The Impact of the Recent Increase in Non-Audit Services on Audit Quality: Evidence from Australia

This study provides a comprehensive analysis to investigate the impact of this increase in NAS on audit quality by using three proxies of audit quality: the absolute value of discretionary accruals, the issuance of going-concern opinions, and audit fees. The results of robustness and sensitivity tes...

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Main Author: Aljughaiman, Ahmed
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88814
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description This study provides a comprehensive analysis to investigate the impact of this increase in NAS on audit quality by using three proxies of audit quality: the absolute value of discretionary accruals, the issuance of going-concern opinions, and audit fees. The results of robustness and sensitivity tests also largely support the significant relationship between NAS and audit quality. Findings from this study have important implications for regulators, investors, scholars, corporate management, and auditors.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-888142022-06-30T06:30:43Z The Impact of the Recent Increase in Non-Audit Services on Audit Quality: Evidence from Australia Aljughaiman, Ahmed This study provides a comprehensive analysis to investigate the impact of this increase in NAS on audit quality by using three proxies of audit quality: the absolute value of discretionary accruals, the issuance of going-concern opinions, and audit fees. The results of robustness and sensitivity tests also largely support the significant relationship between NAS and audit quality. Findings from this study have important implications for regulators, investors, scholars, corporate management, and auditors. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88814 Curtin University fulltext
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The Impact of the Recent Increase in Non-Audit Services on Audit Quality: Evidence from Australia
title The Impact of the Recent Increase in Non-Audit Services on Audit Quality: Evidence from Australia
title_full The Impact of the Recent Increase in Non-Audit Services on Audit Quality: Evidence from Australia
title_fullStr The Impact of the Recent Increase in Non-Audit Services on Audit Quality: Evidence from Australia
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of the Recent Increase in Non-Audit Services on Audit Quality: Evidence from Australia
title_short The Impact of the Recent Increase in Non-Audit Services on Audit Quality: Evidence from Australia
title_sort impact of the recent increase in non-audit services on audit quality: evidence from australia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88814