Association between auditor attributes and audit lag

We investigate the association between various client-perceived auditor attributes and audit lag (defined as the number of calendar days from the fiscal year end to the audit report date) based on a sample of 250 Singapore companies. The findings suggest: (1) auditor attributes potentially affect a...

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Main Authors: Tay, Shu Jia, Wang, Libin, Zhang, Suqing
Other Authors: Boo, Elfred Hian Yong
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9246
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author Tay, Shu Jia
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description We investigate the association between various client-perceived auditor attributes and audit lag (defined as the number of calendar days from the fiscal year end to the audit report date) based on a sample of 250 Singapore companies. The findings suggest: (1) auditor attributes potentially affect audit lag, and (2) a trade-off might exist between audit quality and audit lag.
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spelling ntu-10356/92462023-05-19T03:05:17Z Association between auditor attributes and audit lag Tay, Shu Jia Wang, Libin Zhang, Suqing Boo, Elfred Hian Yong Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business::Auditing::Auditors We investigate the association between various client-perceived auditor attributes and audit lag (defined as the number of calendar days from the fiscal year end to the audit report date) based on a sample of 250 Singapore companies. The findings suggest: (1) auditor attributes potentially affect audit lag, and (2) a trade-off might exist between audit quality and audit lag. 2008-09-24T07:30:07Z 2008-09-24T07:30:07Z 2004 2004 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9246 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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Association between auditor attributes and audit lag
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