This paper summarizes the Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 106 – Audit Evidence. It extends the importance on why the financial statements should be fairly stated and in conformity, in all material respects, with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Also, extends why audit...

Accounting profession is traditional profession and accounting rules and principles have been established and are the same for many years. However, globalization of business, stronger regulations and numerous technological solutions and innovations are not bypassing the accounting profession...

We document a fee premium for audit partners who have gained expertise in digitalization by specializing in highly or similarly digitalized clients. Overall, our evidence is consistent with the view that the digitalization of a client's business and information systems provides audit partners an...

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, our perceptions developed beyond their analog origins to include digital modes. It was a key transformation that may well have distinguished genus homo from its predecessors. Since digitization necessarily discards at least some of the information contained in...

Die digitale Transformation betrifft alle Bereiche eines Unternehmens, auch die Verwaltung. Im Bereich der Buchhaltung erschließen sich durch den Einsatz innovativer Technologien viele Perspektiven zur Neugestaltung der etablierten Prozesse. In diesem Beitrag sollen die Potenziale der...

This case focuses on the Wine Division of Kilgors. The case is a digital-based simulation which allows students to develop a balanced scorecard for the Wine Division based on a diverse set of information and background. Students are presented with three different scenarios, driven by internal...

Transformation of business models using digital technologies is depicted by the European Green Deal (EC, 2019) as a key factor in achieving sustainability goals. For the business environment, the digitalization of organizations entails changes in the accounting functions, correlated with the...

Especially in times of crisis, reliable predictions about probable future developments are difficult, but critical for successfully managing business operations. At the same time, it remains unclear what constitutes a good forecasting process during crises. The aim of this study is to analyze...

This paper examines the impact of firms' digital transformation on management earnings forecasts with a sample of Chinese firms. Using a deep learning model and textual analysis, we create a proxy for digital transformation based on the frequency of keywords related to digitization in firms'...