Political Connections, Fees Paid to Auditors and Auditor Independence in Malaysia: Evidence From Going Concern Audit Opinions

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Political Connections, Fees Paid to Auditors and Auditor Independence in Malaysia: Evidence From Going Concern Audit Opinions

This study examines whether auditor independence will be affectedby the magnitude of audit and non-audit services fees provided to audit clientsand political connections. We predict that auditor independence will beundermined when audit firms provide non-audit services to the audit clients asthe pro...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Wahab, Effiezal Aswadi, Zain, M., Rahman, R.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Inderscience Publishers 2013
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49148

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