Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at auditor obligations to their clients and potentially to third parties such as investors, with a focus on the quality of financial disclosure in an evolving legal framework. Design/methodology/approach – The article outlines and compares...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the appropriateness of a general-purpose financial reporting model derived from a “decision-useful” framework for government departments. Design/methodology/approach – This research in this paper uses a survey methodology to access...