Joint audits, Verteilung der Prüfungshandlungen, Prüfungsqualität, Prüfungskosten, cosmetic earnings management (CEM), ökonomische Regulierung, interne Qualitätskontrolle, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft als Partnerschaft, Kosten- und Honorarverteilungsregelung, Bilanzpolitik,...

This dissertation contains three essays on financial reporting, tax, and politics. The first essay explores whether the tax authority is able to generate spillover effects for auditors. The IRS can generate spillover effects for auditors, as a strong IRS increases manager’s incentives to...

The core theme of the book is the importance of an independent state audit to ensure that the Executive is held accountable to Parliament. Instilling effective financial control and accountability for the use of public funds and the proper conduct of public business has been an incremental...