Audit quality, Second-Tier and size: effect on the Spanish private distressed firms

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作者
Aguiar-Diaz, Inmaculada [1 ]
Diaz-Diaz, Nieves L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Fac Econ Empresa & Turismo, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain
关键词
audit quality; audit failure; Second-Tier; size; distressed firms; calidad de la auditoria; fallo auditoria; tamano; fracaso; M42; FINANCIAL-REPORTING CREDIBILITY; GOING-CONCERN OPINIONS; CLIENT IMPORTANCE; BANKRUPT COMPANIES; LITIGATION RISK; INDEPENDENCE; CONSERVATISM; UNCERTAINTY; PERCEPTIONS; ACCRUALS;
D O I
10.1080/02102412.2014.982386
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
Este trabajo tiene por objetivo analizar el efecto del tamano de la empresa auditada en la probabilidad de que el auditor incurra en fallo al emitir una opinion, lo que representa una menor calidad de la auditoria. Los resultados obtenidos para una muestra de empresas no cotizadas espanolas en situacion concursal, distinguiendo entre firmas Big4, Second-Tier y el resto, permiten concluir que existe un comportamiento diferenciado de las auditoras en funcion del tamano de la empresa auditada. Asi, las firmas Big4 y las Second Tier presentan una mayor calidad de la auditoria en las empresas de mayor dimension respecto al resto de auditoras, lo cual refleja la importancia de la proteccion de la reputacion del auditor sobre su posible dependencia de la empresa auditada. Por otro lado, los resultados revelan que las firmas Second-Tier presentan una mayor probabilidad de incurrir en fallo que el resto de auditores cuando se consideran empresas pequenas; lo cual podria explicarse por su menor preocupacion por el riesgo reputacional, considerando la menor visibilidad y riesgo de litigio de este tipo de empresas. No obstante, no se observa una peor calidad de las firmas Second-Tier cuando el fracaso es inminente. This paper aims to analyse the effect of the client size on the probability for an audit failure when the auditor issues the report, which is a sign of lower audit quality. The results for a sample of Spanish privately distressed firms, differentiating Big4 from Second-Tier and other auditors, suggest that there is a different auditor behaviour based on the client size. The Big4 and Second-Tier auditors provide higher audit quality in larger client firms than other auditors. These results can reflect the importance of protecting auditor reputation on its possible dependence of its client. Further, when considering small client firms, the results reveal that the Second-Tier auditors' failure is higher than for other auditors. This could be explained by their lower concern about reputational loss, considering the lower visibility and litigation cost of this type of clients. However, this lower quality of the Second-Tier auditors is not observed when the client firm bankruptcy is imminent.
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