A longitudinal study of audit quality differences among independent auditors
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the differences of audit quality of financial statements among auditors, including Big 4 and non-Big 4 auditors. Design/methodology/approach – By employing cross-sectional analysis of compliance (a proxy of audit quality) of goodwill impairment t...
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| description | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the differences of audit quality of financial statements among auditors, including Big 4 and non-Big 4 auditors. Design/methodology/approach – By employing cross-sectional analysis of compliance (a proxy of audit quality) of goodwill impairment testing of listed firms in the context of Hong Kong, the variation of audit quality of financial statements of auditees has been shown. Findings – Audit quality of Big 4 auditors is viewed to be higher than that of non-Big 4 audit firms and the homogeneity of audit quality among Big 4 auditors is not long accepted, but variation. Practical implications – Even though unqualified opinions have been given on the auditors’ reports, the quality of financial statements audit is a skeptical issue because of the high level of non-compliance of goodwill impairment testing under International Financial Reporting Standards. Originality/value – This study does emphasize the higher audit quality of financial statements of Big 4 auditors than that of non-Big 4 auditors and stresses the variation of audit quality among Big 4 auditors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56792a89b7e54d5295ac65fcf8d174402022-12-22T03:19:59ZengEmerald PublishingJournal of Economics and Development1859-00202632-53302019-11-0121223424610.1108/JED-10-2019-0040636537A longitudinal study of audit quality differences among independent auditorsManh Dung Tran0Khairil Faizal Khairi1Nur Hidayah Laili2National Economics University, Hanoi, VietnamUniversity Sains Islam, Bandar Baru Nilai, MalaysiaUniversity Sains Islam, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the differences of audit quality of financial statements among auditors, including Big 4 and non-Big 4 auditors. Design/methodology/approach – By employing cross-sectional analysis of compliance (a proxy of audit quality) of goodwill impairment testing of listed firms in the context of Hong Kong, the variation of audit quality of financial statements of auditees has been shown. Findings – Audit quality of Big 4 auditors is viewed to be higher than that of non-Big 4 audit firms and the homogeneity of audit quality among Big 4 auditors is not long accepted, but variation. Practical implications – Even though unqualified opinions have been given on the auditors’ reports, the quality of financial statements audit is a skeptical issue because of the high level of non-compliance of goodwill impairment testing under International Financial Reporting Standards. Originality/value – This study does emphasize the higher audit quality of financial statements of Big 4 auditors than that of non-Big 4 auditors and stresses the variation of audit quality among Big 4 auditors.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JED-10-2019-0040/full/pdf?title=a-longitudinal-study-of-audit-quality-differences-among-independent-auditorshong konggoodwillaudit qualityhkas 36 |
| spellingShingle | Manh Dung Tran Khairil Faizal Khairi Nur Hidayah Laili A longitudinal study of audit quality differences among independent auditors Journal of Economics and Development hong kong goodwill audit quality hkas 36 |
| title | A longitudinal study of audit quality differences among independent auditors |
| title_full | A longitudinal study of audit quality differences among independent auditors |
| title_fullStr | A longitudinal study of audit quality differences among independent auditors |
| title_full_unstemmed | A longitudinal study of audit quality differences among independent auditors |
| title_short | A longitudinal study of audit quality differences among independent auditors |
| title_sort | longitudinal study of audit quality differences among independent auditors |
| topic | hong kong goodwill audit quality hkas 36 |
| url | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JED-10-2019-0040/full/pdf?title=a-longitudinal-study-of-audit-quality-differences-among-independent-auditors |
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