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We study whether managerial ownership and analyst coverage relate to audit fee. To the extent that these corporate governance factors relate to auditor assessment of the firm's agency costs and hence various risks the auditor must consider in the development of an audit program, they will affect...
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predict that firms will grant more equity-based compensation to their managers when financial statement manipulation is more …
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managers are more willing to engage in opportunistic behaviors when their personal assets are protected from litigation risk …
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Anecdotal evidence suggests that the resignation of a top executive increases a firm's likelihood of failure. When auditors perceive an increased likelihood of failure, a going concern modified audit opinion is issued. This study tests the relationship between top management resignations and the...
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We examine the influence of auditors on mitigating corporate fraud in China, which is known to have weak legal enforcement, weak investor protection along with tight control of the media and labour unions. We find that firms with executives that have lower integrity, indicated by a greater...
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We examine the influence of auditors on corporate fraud in China. We find lower executive integrity firms are associated with higher propensity of regulatory enforcement actions against corporate fraud in the subsequent year. We then show that this effect is moderated by the issuance of modified...
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a positive impact on tax compliance through access to finance. Another result is that firms with female top managers are … more likely to comply with their tax obligations than those with male top managers. The key to improving tax compliance is … greater opportunities for women to occupy positions as top managers. It is the company's responsibility to promote gender …
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This study examines public accounting firms' “tone at the top” with respect to audit quality initiatives from the perspectives of both firm leaders (those who set the tone) and engagement level auditors (non-leaders). Specifically, we (1) solicit the perceptions of audit firm culture and...
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statements from the standpoint of independent auditors working in audit firms (managers and senior managers) as well as members … of the board of directors, managers and financial assistants of the owners. Factors considered include specific variables … that there is no significant difference between independent auditors and financial managers in any particular domain of …
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We experimentally study the deception detection capabilities of experienced auditors, using CEO narratives from earnings conference calls as case materials. We randomly assign narratives of fraud and non-fraud companies to auditors as well as the presence versus absence of an instruction...
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