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stakeholders in the market for audit services about the issue of “materiality” as this concept is applied in auditing. The …Purpose – This paper seeks to focus on the issue of materiality judgements and the need for public disclosure of … materiality levels. Insights about the concept of materiality are drawn from the words of users of audited financial reports …
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This study examines whether profit-sharing arrangements within accounting firms are associated with the riskiness of their client portfolios. Our results use unique data about the profit-sharing arrangements of the Big 8 firms during the period 1985 to 1994. We investigate whether there is a...
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Purpose – This paper seeks to examine how auditors sought to establish their trustworthiness as trust providers on the internet; a vision which has remained largely unrealized. The investigation focuses on the WebTrust assurance project, launched by the North American accounting institutes to...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the supply of audit firm industry specialisation in the market for statutory audits of publicly traded companies in Australia. The purpose of this study is to seek to gain a better understanding of the dynamics within the market for industry...
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