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Threat to Auditor's IndependenceIt is believed that NAS services of auditors change their role from that of an outsider who can take a transparent view to that of an insider who actively participates in the decision-making and acts as an advisor.... In order to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the independence of auditors, it is essential to examine the marginal fee dependence that results from the NAS services in addition to the total fee dependence.... NAS has an impact on the perception regarding the independence of auditors and it creates doubt regarding the authenticity of the auditor's information (Francis, 2006)....
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This proposed reform is said to have a number of advantages in context of dealing with issues like conflict of interest and in so doing enhancing the quality of audit.... This paper represents a review of the European Commission's Proposal to introduce audit independence reform.... ...
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(2001) stated that in auditing theory and practice, independence is a matter of intellectual honesty.... It was not difficult, by subtle thought transmission for independent auditors, perhaps with some self-satisfaction to invest them with this splendid excellence of independence.... auditors are expected to be unbiased and impartial with respect to financial statements and other information they audit.... The public will grant social recognition of professional status to auditors only so long as they are perceived to be independent....
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The auditors should be independent members with suitable accounting and financial expertise, to appraise the policies underlying the financial reports and to assess their validity.... auditors should ask pertinent questions to clearly understand every transaction, allegation or investigation that has happened....
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In other cases, there have been arguments on the quality of auditing in regards to mandatory external rotation.... The aim of these new audit policies was to resolve the financial crisis in a dynamic market, as well as to set out the objectives of auditing.... On the other hand, external auditing increases the cost of auditing in the first two years.... Mandatory external rotation of accountants' offices is believed to increase auditor independence and quality of audit and financial reporting (Velte & Stiglbauer, 2012)....
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This proposed reform is said to have a number of advantages in the context of dealing with issues like conflict of interest and in so doing enhancing the quality of the audit.... the quality and authenticity of audit report and compliance with the prescribed practices of audit standards have always been a subject of discussion in the corporate environment.... This paper would focus on and review two reforms proposed by the European Commission to improve the independence of the auditing profession, namely, compulsory audit rotation and limiting the fees charged by audit firms for their non-auditing services....
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Another reason for changing the auditors is an opportunity of enhancing the quality of audit through adopting various audit testing methods and approaches which might be limited due to established relationships and familiarity with the client firm (Carey and Simnett, 2006).... andatory auditor rotationThe quality of the audit is one of the most important issues in the auditing industry.... On the other hand, the model predicted a direct and positive effect of partner rotation on both auditor independence and quality of the audit....
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For instance, there was a joint initiative that was between IAASB and the auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of certified public accounts to carry out academic research.... he research was to provide answers on user perceptions concerning the financial statement audit, and the auditors report at different levels of business growth among the users.... The existing audit report was found to have unsatisfactory content, auditors report to the audit committee, auditor reporting model, and weak reporting responsibilities for audit committees to the Board of Directors....
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