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Author: Paul A. Griffin Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 55
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This study derives and tests an economic framework that explains the relation between corporate governance and the fees paid by companies for auditing. Importantly, our framework posits and we find that auditing and governance are co-determined by two countervailing relations, namely, a fee-increasing relation because auditing services provide one means to attain better governance, and a fee-decreasing relation because auditors incorporate the benefits of better governance in pricing their services. The study period provides an interesting setting for testing the framework because it covers the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, which imposed substantial cost on many companies to strengthen governance, including increased spending on auditing and internal control. Yet, after controlling for such increased spending, our results also suggest that better governance reduces the cost of auditing. Our framework explains that this offset occurs because even though better governance (including auditing) is costly, it also enhances the quality of financial statements and internal controls, which enables auditors to decrease the price of audit risk and reduce fees.
Author: Paul A. Griffin Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 55
Book Description
This study derives and tests an economic framework that explains the relation between corporate governance and the fees paid by companies for auditing. Importantly, our framework posits and we find that auditing and governance are co-determined by two countervailing relations, namely, a fee-increasing relation because auditing services provide one means to attain better governance, and a fee-decreasing relation because auditors incorporate the benefits of better governance in pricing their services. The study period provides an interesting setting for testing the framework because it covers the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, which imposed substantial cost on many companies to strengthen governance, including increased spending on auditing and internal control. Yet, after controlling for such increased spending, our results also suggest that better governance reduces the cost of auditing. Our framework explains that this offset occurs because even though better governance (including auditing) is costly, it also enhances the quality of financial statements and internal controls, which enables auditors to decrease the price of audit risk and reduce fees.
Author: David F. Larcker Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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We examine the relation between the fees paid to auditors for audit and non-audit services and the choice of accrual measures for a large sample of firms. Using our pooled sample, we find that the ratio of non-audit fees to total fees has a positive relation with the absolute value of accruals similar to Frankel et al. (2002). However, using latent class mixture models to identify clusters of firms with a homogenous regression structure reveals that this positive association only occurs for about 8.5 percent of the sample. In contrast to the fee ratio results, we find consistent evidence of a negative relation between the level of fees (both audit and non-audit) paid to auditors and accruals (i.e., higher fees are associated with smaller accruals). The latent class analysis also indicates that this negative relation is strongest for client firms with weak governance. Overall, our results are most consistent with auditor behavior being constrained by the reputation effects associated with allowing clients to engage in unusual accrual choices.
Author: David F. Larcker Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 51
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We examine the relation between the relative amount of fees paid to auditors for non-audit services and the behavior of accrual measures. We extend prior research in two important directions. First, using a pooled sample of 2,295 firms for the fiscal year 2000, we find very little evidence of a relation between the provision of non-audit services and measure of accruals. However, there appears to be three distinct clusters of firms where only one cluster (consisting of only about 20 percent of the sample) exhibits a statistically positive association between non-audit fees and accrual behavior. Second, we examine the corporate governance characteristics of firms in the cluster with a positive association between non-audit fees and accrual behavior relative to the remaining firms. We find that this subset of firms have a smaller market capitalization, lower institutional holdings, higher insider holdings, smaller board of directors (and audit committee), and lower percentage of independent board (and audit committee) members. These results suggest that the provision of non-audit services is potentially problematic only for a small subset of firms that appear to be de facto controlled by management.
Author: Frankel Richard M Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781019501573 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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This groundbreaking study explores the relationship between auditors' fees for non-audit services and the quality of earnings reported by companies. Using data from a large sample of publicly traded firms, the authors show that there is a strong correlation between the two variables, and suggest that this could be a cause for concern for investors and regulators. The authors also provide recommendations for improving the transparency and reliability of financial reporting. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the intersection of accounting, auditing, and corporate governance. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Alqatan, Ahmad Publisher: IGI Global ISBN: 1799848531 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 425
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After the global financial crisis, the topic of corporate governance has been gaining momentum in accounting and finance literature since it may influence firm and bank management in many countries. Corporate Governance and Its Implications on Accounting and Finance provides emerging research exploring the implications of a good corporate governance system after global financial crises. Corporate governance mechanisms may include board and audit committee characteristics, ownership structure, and internal and external auditing. This book is devoted to all topics dealing with corporate governance including corporate governance characteristics, board diversity, CSR, big data governance, bitcoin governance, IT governance, and governance disclosure, and is ideally designed for executives, BODs, financial analysts, government officials, researchers, policymakers, academicians, and students.
Author: Kamal Kishore Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 10
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The auditors play a significant role in promoting Corporate Governance System in a corporate entity. The auditors are appointed by shareholders at the general body meeting and their fee is also decided by the shareholders. Fee of auditors generally depends upon their reputation, market trends, relationship with company, quantum of audit work, size of company's operations and financial strength etc. The objective of this paper is to find out an empirical relationship between the audit fees and financial indicators of State Bank of India Group, India's largest banking group. This study fills the gap in literature by exploring an intriguing question of whether the quantum of audit fees paid in State Bank of India group is an indicator of good corporate governance.
Author: Reiner Quick Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1134060246 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 302
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In this important new book, the European Auditing Research Network gives a timely appraisal of the regulatory environment for financial accounting and auditing in the wake of a series of high profile scandals involving major corporations.
Author: Yasser, Qaiser Rafique Publisher: IGI Global ISBN: 1799866718 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 345
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Corporate governance can be considered as an environment of trust, ethics, moral values, and confidence as a synergistic effort of all the constituent parts, including stakeholders, the public, service provides, and the corporate sector. The actions of an organization and the consequences of those actions has become increasingly concerned with corporate governance. As such, it is essential to examine the latest concepts and trends that can lead to the development of effective models for corporate boards. Transforming Corporate Governance and Developing Models for Board Effectiveness is an essential reference source that contains forward-thinking research intended to facilitate effective, entrepreneurial, and prudent management that can deliver the long-term success of the company. The book discusses the different theories and practices surrounding boards of directors’ responsibilities and innovative strategies for the governance of their companies that allow them to become and remain successful. Highlighting topics that include board diversity and independence, business ethics, and family business governance, this book is intended for corporate boards, board of directors, executives, managers, business professionals, academicians, researchers, policymakers, and students.
Author: Masdiah Abdul Hamid Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ISBN: 9783843394666 Category : Languages : en Pages : 172
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The purpose of this study is to examine the association between fees, board of directors and audit committee characteristics of 191 government linked companies (GLCs) and non-government linked companies (Non-GLCs). Audit tenure was included in order to see the impact of fees paid on the auditor independence. It is hypothesised that corporate governance practices does not affected the auditor's assessment, resulting no affect on the fees payment. A sample of 191 listed GLCs and non-GLCs are used that across three years in 2006 to 2008. Multiple regression analysis was used to estimate the relationship proposed in the hypotheses.
Author: Paul A. Griffin
Author: Paul A. Griffin
Author: David F. Larcker
Author: David F. Larcker
Author: Frankel Richard M
Author: Alqatan, Ahmad
Author: Kamal Kishore
Author: Reiner Quick
Author: Yasser, Qaiser Rafique
Author: Masdiah Abdul Hamid
Author: Masdiah Abdul Hamid