There are problems in accounting and finance that can't be solved easily though conventional techniques. Some examples are bankruptcy prediction and the development of strategies to trade (profitably) in stock exchanges. In these cases, one of the alternatives is the use of artificial...

Internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) audits have been the subject of intensive examination by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and researchers, and the SEC has signaled ongoing interest in the monitoring of ICFR. However, the process through which auditors make...

In this Chapter, the authors explore the role of accounting, reporting and auditing in responding to sustainability. The Chapter focuses on the reporting and auditing requirements regarding the impact of corporate activity on the environment. As there is a strong and well-established corporate...

We use the unique economic, legal, and political landscape of China to examine the impact of auditors on the incidence and consequences of accounting fraud. In particular, we examine whether large audit firms reduce the incidence of financial statement fraud in China, an emerging market in which...

This paper examines the role and function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) noting whether or not it is a constitutional entity as well as how it's over zealous regulations cause the creation of Auditing Standard No. 5 (AS 5) an Audit Internal Control over Financial...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to summarize the key findings of meta-analyses in accounting, auditing, and corporate governance research.Design/methodology/approach: A structured literature review on 63 meta-analyses related to (1) financial accounting, (2) management accounting, (3)...