The mathematical modelling of audit fees has emerged in research as one means by which the factors which explain the level and variability of audit fees can be examined. Existing literature shows that auditee size and complexity are major determinants of audit costs incurred by an auditee....

Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 65 was issued in April 1991 to clarify various aspects of the working relationship that should exist between external and internal auditors. Describes the historical development of this relationship as viewed through the promulgation of authoritative...

The second of two articles dealing with a survey of health care internal auditing in the United States. The first article appeared in Vol. 7 No. 6, 1992. The second article builds on the first and deals with: the allocation of time to various internal audit activities and the rationale employed...

Proposes a new model for fraud detection that goes beyond internal accounting controls. Historically, internal and external auditors focus on internal controls and management integrity as the key components to determine the propensity for irregularities. This new paradigm focuses on gaining an...

The dangers of management bias and the resulting increased need for auditors to be cognizant of environmental characteristics may be particularly acute in the area of accounting estimates. Accounting estimates pose relatively unique auditing problems because it is an area where management has...

Audit committees have a relatively long history dating back to the ineteenth century. It is only in recent years that their use has been popularized again in the private sector. Fundamentally, it is often argued that audit committees exist to mediate between executive directors and auditors...

Investigates the relative importance of potential factors associated with the likelihood of detecting fraud during the audit of financial statements. Based on a survey of 357 auditors, reveals auditing experience of the auditor and prior success of auditing organization in detecting fraud are...

Provides data on the Slovenian economy from 1993‐1996. Briefly describes the national state of internal and external auditing, and the limited training. Discusses the work of the Slovenian Institute of Auditors in promoting and developing the profession, before describing one of the main...

Discusses the development of internal audit theory and practice with reference to the Sino‐China Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC), a large, state‐owned petrochemical enterprise group. Examines the organizational status, authority and role of internal audit, and the question of...