Recently, Li (2009) reports that an auditor’s going-concern decision is unaffected by pressure from her economically important clients in 2001, but is positively affected in 2003. Li attributes these findings to enhanced auditor independence under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002. However,...

In this study, we examine the effect of lenders' certification for pricing of auditing services for the borrowers. We find that loan initiation is associated with significant reduction in auditing fees. The decrease in auditing fees is more pronounced for non-syndicated loans and when the...

In response to a string of highly publicized corporate scandals, the US Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) on July 30, 2002, with the intention to restore investors' confidence in financial and public reporting. This study addresses the question of whether any improvement in earnings...