The Effects of Audit Market Liberalisation and Auditor Type on Audit Opinions: The Iranian Experience

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作者
MohammadRezaei, Fakhroddin [1 ]
Mohd-Saleh, Norman [2 ,3 ]
Jaffar, Romlah [4 ]
Hassan, Mohamat Sabri [4 ]
机构
[1] Kharazmi Univ, Fac Finance, Tehran, Iran
[2] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Accounting, Bangi 43600, Malaysia
[3] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Econ & Management, Bangi 43600, Malaysia
[4] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Masters & PhD Levels, Bangi 43600, Malaysia
关键词
Audit opinions; audit market liberalisation; state and private auditors; Iran;
D O I
10.1111/ijau.12059
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
Audit services were provided exclusively by a state entity in Iran until late 2001, when the audit market was liberalised. The liberalisation of the audit market resulted in increased competition, as more private auditors became licensed to operate and provide audit services. The present study examines the effects of audit market liberalisation and auditor type (i.e., state and private auditors) on audit opinions. It is predicted that increased competition in the audit market may reduce the relative bargaining power of auditors, which can compromise auditors' independence when issuing audit opinions. The present study also investigates whether the process of issuing audit opinions is influenced by the government, thus resulting in a lower rate of modified audit opinions issued by state auditors compared to those issued by private auditors. Importantly, this study develops an explanation based upon a bargaining power view of auditor independence in issuing audit opinions and upon the limitations of the explanation for the circumstances in which auditor and owner interests are aligned in the case of government entities. The present study analyses the data of firms listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange between 1999 and 2010. The findings, after controlling for auditor choice, reveal that modified audit opinions have decreased following the liberalisation of the audit market in Iran, and compared to private auditors, state auditors have issued fewer modified audit opinions. The findings suggest that increased competition in the audit market is more likely to decrease the relative bargaining power of auditors and that there is a significant concern regarding audit opinions when both auditee and auditor are state-controlled entities.
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页数:14
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