PurposeThe initial rationale for developing integrated reporting included addressing the failures of traditional reporting to address sustainability issues. Subsequently, the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) modified its stated objectives to emphasise integrated thinking and...

In the future, environmental disasters and resource constraints will continue to impact the public sector audit environment. Governments will be held responsible for their responses and the corresponding financial impacts, particularly rising levels of public debt. Supreme Audit Institutions...

Client- and auditor-related attributes are well-documented and often synthesized determinants of audit pricing. Particularly in recent years, the audit fee literature has undergone rapid growth in empirical archival research regarding the effect of external factors on audit pricing. We extend...

I discuss the future of auditing, including fundamental auditing issues and current auditing issues. I include discussion of current proposals for change, and some current research. Auditing is a very complex task, and has developed particular structures and standards to deal with its...