In this paper we investigate the relation between auditor independence, audit committee quality and the disclosure of internal control weaknesses. We begin with a sample of firms with internal control weaknesses and, based on industry, size, and performance, match these firms to a sample of...

This paper presents the necessary theoretical approaches for the delimitation and localization of the historical sources of the financial audit and of the relational ensemble accounting-financial controlling – financial audit, harmonized with International Accounting Standards. Market...

Accounting is an important factor in recent transformations in the management of economic life in Romania. A marked convergence between private and public sector philosophies of administration has occurred and accounting has given operational substance to ideals of „efficiency”, „value for...

Many financial-accounting information users mistake internal audit and accounting. These confusion has, at is basis, the fact that most internal audit activities regard financial-accounting information and the fact that most internal auditors have a significant background in fields regarding...

This paper comprises two non-parametric tests used in the bivariate analysis in order to see if there are significant differences between men and women and the age group of respondents in terms of assessment of the performance of the local council on local tourism in the resort Malnaş Băi. It...

The paper is attempted to focus on association between critical, creative thinking and problem solving in accounting researches. The professional accountant must possess thinking skills (i.e., inquisitiveness; open-mindedness; patience, thoroughness, and perseverance) to operate in an...

The paper is aiming at presenting, in moral terms, a logical and chronological range of the transactions developed within the sales area of a company. On this basis, the paper underlines the mechanisms specific to a potential subsystem of internal accounting control which may be integrated...

Attaining the probation elements through which the opinion expressed in the audit report is sustained represents the central element of a financial audit mission. From this perspective, the document deals with the characteristics which the audit evidence, as well as the basic procedure regarding...

In order to exercise efficiently the financial audit it is required to adequately plan it, for each individual mission. This document synthesizes the essential aspects which must be taken into account by the auditors and divides them into groups, according to the following paths of action:...

The sphere of internal audit activities has seen a continuous evolution that has frequently generated debates and controversies among specialists. The study realized in this context intends, firstly, a brief overview of the main stages of evolution and, secondly, it intends to highlight the...