After restating their financial statements, companies may voluntarily restate their previously issued internal control (IC) reports for the financial statement (FS) misstatement periods, changing them from “effective” to “ineffective.” This paper examines the determinants and...

We examine whether auditors exercise professional skepticism about management earnings forecasts when making going-concern decisions. Using publicly issued management earnings forecasts as a proxy for earnings forecasts provided by managers to auditors, we find that management earnings forecasts...

We examine whether auditors exercise professional skepticism about management earnings forecasts when making going-concern decisions. Using publicly issued management earnings forecasts as a proxy for earnings forecasts provided by managers to auditors, we find that management earnings forecasts...

This study examines whether auditors incorporate information contained in their clients’ stock prices when auditing the clients’ financial reports. We find that audit adjustments are significantly associated with the misalignment between clients’ annual stock returns and pre-audited...