Academics and practitioners agree there are substantial barriers to systematically transferring audit research knowledge to policymakers. We adopt a design science approach to investigate the efficacy of employing a research synthesis to transfer academic research knowledge to audit standard...

Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to determine how particular audit firms deal with ISA 701 requirements and the society expectations towards reporting the materiality levels. Additionally, the aim of this paper is to range the assertions in terms of the frequency of their occurrence....

"Audits are laden with performance problems that cause delays in completing audit work and delivering valuable information to audit clients and stakeholders. Agile is a topic of discussion in many disciplines especially for software development and is just starting to find its way to audit....

"Auditing has become an essential component in market societies and the need for auditing skills has risen in line with globalization. This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the role of financial statement auditing in contemporary society, including the auditor's role in evaluating...

History of auditing and accountability in society -- The philosophy of auditing -- Professional ethics and reputation -- Audit regulation -- Auditing standards -- Auditor liability and litigation risk -- Audit quality -- Audit fees -- The impact of audits -- Audits of compliance with GAAP...

Audits are generally intended to monitor compliance with existing rules. However, audits can also create unintended impacts and incentives through the specific protocol by which they are executed. In particular, audits can discourage the use of complex administrative procedures with more rules...

To a great extent, the quality of financial reporting depends on the quality of the Accounting and Auditing standards on which the reporting and auditing requirements are based. The objective of the auditing standards analysis is to compare the national standards used to conduct audits of...

The quality of financial reporting depends to a great extent on the quality of the Accounting and Auditing (A&A) standards on which the reporting is based. Accounting standards are seen as a critical language of business. In countries seeking to improve their business environment to attract...

"The Design, Implementation, and Audit of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems describes some of the elements that constitute an SMS, the implementation process, and the auditing of the conformance to standards. It covers more than 60 processes, programs, or standards of a system,...

This paper derives the impacts of legal system characteristics and auditing standards on auditor behavior (audit quality), and analyzes the determination of optimal auditing standards under different legal regimes. Legal regimes are characterized by differences in the uncertainty concerning the...

Der Kommentar ist das erste Werk im deutschsprachigen Raum, das dem Leser ein Verständnis für die zentrale Rolle des ISA 315 vermittelt und ihn zugleich mit der Zielsetzung der „International Standards on Auditing“ vertraut macht. Gemessen am Gewicht nicht entdeckter Unregelmäßigkeiten...