We investigate whether audit fees and auditors' opinions on internal controls are associated with whistleblowing allegations externally filed to regulatory agencies. We find that firms subject to whistleblowing allegations have significantly higher audit fees, regardless of the substance of...

A Key Audit Matter (KAM) is a matter considered most significant during an audit. Our study examines AC members' response to a draft KAM tabled by auditors at an AC meeting. Drawing on research on cognitive effect we examine whether AC members react differently when a draft KAM is more or less...

We examine the association between job satisfaction in audit offices and office-level audit quality. Using employee self-assessments of satisfaction with their work at Big 4 audit offices between 2008 and 2016, we find that job satisfaction is positively associated with audit quality. We show...