This study examines whether the impact of non-audit fees on auditor independence is contingent on auditor tenure. The results, based on a sample of 4,720 U.S. firms for the years 2000 and 2001, show that there is a positive association between non-audit fees and positive discretionary current...

This study tests the hypotheses that there is a positive association between Free Cash Flow (FCF), as defined by Jensen, and accruals and that debt moderates this relationship. Jensen argues that managers of low growth firms with high FCF pursue non-value maximizing activities by investing in...

This study examines the association between IOS, FCF, size and debt on the basis of a sample of 1869 observations from 1989 to 1993 for non-regulated U.S. firms. Three principal findings emerge from this study. First, there is a significant positive association between FCF and debt level for...

Prior studies suggest that auditors with short tenure are associated with lower earnings quality because of the lack of client-specific knowledge and/or low balling. In this study, we examine whether industry specialization of auditors and low balling affect the association between auditor...