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Effects of audit committee chair characteristics on auditor choice, audit fee and audit quality
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Azizkhani, M and Hossain, S and Nguyen, Mai, Effects of audit committee chair characteristics on auditor choice, audit fee and audit quality, Accounting & Finance pp. 1-33. ISSN 0810-5391 (2023) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
We investigate whether the characteristics of audit committee (AC) chairs are associated with decisions about auditor choice, audit fees and audit quality. Using hand-collected Australian data, firms with AC chairs who have longer tenure and multiple AC memberships across several boards are found to be more likely to choose Big 4 and/or industry specialist auditors, pay higher audit fees and have lower discretionary accruals. Those AC chairs with higher business qualifications are more likely to hire a Big 4 auditor, pay higher audit fees and have lower discretionary accruals, while AC chairs with professional qualifications are more likely to hire a Big 4 and/or industry specialist auditor. In contrast, firms with AC chairs who are executive directors are less likely to hire a Big 4 auditor and have higher discretionary accruals. Our findings contribute to the literature by documenting that various characteristics of AC chairs are important for enhancement of auditor selection and audit quality.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | audit committee chair, gender, financial expertise, multiple audit committee membership, audit fees, auditor choice, audit quality |
| Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
| Research Group: | Accounting, auditing and accountability |
| Research Field: | Accounting theory and standards |
| Objective Division: | Commercial Services and Tourism |
| Objective Group: | Financial services |
| Objective Field: | Finance services |
| UTAS Author: | Azizkhani, M (Dr Masoud Azizkhani) |
| UTAS Author: | Nguyen, Mai (Dr Mai Nguyen) |
| ID Code: | 155166 |
| Year Published: | 2023 |
| Deposited By: | Accounting |
| Deposited On: | 2023-01-31 |
| Last Modified: | 2023-03-22 |
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