The accuracy of computer systems represents the property that they are working as the users expect. Very often, these computer systems give inaccurate or wrong results. However, designing correct computer systems is a complex and expensive task. There are several ways to deal with this problem....

US positivistic accounting research is increasingly perceived as having come to be the point of reference for researchers in other countries, including the German-speaking area where formerly normative research was widespread. In this paper, we present the survey results retrieved from 293...

In this paper, we analyze the importance of internal audit against banking fraud in order to ensure banking stability, using mathematic approach. We explain the steps involved in setting up an anti-fraud plan. Then, we implement two phases of this plan, namely the evaluation of the degree of...

Purpose - Since the 1960s earnings management has been a widely researched area and became presumably known by the current accounting scandals. This paper aims at empirically showing which factors affect earnings management. Design/methodology/approach - According to former research literature...

Purpose - Since the 1960s earnings management has been a widely researched area and became presumably known by the current accounting scandals. This paper aims at empirically showing which factors affect earnings management. Design/methodology/approach - According to former research literature...

This paper ranks individual accounting researchers based on their research productivity in the most recent 6, 12, and 20 years. We extend prior individual faculty rankings by providing separate individual faculty research rankings for each topical area commonly published in accounting journals...

We evaluate whether, and under what circumstances, corporate tax aggressiveness influences audit pricing. Using a compound measure of two long-run effective tax rates, we find that tax aggressive firms pay higher fees for external audit services after controlling for factors related to earnings...

This study examines the international requirements of audit quality assurance and focuses on the challenges faced by the newest economy in the region, Kosovo, in implementation of same. This study focuses on the monitoring of compliance by business organizations in Kosovo with the International...

Much has been written about Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act, especially the great expense that it inflicts upon SEC registrants preparing their annual reports. Less remarked on, though, is whether the restrictions that SOX imposes on the auditing profession in its relationship to its...

The issue of the importance of the independent auditor's audit to the integrity of corporate financial statements has been a staple of the corporate governance and financial market functioning literature since the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These acts...