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...

Audito rizikos įvertinimas yra vienas iš svarbiausių ilgalaikio materialiojo turto audito elementų. Audito rizika – tai rizika, kad audito metu nebus atskleisti melagingi duomenys finansinėse ataskaitose. Auditorius iki numatydamas testus ir procedūras, atlieka audito rizikos...

Audit information security management system (ISMS) is an important element of a well-functioning ISM. As part of an ISMS audit, it is also necessary to determine the audit risk. Various methods exist and are developed for risk assessment, both in practical and theoretical level. These methods...

In their audit mission, the auditor can not guarantee that their opinion is absolutely objective, there always exists a certain risk. In this article, the author proposes some solutions and indices about the risks of tangible assets audit. There have been studied several aspects regarding the...

Recent legislation and standard interpretations promulgated by governmental bodies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have attempted to address several issues related to corporate taxation. These issues include the lack of transparency regarding specific tax transactions, the...

This study examines differences in audit committee member judgments before the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("pre-SOX") versus after the act was passed ("post- SOX") as well as audit committee member perceptions of the effects of SOX. Based on experimental materials administered to 372 public company...

Bei b?rsennotierten Aktiengesellschaften ist im Rahmen der Abschlusspr?fung die Erf?llung der Vorstandsverpflichtung nach ? 91 Abs. 2 AktG zu beurteilen. Der Anwendungsbereich der Vorstandsverpflichtung in ? 91 Abs. 2 AktG umfasst nicht nur das Risikofr?herkennungssystem, sondern erstreckt sich...

Integration of risk management and management control is emerging as an important area in the wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and with ongoing development of frameworks such as the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework from the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission...

Business process design is primarily driven by process improvement objectives. However, the role of control objectives stemming from regulations and standards is becoming increasingly important for businesses in light of recent events that led to some of the largest scandals in corporate...