Auditor Information Spillovers and Company Operating Performance: Evidence from Targeted Auditor Switches

Auditor Independence, Dismissal Threats, and the Market Reaction to Auditor Switches

Auditor Independence, Dismissal Threats, and the Market Reaction to Auditor Switches Author(s): Siew Hong Teoh Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 30, No. 1 (Spring, 1992), pp. 1-23 Published by: Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of Accounting Research Center, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2491089 . Accessed: 17/08/201...

Non-Audit Services and Auditor Independence: Evidence from 1978-1980

Accounting research has extensively debated the impact of non-audit services (NAS) provided by auditors on auditor independence and on clients’ financial reporting quality. Most research on this debate uses data resulting from a SEC disclosure rule in 2000. We provide evidence on this controversy using data from the years 1978-1980 to re-examine the relation between fees for NAS provided by aud...

Auditor tenure and rotation

There has been a long-standing debate as to the relative merits of mandatory auditor rotation. In the United States (US), Section 203 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002) (SOX) requires rotation of the lead engagement partner and the concurring review partner at least once every five years. Section 207 also requires a study on the potential effects of mandatory audit firm rotation. After conducting...

Management Demographic Characteristics, Auditor Choice and Earnings Quality: Empirical Evidence from Iran

Recent accounting and management literature shows that demographic character-istics of top management and corporate performance are related. Accordingly, using a two-stage least squares regression model (2SLS), this study examines the relationship between some management demographic characteristics including CEO tenure, gender and level of education with earnings quality and auditor choice. Sam...

Auditor General’s Report