In this paper, we provide empirical evidence for the impact of disciplinary sanctions imposed on Spanish auditing firms and their engagement partners. The disciplinary sanctions resulted from external investigations, which revealed misapplications of auditing standards. In particular, we...

We show that firms 'in danger' of being delisted from a stock market (NASDAQ) report higher performance-adjusted discretionary accruals and the inflated accruals are associated with an increased likelihood of maintained listing. Accruals of firms 'in danger' are less positive in fiscal quarters...

Related party transactions (RPTs) are considered a potential tool for shareholders' wealth expropriation, as they offer opportunities to transfer wealth between the firm and related parties. While considerable evidence has been reported on the negative consequences of RPTs (declines in...

We investigate the way auditor characteristics (i.e., reputation and industry specialization) interact on the consequences of mandatory IFRS adoption in Europe in terms of accounting conservatism. Indeed, a mandatory adoption setting may control for firm-level reporting incentives when gauging...

Objective: To analyze the relationship between Critical Audit Matters (CAM) and earnings management practices among Brazilian companies. Method: This study's sample was composed of 96 companies listed in IBRX 100, data of which were collected from the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and...

Does the impact of international Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) inspections extend beyond country borders of inspected auditors? We investigate this question by examining multinational business groups. Following initial PCAOB inspections of accounting firms auditing foreign...

Using the Miles & Snow (1978, 2003) strategy typology and a measure of strategy based on Bentley, Omar, & Sharp (2013) and Ittner, Larcker, & Rajan (1997), we investigate whether business strategy is associated with the quality of reported earnings. Our sample comprises 44,264 firm-year...

This study investigates the influence of the board chairman's involvement in the audit committee (AC) (as a proxy of AC independence) on earnings management (EM) practices. We examine Bursa Malaysia listed firms with slight positive earnings for the years 2013 to 2015. Using ordinary least...

Researchers and regulators have continuously debated whether mandatory audit firm rotation improves or impairs audit quality. Theoretically, rotation might improve auditor independence, but may impair auditor competence, because the new auditor lacks client-specific knowledge. In 2014, the...

The present paper aims to provide empirical evidence regarding the impact of shareholder activism on earnings management. Specifically, it is focused on investigating the moderating role of an external governance mechanism such as external audit quality. Based on a sample of French companies...