This commentary discusses how pandemics affect the nature of financial reporting especially for financial and non-financial institutions that were deeply affected by the 2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. I discuss the accounting practices and financial reporting options for firms during a...

We examine the impact of adverse auditors' opinions on clients' internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), issued under SOX Section 404, on auditor dismissals. Companies receiving adverse ICFR opinions are more likely to subsequently dismiss their auditors. This association between...

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...

The aim of this paper is to realise a comprehensive analysis of European corporategovernance codes, from the perspective of internal audit, in the manner it is provided in the OECDPrinciples of corporate governance. The research methodology used a classification of countries bylegal regime and...

In this paper, we look at the relationship between innovations in ethics education and state licensing bodies' requirements in the United States. While the paper looks specifically about professional/governmental agencies in the United States, the concepts apply internationally. The authors...

We investigate the impact of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's (PCAOB) first-time inspections of foreign accounting firms by examining abnormal accruals around the inspection year, and the value relevance of accounting numbers around the inspection report date, for their U.S....

Social network analysis (SNA) shifts the focus from individuals and organizations in isolation to their environment and the connections around them, making it a useful tool to investigate the underlying mechanisms of corporate decisions. In this article we systematically summarize SNA research...

The purpose of this study is to examine whether mandated introduction of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in United States of America improves the audit quality for listed companies. The empirical analysis includes the companies listed in NASDAQ stock exchange that constitutes 6,600...

We start from the observation that auditors have discretion to order their tasks and investigate whether auditors use their task discretion to prioritize easy over difficult tasks and to reduce more effort in difficult tasks. Drawing on Conservation of Resources theory, which states that humans...

Accounting is a media which communicates the business and financial information of each and every organisation so as to cater to the needs of various interested parties. Business involves undertaking a series of activities, which may be financial or nonfinancial, to achieve its prime goal....