我国质量成本审计的探讨

本文根据质量成本的定义,分析质量成本的评估方法和生产过程的质量成本控制方法,进而探讨质量成本审计。

Audit Quality, Timely Disclosure, and the Cost of Debt： Tunisian Evidence

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of auditor type and eamings reporting lag on the cost of debt for the Tunisian setting. Our sample consists of 32 Tunisian companies for the period of 2003-2012. Audit quality is measured by auditor size （Big 4 versus non-Big 4） and timely disclosure is proxied by earnings reporting lag. Results show that auditor type is negatively associated with the cost of debt. By contrast, the association between earnings announcement lag and the cost of debt is positive and significant. When testing for the moderating effects of industry and listing status, we document that these associations are more pronounced for industrial companies and listed firms. Finally, the period of investigation slightly moderates the examined associations, since financial institutions become more sensitive to the tardy communication of information and less concerned with auditor type following some economic and political troubles in Tunisia between 2010 and 2012. Our findings have policy implications for managers in the Tunisian setting and other developing economies similar to Tunisia given the crucial role played by debt as an important source of external finance for companies.

实行会计师事务所信用评级制度 提高审计市场透明度——基于信息不对称条件下审计市场利益关系人行为与影响分析

本文应用信息经济学中,信息不对称条件下的理性经济人市场博弈行为及影响为基本模型,结合审计服务这一商品必须以一定审计质量为基础这一特点,考虑审计市场中不同审计服务需求者不同的审计风险承担能力,把审计服务商品需求者根据风险承担能力细分为高、中、低三种水平层次,分析了在审计市场信息不对称的情况下,仅依靠市场本身的运作必然会造成审计市场中审计质量不断下降的情况,带来巨大的社会成本,提出要用非市场力量主导实行会计师事务所信用评级制度,提高市场透明度。