With the rapid development of economy, auditing professional judgment is becoming more and more important in auditing practice.This paper analyzes the importance of audit professional judgment, the cause and the appli...With the rapid development of economy, auditing professional judgment is becoming more and more important in auditing practice.This paper analyzes the importance of audit professional judgment, the cause and the application of audit professional judgment in auditing practice.展开更多
The objective of this research is to examine the antecedents of financial reporting reliability of Thai-listed companies. Accountant professional ethics, accounting information system （AIS） quality, audit committee...The objective of this research is to examine the antecedents of financial reporting reliability of Thai-listed companies. Accountant professional ethics, accounting information system （AIS） quality, audit committee effectiveness, and audit firm quality are assumed to be the antecedents of financial reporting reliability. The listed companies in the Stock Exchange of Thailand （SET） are samples of the research. A mail survey procedure via the questionnaire was used for data collection from chief accountant officer. The overall results indicate that accountant professional ethics, AIS quality, audit committee effectiveness, and audit firm quality have a positive significant effect on financial reporting reliability. The results reveal that firms should develop accountant professional ethics, AIS quality, audit committee effectiveness, and audit firm quality in order to build reliable financial reporting. Overall, the results of this research contribute to chief accounting officers, accounting practitioners, and firms to emphasize development and support the generation of financial reporting reliability for financial reporting users.展开更多
We examine the risk-preparing benefits of Chinese audit firms’professional indemnity insurance(PII)and professional risk fund(PRF)by using the Notice on Adjusting the Application Requirement of Audit Firms for Securi...We examine the risk-preparing benefits of Chinese audit firms’professional indemnity insurance(PII)and professional risk fund(PRF)by using the Notice on Adjusting the Application Requirement of Audit Firms for Securities Qualifications as an exogenous shock.This policy requires audit firms to raise the sum of the cumulative compensation limit of their PII and PRF from 6 million to 80million yuan.It is found,first,that the capital market regards this policy revision as a signal to strengthen investor protection and responds positively;client firms with high audit risks have a stronger response.Second,auditors’governance of financial information has strengthened,resulting in the significant improvement of their clients’financial reporting quality,with a stronger effect on firms with higher earnings management risk.There is no evidence that audit firms pass the costs on to their clients.Finally,the mismatch between auditors and new client firms is alleviated.We show that in an emerging market with weak investor protection,establishing a sound risk-preparedness mechanism for audit firms and strengthening the capacity for civil compensation ex post greatly improve the adaptive degree between international auditing standards and the legal environment of China,thereby enhancing the overall service quality of the audit market.展开更多
文摘With the rapid development of economy, auditing professional judgment is becoming more and more important in auditing practice.This paper analyzes the importance of audit professional judgment, the cause and the application of audit professional judgment in auditing practice.
文摘The objective of this research is to examine the antecedents of financial reporting reliability of Thai-listed companies. Accountant professional ethics, accounting information system （AIS） quality, audit committee effectiveness, and audit firm quality are assumed to be the antecedents of financial reporting reliability. The listed companies in the Stock Exchange of Thailand （SET） are samples of the research. A mail survey procedure via the questionnaire was used for data collection from chief accountant officer. The overall results indicate that accountant professional ethics, AIS quality, audit committee effectiveness, and audit firm quality have a positive significant effect on financial reporting reliability. The results reveal that firms should develop accountant professional ethics, AIS quality, audit committee effectiveness, and audit firm quality in order to build reliable financial reporting. Overall, the results of this research contribute to chief accounting officers, accounting practitioners, and firms to emphasize development and support the generation of financial reporting reliability for financial reporting users.
文摘We examine the risk-preparing benefits of Chinese audit firms’professional indemnity insurance(PII)and professional risk fund(PRF)by using the Notice on Adjusting the Application Requirement of Audit Firms for Securities Qualifications as an exogenous shock.This policy requires audit firms to raise the sum of the cumulative compensation limit of their PII and PRF from 6 million to 80million yuan.It is found,first,that the capital market regards this policy revision as a signal to strengthen investor protection and responds positively;client firms with high audit risks have a stronger response.Second,auditors’governance of financial information has strengthened,resulting in the significant improvement of their clients’financial reporting quality,with a stronger effect on firms with higher earnings management risk.There is no evidence that audit firms pass the costs on to their clients.Finally,the mismatch between auditors and new client firms is alleviated.We show that in an emerging market with weak investor protection,establishing a sound risk-preparedness mechanism for audit firms and strengthening the capacity for civil compensation ex post greatly improve the adaptive degree between international auditing standards and the legal environment of China,thereby enhancing the overall service quality of the audit market.
