Les objectifs et le champ d'investigation des missions d'audit ont connu une extension considérable au cours des trois dernières cécennies. L'internationalisation a imposé aux grandes entreprises le recours à des audits émanant de signatures internationalement reconnues. Elle est à...

In this paper we discuss regulation of the statutory auditor in the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Previous research has addressed regulation of statutory auditors with respect to regulatory harmonization and the reduction of barriers to intra-European trade in professional services. While...

This paper presents a comparative study of respective positions of the British and French public accounting professions on whether independence of the statutory auditor is at material risk of compromise from supply of nonaudit services by audit firms to audit clients. For the purpose of the...

The objectives and scope of audit assignments, have expanded considerably over the past three decades. Globalization has compelled companies to resort to internationally recognised audit certification. This results in extensive restructuring. The marjor audit firms, wich were initially focused...