This study examines the impact of gender and ethnicity of CEO and audit committee directors on audit fees and audit delay in the U.S. firms. Audit related corporate governance literature has extensively examined the determinants of audit fees and audit delay by focusing on board characteristics,...

This study examines the impact of COVID-19 public health restrictions on audit fees and audit delay at the auditor local office level. Using the state-by-state lockdown data to measure the degree of public health restrictions in auditor office locations. Using a sample of 2,252 U.S. firms during...