2009
DOI: 10.2308/aud.2009.28.1.205
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Financial Restatements, Audit Fees, and the Moderating Effect of CFO Turnover

Abstract: SUMMARY: We examine post-restatement audit fees and executive turnover for a sample of firms that restated their 2003 financial statements. We investigate and find evidence that audit fees are higher for restatement firms compared with a matched-pair control group of non-restatement firms. We propose that the higher audit fees reflect a cost of both an increase in perceived audit risk and a loss of organizational legitimacy. Prior literature suggests that changing top management is a response to a legitimacy c… Show more

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“…On the other hand, the following model testing H2a and H2b is based on Raghunandan and Rama (2006), R. Hoitash, U. Hoitash, and Bedard (2008), Krishnan, Rama, andZhang (2008), Feldmann, Read, andAbdolmohammadi (2009) The definitions of all variables used in Models (1) and (2) are shown in Table 1. An indicator variable equal to 1 if the firm discloses a material weakness in year t, and 0 if otherwise.…”
Section: Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, the following model testing H2a and H2b is based on Raghunandan and Rama (2006), R. Hoitash, U. Hoitash, and Bedard (2008), Krishnan, Rama, andZhang (2008), Feldmann, Read, andAbdolmohammadi (2009) The definitions of all variables used in Models (1) and (2) are shown in Table 1. An indicator variable equal to 1 if the firm discloses a material weakness in year t, and 0 if otherwise.…”
Section: Modelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Specifically, the earnings response coefficients for earnings announcements surrounding restatements exhibit a U-shaped pattern in which they are no longer significantly lower in the post-restatement period over an average of four quarters. More recently, Feldmann et al (2009) suggest that audit fees are higher for restating firms as compared to their counterparts. They argue that there is a positive relationship between audit fees and financial restatements.…”
Section: Prior Literaturementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Munsif, Raghunandan, Rama, & Singhvi (2011) show that firms that remediate SDs have lower audit fees than firms that continue to report them, and Hoag & Hollingworth (2011) show that audit fees decline for companies that remediate SDs. Feldmann, Read, & Abdolmohammadi (2009) find that replacing the CFO moderates subsequent increases in audit fees for corporations that modified and restated their financials (Note 22). Several empirical studies link fees with auditors' perceptions of clients' control risks (Hay, Knechel, & Wong, 2006).…”
Section: Additional Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Several empirical studies link fees with auditors' perceptions of clients' control risks (Hay, Knechel, & Wong, 2006). In short, previous research suggests that the disclosure of a SD increases audit fees (Note 23) and that auditors moderate fee increases if they believe that replacing the CEO and board members reduces control risks (Feldmann, Read, & Abdolmohammadi, 2009). However, this study's results suggest that replacing the CEO does not inherently remediate SDs by improving internal controls.…”
Section: Additional Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%