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ISA 570: Italian Auditors’ and Academics’ Perceptions of the Going Concern Opinion

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  • Fabrizio Bava
  • Melchior Gromis di Trana

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This study aims to identify which of the indicators used to assess whether an entity may not be able to continue as a going concern are regarded by Italian partners in auditing firms and Italian accounting and finance academics as being the most important. The indicators and ratios are those pursuant to auditing standard ISA 570 Going Concern, the literature and professional practice. ISA 570 does not suggest a hierarchy of these indicators, because they are only examples of events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern (GC), nor does it suggest specific ratios. To this end, an online survey was administered to partners in auditing firms and to the university faculty of Accounting and Finance. The paper contributes to enriching previous literature by providing insights into how Italian auditors and Italian financial reporting scholars prioritise GC indicators suggested by ISA 570. The results have the potential to help auditors and directors focus on the most relevant indicators in a GC assessment.

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  • Fabrizio Bava & Melchior Gromis di Trana, 2019. "ISA 570: Italian Auditors’ and Academics’ Perceptions of the Going Concern Opinion," Australian Accounting Review, CPA Australia, vol. 29(1), pages 112-123, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausact:v:29:y:2019:i:1:p:112-123
    DOI: 10.1111/auar.12238
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