The pricing of audit services: evidence from Kuwait

被引:14
作者
Al-Harshani, Meshari O. [1 ]
机构
[1] Kuwait Univ, Coll Business Adm, Dept Accounting, Safat, Kuwait
关键词
Kuwait; Auditor's fees; External auditing; Auditors; Modelling;
D O I
10.1108/02686900810890643
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
Purpose - The main objective of this study is to investigate factors influencing the amount of external audit fees in Kuwait. Of particular interest is the examination of the potential effect of the client size, client complexity, client risk, and the size of the audit firm on external audit fees. Design/methodology/approach - An audit fee model is used to examine the effect of audit client size, client complexity, client risk, and the size of the audit firm on the amount of audit fees for a sample of audit engagements performed in the Kuwaiti audit market. Findings - The study's results indicate that the amount of external audit fees is significantly influenced by the audit client size, liquidity ratio, and profitability ratio. The results, however, do not provide evidence of a significant relation between audit fees and the number of audit locations, or the size of the audit firm. Originality/value - This study is original since it is the first to empirically investigate factors influencing the pricing of audit services in Kuwait.
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页码:685 / +
页数:13
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