The objective of this paper is to examine the risk-related premiums of disclosed audit fees in the Austrian and German markets for audit services. The idea of the paper is to determine a risk-free, entity-specific audit fee. By comparing this fee with the disclosed audit fee, we determine...

Nach den Bilanzskandalen der jüngsten Vergangenheit ist die Stellung des Abschlussprüfers weltweit zum Thema geworden. Die Verabschiedung zahlreicher Neuregelungen und vertrauensbildender Maßnahmen zur Erhöhung der Prüfungsqualität und zur Steigerung der Zuverlässigkeit des...

At present, ways to improve audit quality and auditing decisions are intensively being discussed worldwide by standard setters and researchers. Audit quality is mainly influenced by two factors the requirements of standard setters and the professional judgment of auditors. Especially the...