2001
DOI: 10.1080/09638180120069142
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Auditor independence in economies in transition: a study of Russia

Abstract: The independence of auditors is regarded as key to their credibility as external verifiers of external financial statements. The requirement for external auditors to be independent of their clients when undertaking an audit is enshrined in the International Federation of Accountants' (IFAC) Code of Ethics and in the European Union's Eighth Directive. In the IFAC code this requirement is translated into various situations where observance of certain rules should ensure independence. As the countries of Central … Show more

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“…Bychkova, 1996;Enthoven et al, 1998;Sucher & Bychkova, 2001). 31 Yet, within these structures, work and jurisdiction of the Russian auditing profession remained largely undefined.…”
Section: "Civilizing Markets": Organisational Proficiency and Accountmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Bychkova, 1996;Enthoven et al, 1998;Sucher & Bychkova, 2001). 31 Yet, within these structures, work and jurisdiction of the Russian auditing profession remained largely undefined.…”
Section: "Civilizing Markets": Organisational Proficiency and Accountmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bychkova, 1996;Enthoven, Sokolov, Bychkova, Kovalev & Semenova, 1998;Kosmala, 2007;Kosmala MacLullich & Sucher, 2004;Mennicken, 2008;Samsonova, 2009;Sucher & Bychkova, 2001;Sucher, Moizer & Zelenka, 1998). Yet, little attention has been devoted so far to analysing the linkages that have formed between ideas and instruments of audit, and wider processes of local and global market creation, and how such processes may or may not contribute to the changing of relations between government, authority and expertise (Rose, 1993).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…By focusing on the individual auditor as a unit of analysis, our study adds to prior research examining the emergence of the profession in continental European countries from a macro-perspective (e.g. professional associations or the profession at large; see Russia: Sucher and Bychkova, 2001;Slovakia: Daniel et al, 2001).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 67%
“…In their analysis of auditor independence in Russia, Sucher and Bychkova (2001) suggest auditor independence is key to financial statement credibility.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%