Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether insider trading surrounding a first-time going concern audit opinion is associated with a firm's future bankruptcy status. Design/methodology/approach – Hypotheses are developed predicting that insiders of firms receiving going...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether insider trading surrounding a first‐time going concern audit opinion is associated with a firm's future bankruptcy status. Design/methodology/approach – Hypotheses are developed predicting that insiders of firms receiving going...