2015
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2597273
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Auditors' Perceptions of the PCAOB Inspection Process

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“…With respect to regulation, Johnson et al (2014) report that auditors are devoting considerable effort to mitigating potential PCAOB inspection findings, including performing additional procedures, researching current PCAOB inspection focus, and preparing detailed analyses for potential PCAOB inspection questions. Overall, however, the auditors do not feel they have much control over the inspection outcome irrespective of their efforts.…”
Section: Selected Recent Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…With respect to regulation, Johnson et al (2014) report that auditors are devoting considerable effort to mitigating potential PCAOB inspection findings, including performing additional procedures, researching current PCAOB inspection focus, and preparing detailed analyses for potential PCAOB inspection questions. Overall, however, the auditors do not feel they have much control over the inspection outcome irrespective of their efforts.…”
Section: Selected Recent Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For insights into such issues, see Daugherty and Tervo (2010), Houston andStefaniak (2013), andJohnson, Keune, andWinchel (2014). In addition, we emphasize that this is not a broad, large sample survey.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tetlock (1983) found that people expressed liberal attitudes when being assessed by a liberal and conservative views when being assessed by a conservative. As a result, auditors may feel that they are more likely to be held accountable for the content of their audit files and may be penalised if problems are uncovered (ASIC, 2013;Peecher et al, 2013;Johnson et al, 2014;Dowling et al, 2015). In auditing, the advent of regulator inspections and partner rotation mean that audit files are more likely to be scrutinised by parties external to the team that conducted the audit.…”
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“…working within firm policies and procedures) as these qualities should aid in the attainment of a clean report from the regulator and help the firm avoid regulatory penalties (ASIC, 2013;Peecher et al, 2013;Johnson et al, 2014). In this scenario, better personnel means allocating auditors with more technical knowledge (i.e.…”
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