In India, the government introduced mandatory audit firm rotation following calls to improve audit quality and auditor independence in the wake of the Satyam accounting scandal. The absence of strong institutional mechanisms to prevent and detect audit failure in a timely manner has led the...

We examine the effect of related party transactions (RPTs) on audit fees in Indian public companies. RPTs can be used to manipulate financial statements as well as transfer wealth between firms and their related parties, and the presence of RPTs increases audit risk. We find that related party...

Gross negligence is a severe form of negligence. Its severity has been characterized using the presence of a mental element or mens rea accompanying the negligent act. Within the context of professional negligence, gross negligence is important as it constitutes professional misconduct. For...

Using multiple indicators of audit quality, the study examines the impact of audit partner rotation on audit quality in India based on 1,694 firm years for the period of 2011-2017 when the institutional set up for audit partner rotation was voluntary. The empirical results indicate that the...

In many regulated markets, private, third-party auditors are chosen and paid by the firms that they audit, potentially creating a conflict of interest. This paper reports on a two-year field experiment in the Indian state of Gujarat that sought to curb such a conflict by altering the market...

In the recent decades, India has witnessed huge number of corporate scandals which have severely endangered the economic progress of the country. The increase in corporate frauds poses questions on the effectiveness of present corporate governance regime and often calls for a complete overhaul...

The auditors play a significant role in promoting Corporate Governance System in a corporate entity. The auditors are appointed by shareholders at the general body meeting and their fee is also decided by the shareholders. Fee of auditors generally depends upon their reputation, market trends,...