MANDATORY AUDIT FIRM ROTATION: EVIDENCE FROM TURKISH AUDITORS’ PERCEPTIONS

investigating the impact of mandatory audit firm rotation on audit fee and audit market competition

this study aims at investigating the impacts of mandatory audit firm rotation (mafr) on audit fees and audit market compeition among firms listed on tehran stock exchange (tse). since 2007 firms listed on tse are not allowed to use services of any single audit firm for more than 4 consecutive years. we tested our hypotheses using multivariate regression analysis and mean comparison test. our sa...

The drivers of audit quality: auditors’ perceptions

Does Mandatory Rotation of Audit Partners Improve Audit Quality?

Opponents of mandatory rotation argue that a change of partner is bad for audit quality, as it results in a loss of client-specific knowledge. On the other hand, proponents argue that a change of partner is beneficial, as it results in a positive peer review effect and a fresh perspective on the audit. We test the impact of mandatory partner rotation on audit quality using a unique dataset of a...

Investigating the Effect of Mandatory Rotation of Auditors on the Relationship between Audit Fees and Market Value Added (MVA), Economic Value Added (EVA) and Corporate Growth Opportunities

The main purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of mandatory rotation of auditors on the relationship between audit fees and market value added, economic value added and growth opportunities for listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange. Research hypotheses based on a statistical sample of 106 companies during an 11-year period from 2007 to 2017 were tested using the multivariabl...

Auditors Evaluations of Uncertain Audit Evidence: Belief Functions versus Probabilities

Recently, Shafer and Srivastava [1], Srivastava and Shafer [2], Srivastava [3]-[4], and Van den Acker [5] have identified appealing features of belief function evidential networks. These networks can express the support that audit evidence provides for assertions, accounts and financial statements. These networks can also aggregate many pieces of evidence into an overall level of support for a ...