History of auditing and accountability in society -- The philosophy of auditing -- Professional ethics and reputation -- Audit regulation -- Auditing standards -- Auditor liability and litigation risk -- Audit quality -- Audit fees -- The impact of audits -- Audits of compliance with GAAP...

"Auditing has become an essential component in market societies and the need for auditing skills has risen in line with globalization. This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the role of financial statement auditing in contemporary society, including the auditor's role in evaluating...

This paper uses a model extended from DeAngelo (1981) to examine audit market and audit pricing. When auditors have differential operational efficiencies, the audit market becomes delicate. On one hand, auditees would like to reduce audit fees by to purchasing audit services from the most...

Regulators have shown a renewed interest in considering the merits of mandatory auditor rotation. A fundamental concern is that long tenure may undermine auditor independence. We conduct a study to investigate the effects of long tenure on companies' allowance for bad debts (ABD). We focus on...