scholarly journals The impact of Key Audit Matters (KAMs) on financial information quality: Evidence from Lebanon

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Joelle Matta ◽  
Khalil Feghali
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Audit Report ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
Expectations Gap ◽  
Expectation Gap ◽  
The Impact

<p>The purpose of this study is to discover the impact of Key Audit Matters (KAMs) on financial information quality and their value for Lebanese auditors. The value creation of KAMs is determined by its financial information quality, its ability to help during investment decision and its effect on the audit expectation gap. The research is conducted through a survey that was filled by external auditors who audit Lebanese banks exclusively, and are involved in the new audit report. The main results show that reporting by using Key Audit Matters adds value to the audit report from the perspective of Lebanese external auditors, and can reduce information asymmetry, increase trust in accounting and reduce the expectation gap. Moreover, the results marked that KAM improves the auditee's understanding in the audited entity, builds confidence in the audited financial statements, and helps to reduce the audit expectations gap.</p>

scholarly journals The Impact of the Requirements of International Audit Standard No (300): Planning for Auditing Financial Statements on the Quality of the Audit Report

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Khalil Abu Saleem
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Audit Report ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
Audit Standard ◽  
External Auditor ◽  
The Impact ◽  
International Audit

Purpose: This study aimed to demonstrate the impact of the requirements of the International Auditing Standard No. (300): Planning the auditing of financial statements on the quality of the report performed by the external auditor. Design / Methodology / Approach: The descriptive statistical method was used, the data was collected through a questionnaire developed by the researcher, which targeted (113) individuals of the external auditors. The study included six axes, five of which were allocated to measure the impact of the requirements of the audit standard No. (300), while the sixth axis was devoted to measure the quality of the auditing report. Results: The study found that there is a statistically significant relation with the requirements of the International Auditing Standard No. (300): Planning the auditing of financial statements on the quality of the report of the external auditor, where the axis of planning activities had the most significant impact on the quality of the audit report, while the additional considerations were less impactful in the auditing process. Originality/ Value: According to the researcher knowledge, this study is considered as the first one which dealt with the variables of the study combined; this will provide a solid ground for researchers to motivate themselves to conduct further research and studies on these variables.

scholarly journals Common Characteristics and Differences in External and Internal Auditing

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 261-267
Author(s):  
Fatmir Mehmeti
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
Logical Concept ◽  
Public Company

Abstract Many scholars have shown that failure in leading big companies as well as the latest financial crises have led the auditing market to perceive traditional auditing more as a legal requirement rather than as a value added for the company. There are others that do not completely agree to this, but they all accept that the auditing as a profession should accept changes which will affect the value added for the company from auditing. Nowadays the companies are required more accountability rather that it was required before, perversely only financial reports were reported by the companies. Auditing is a process which confirms the statement provided by the company management regarding the information in financial statements that are real and accurate. Auditing has to be based on evidences and logical concept for better understanding. For companies that operate in the market, it is important to provide financial information that is consistent, reliable and complete for all users of the financial statements (banks, potential shareholders and the international community). In daily practice of entities we have two kinds audit, the internal and external audits. Usually, these are interlinked and complementary, with the ultimate aim that the (overall) audit is more effective and the reports that will emerge are fully arguable and meaningful. The internal audit has an important role which is to increase the effectiveness of internal control in private or public company. Internal audit has the responsibility of informing the management of the institution of deficiencies or weaknesses in the internal control system. External auditors are the fist line of the front for companies liadership. They play a key role in verifying the financial information provided to shareholders. External auditors inspect the financial statements prepared by the entity and provide assurance and independent opinion if these statements represent a true and fair view of the entity's condition for the year under review.

Factors Influencing KAM Reporting: A Structured Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (164) ◽  
pp. 743-758
Author(s):  
Teodora Porumbacean ◽  
◽  
Adriana Tiron-Tudor ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Financial Reporting Quality ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Audit Report ◽  
Expectation Gap ◽  
Big Four ◽  
Relevant Factors

The disclosure of KAMs contribute to the increase of financial-reporting quality, the value of the audit report and implicit interest in it. Moreover, KAM’s disclosure has a positive influence over the expectation gap between the auditors and other users of the audit report and financial statements. This study aims to identify relevant drivers influencing the Key Audit Matters (KAMs) disclosed in the audit report, based on a review of the articles published in top accounting journals. Our results reveal the fact that the audited company itself especially influences the disclosure of the KAMs, emphasizing the size of the company, the complexity of the business, the applicable regulation of the industry in which the company operates, all of which impact the overall client-risk level. Other relevant factors are the accounting standards with which the company must comply and on which it must report, the audit company (‘Big Four’ or not) and the audited company’s location.

Audit committee ownership and audit report lag: evidence from Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-125
Author(s):  
Md. Borhan Uddin Bhuiyan ◽  
Mabel D’Costa
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Audit Committees ◽  
Financial Reporting Quality ◽  
Audit Report ◽  
Content Type ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
Using Data

Purpose This paper aims to examine whether audit committee ownership affects audit report lag. Independent audit committees are responsible for overseeing the financial reporting process, to ensure that financial statements are both credible and released to external stakeholders in a timely manner. To date, however, the extent to which audit committee ownership strengthens or compromises member independence, and hence, influences audit report lag, has remained unexplored. Design/methodology/approach This paper hypothesizes that audit committee ownership is associated with audit report lag. Further, the author hypothesize that both the financial reporting quality and the going concern opinions of a firm mediate the effect of audit committee ownership on audit report lag. Findings Using data from Australian listed companies, the author find that audit committee ownership increases audit report lag. The author further document that financial reporting quality and modified audit opinions rendered by external auditors mediate this positive relationship. The results are robust to endogeneity concerns emanating from firms’ deliberate decisions to grant shares to the audit committee members. Originality/value The study contributes to both the audit report timeliness and the corporate governance literatures, by documenting an adverse effect of audit committee ownership.

The impact of fair value estimates on audit fees: evidence from the financial sector in Jordan

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rateb Mohammad Alqatamin ◽  
Ernest Ezeani
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Fair Value ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study investigates the association between the estimates of fair value and external auditor's fees.Design/methodology/approachBased on a sample of 32 Jordanian financial companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) over the period 2005–2018. We employ random effect models to test our hypothesis.FindingsWe found a positive relationship between audit fees and the proportion of fair value assets, which implies that external auditors are more likely to spend more effort for complex estimates, thereby increasing audit fees. We examined the relationship between audit fees and three levels of fair value inputs and found a positive relationship between the level of effort spent on assessment of higher uncertainty fair value inputs and audit fees. The findings are consistent with the expectation that more audit effort is required in a highly regulated environment due to the possibility of a higher cost of litigation.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study could be beneficial for a number of users of financial information, such as investors, regulators, auditors. This group of users might consider the results of this study when they are using a company's financial information, and consequently, better able to make the right decisions.Originality/valueAlthough prior studies have researched fair value, no study to date among developing countries has investigated its relationship with audit fees. This study, therefore, provides new empirical evidence that the complexity and risk of fair value estimates significantly influences auditors' motivation to expend additional effort, resulting in higher audit cost.

scholarly journals ANALISIS INFORMASI KEUANGAN KOPERASI SYARIAH NURI (KSN) JAWA TIMUR SEBAGAI ALAT PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN INVESTASI

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-100
Author(s):  
Devi Lestari Pramita Putri ◽  
Wahyu Maulana
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
Decision Making Tool

Nowadays, economic conditions in Indonesia are unstable, with the result that it is needed to look for the information from certain or credible sources. Especially in financial information because of that, it is very influential to those who play an important role in policymakers. Besides, the precise financial information is also needed by the investors and creditors who are used as a basis for consideration to make profitable investments or vice versa. The objective of this study is to find out the financial information as an investment decision-making tool and to find out the level of health of cooperatives in the financial sector as financial information to investors and creditors. Then, the object of this study is Koperasi Syariah Nuri in East Java. This study employed descriptive quantitative research. The sampling technique is purposive sampling. The data sample used is in the form of financial statements from 2015 to 2017. Based on the data analysis, the results show us that: capital ratio in healthy criteria, cash ratio in liquid criteria, ROA insufficient criteria, ROE insufficient criteria, Fewer criteria generated by the service operational independence ratio. Keywords : Financial information, Financial analysis, and Investment decision

scholarly journals An Investigation of Expectation Gap between Independent Auditors and Users from Auditing Services Related to the Quality of Auditing Services Based on Their Role and Professional Features

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatah Behzadian ◽  
Naser Izadi Nia
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Expectations Gap ◽  
Expectation Gap ◽  
Audit Firms

In this research, using an analytical framework on factors affecting the quality of auditing services, we consider factors that affect an expectations gap in providers and users of auditing services related to factors affecting auditing quality. Effective factors studied in this regard are professional features, including the professional role of individuals in the auditing process (auditors against preparers of financial statements), professional experience of individuals, professional rating and size of auditing firms. The first statistical society consists of certified public accountants (CPAs) working in the auditing organization and audit firms in Iran, and the second statistical society consists of all investment companies that operate under the supervision of the Tehran Stock Exchange Organization. Based on the results of the research, the role of professionals in the auditing process is not effective as an independent auditor or financial statements provider, as well as the professional experience of individuals in the expectations gap from factors affecting auditing quality, while the size and qualities of the auditing firms were influenced by the expectations gap of individuals in the field of auditing regulation.

Political uncertainty and the choice of external audit: international evidence from private firms

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Farooq ◽  
Harit Satt ◽  
Basma El Fadel
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Private Firms ◽  
Political Uncertainty ◽  
External Audit ◽  
High Exposure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis paper documents the impact of political uncertainty on the decision of private firms to use external auditors to verify their financial statements.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use the data from 141 countries and the pooled logistic regression to test our arguments. The data is provided by the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys and is collected during the period between 2006 and 2019.FindingsThe results show that firms with high exposure to political uncertainty are more likely to use external auditors to verify their financial statements. The results are robust across various sub-samples and hold when we use alternate proxy for political uncertainty. The results are also robust after controlling for potential endogeneity concerns. The authors also find that the effect of political uncertainty on the choice of external audit is more pronounced for firms that are headquartered in countries with weak institutional environment. The authors document significant role of democracy, rule of law and accountability in determining the relationship between political uncertainty and the choice of external audit.Originality/valueThe authors believe that theirs is one of the initial attempts (if not the first) to investigate the effect of political uncertainty on the choice of external audit among the private firms in developing countries.

Analytical capacity of financial statements against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 1794-1821 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.V. Efimova ◽  
O.V. Rozhnova
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Foreign Companies ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
The Impact

Subject. The paper explores the analytical capabilities of information disclosed in financial statements in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives. The purpose is to identify the impact of the pandemic on financial statements and their analytical capabilities for investment decision-making. Methods. The study draws on methods of logical, statistical, comparative, and linguistic analysis. We analyze financial statements of Russian and foreign companies, paying special attention to the completeness of disclosed information on the impact of the pandemic on business and financial performance. We review annual financial statements for 2019, and interim reports for 2020. Results. We unveil the areas of disclosures that are most critical for the investment community and investment decision making, and vital for the analysis of financial performance and cash flows, given the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings may be applicable to financial reporting preparation by economic entities in terms of disclosure on various forms of transformation and adaptation of businesses to the new crisis conditions; modernization of accounting rules at the level of external and internal standards in the direction of coordinating financial and non-financial reporting information; enhancement of analytical capacity of disclosures. Conclusions. The study confirms the scientific hypothesis that investors require detailed disclosure in all areas of the pandemic impact. To evaluate the going concern assumption and to forecast cash flows, users need disclosures on business strategy, the business model and its adaptability to the conditions of the new normality, sources of cash flow generation, and their use areas.

eToys Inc.: A Case Examining Pro Forma Financial Reports, Analysts' Forecasts, and Going Concern Disclosures

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris C. Stuart ◽  
Vijay Karan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Statements ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
The Public ◽  
Going Concern ◽  
Pro Forma Earnings ◽  
Financial Disclosures ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pro Forma

This case is designed to provide you with the opportunity to examine several reporting issues, in the period between an IPO and bankruptcy filing, for a “dotcom” company that failed. You will consider the information provided to outside users of financial statements in several company reporting mechanisms including the financial disclosures made by the company in its 10-Q and 10-K filings to the SEC, the pro forma earnings reported in press releases, and the information available to the public to evaluate a going concern assumption. Further, you will also examine the impact of analysts' forecasts on management's release of financial information to the public.

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