaged Specialist (AS 1210) This guides also includes related amendments to other auditing sections, recently issued staff guidance on these topics, and staff guidance on critical audit matters.

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Download or read book Codification of Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements written by AICPA and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-05-20 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2020 edition delivers the current clarified Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAEs) and related interpretations in a codified format, providing the most up-to-date information needed to perform attestation engagements. This authoritative guidance, issued directly by the AICPA, is essential to fully understanding the requirements associated with an attestation engagement. This edition includes the following new standards: SSAE No. 19, Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagements SSAE No. 20, Amendments to the Description of the Concept of Materiality

Download or read book Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards written by AICPA and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 1352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition delivers the current Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs) and related interpretations in a codified format, giving auditors the most up-to-date information they need to conduct successful audits and provide high-quality services to their clients. This authoritative guidance, issued directly from the AICPA, is essential to fully understand the requirements associated with an audit. This edition includes the following new standard: SAS No. 133, Auditor Involvement With Exempt Offering Documents This codification is fully indexed and arranged by subject. The codified standards and related interpretations are vital to practitioners performing audits.

Download or read book Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards Numbers 122 to 138 2020 written by AICPA and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 1791 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2020 edition delivers the current Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs) and related interpretations in a codified format, giving up-to-date information needed to conduct successful audits and provide high-quality services to clients. Issued directly by the AICPA, this authoritative guidance is essential to fully understand the requirements associated with an audit. This edition includes the following new standards: SAS No. 136, Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA SAS No. 137, The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Other Information Included in Annual Reports SAS No. 138, Amendments to the Description of the Concept of Materiality

Download or read book Wiley Practitioner s Guide to GAAS 2010 written by Steven M. Bragg and published by John Wiley and Sons. This book was released on 2009-10-22 with total page 1001 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your clearest, easiest-to-use guide to understanding GAAS 2010 on the market-fully updated! This latest resource to understanding GAAS addresses the toughest part of your job-identifying, interpreting, and applying the many audit, attest, review, and compilation standards relevant to a particular engagement. Wiley Practitioner's Guide to GAAS 2010 offers you A brief identification of each SAS, SSAE, and SSARS, with its effective date and tips on when to apply it A convenient and comprehensive glossary of official definitions, which are usually scattered throughout a standard Behind-the-scenes explanations of the reasons for each pronouncement and brief explanations of the basic ideas of the section Concise listing and descriptions of each standard's specific mandates Easy-to-read capsule summary of interpretations, plus selected AICPA practice alerts and advisories Helpful techniques for remaining compliant with each standard Examples and illustrations for testing internal controls The only GAAS reference organized according to your actual use of the Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs), Wiley Practitioner's Guide to GAAS 2010 presents each statement individually, explaining how the standards are related and offering you guidance on the entire engagement process in the form of practice notes, checklists, questionnaires, and real-world examples that illustrate how the fundamental requirements of each section are applied.

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