Xing, Cunyu; Yuwen, Huilan; Yang, Dan - In: China journal of accounting studies 11 (2023) 4, pp. 864-896
when firms dismiss the auditors following a goodwill impairment. We find that firms tend to dismiss the incumbent auditors … after receiving a goodwill impairment opinion and engage in opinion shopping with their successor auditors. Furthermore, the … receiving a goodwill impairment opinion. Our findings would be of interest to corporate governance activists, auditors …