Extant evidence implies that managers rely on a variety of non-income-increasing techniques to manipulate earnings. However, prior research finds that the auditor is more likely to discipline firms against practicing income-increasing (II) earnings management due to its higher litigation and...

In a field experiment, we leverage differences in audit subordinates' job-relevant knowledge about clients, fraud brainstorming objectives, and “normal” audit partner leadership to explore whether and how knowledge moderates the effect of a partner-led intervention on brainstorming processes...

This study examines the role of an individual auditor's cognitive ability in delivering high-quality audits. Our results from analyzing archival data from Sweden show that audit partners' IQ scores obtained from psychological tests are positively associated with going-concern audit reporting...

This paper reports on the findings of a series of experiments which investigated the perceived message in four different audit reports. The study involved 252 participants, 125 in New Zealand and 127 in the United Kingdom. In a between-groups design, the participants were allocated to four...

The purpose of this study is to explore the argument that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) involvement in the appointment of the Chief Auditing Executive (CAE) is detrimental to efforts to achieve good financial reporting quality (FRQ). The study is original in that to date, this precise link has...

This chapter is written by Supiah Salleh, Mustafa Mohd Hanefah, Zurina Shafii and Muhammad Iqmal Hisham Kamaruddin from Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). It explains the perceptions of the internal auditors (Shariah auditors), regulators (BNM), Shariah committee, Shariah officers, external...

In this paper, we examine the association between the contents of the expanded audit report, which was adopted in 2013, and insider trading in the United Kingdom. Pre/post analyses indicate that following adoption of the expanded report, the likelihood and volume of insider trading in the period...

This study contributes to the audit reporting literature by examining how disclosure of critical audit matters (CAMs) in the audit report varies with perceived litigation risk and financial reporting quality. Consistent with the litigation hypothesis (Skinner, 1994), I find a positive...

Energy is a primary and most universal measure of all kind of work by human being and nature. It is one of the real contributions to the economic development of any nation. On account of the developing nation, the energy sector shows acceptance up to a significant level to expand energy...