Corporate failures and accounting scandals had shaken the foundations of investors’ confidence in the transparency, integrity and accountability of corporations and financial markets. There had also been public disquiet about the role of professional auditors and audit firms, who had been...

This book analyzes the relationship between integrated reporting and audit quality within the European context, presenting empirical evidence and drawing on a broad review of the available literature in order to evaluate the ability of integrated reporting to enhance audit risk assessment....

Stefanie Schmitz untersucht die Prüfungsansätze großer Prüfungsgesellschaften im Bereich der prüferischen Durchsicht. Es zeigen sich deutliche Unterschiede in den Prüfungsansätzen. Daran anknüpfend betrachtet sie die situative Umsetzung der Vorgaben durch verschiedene Prüfer und...

Rechnungslegung (u.a. Integrated Reporting, Leasing-Bilanzierung, Tax Accounting) -- Betriebswirtschaftliche Steuerlehre (u.a. Country by Country Reporting, Teilgewinnrealisierung, Steuercontrolling) -- Corporate Governance (u.a. nachhaltige Vorstandsvergütungssysteme, Corporate Governance...

Much has been written about the economic and political problems of countries that are in the process of changing from centrally planned systems to market systems. Most studies have focused on the economic, legal, political, and sociological problems these economies have had to face during the...