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How does the type of equity compensation of audit committee affect audit fees?

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  • Schrader, Chelsea L.
  • Sun, Huey-Lian

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Based on agency theory, if equity compensation aligns audit committee members' interests with those of shareholders, the audit committee will provide effective oversight and demand more thorough audit coverage and scope. This will result in higher audit fees paid to the external auditor. This study specifically examines the associations between the types of equity compensation of audit committee members and audit fees. Our findings show differential impacts of equity compensation of audit committee in the forms of option grants and stock awards on audit fees. Specifically, equity compensation using stock awards is more effective than using option grants in aligning the interests of audit committee members with the interests of shareholders to provide better oversight of financial reporting.

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  • Schrader, Chelsea L. & Sun, Huey-Lian, 2019. "How does the type of equity compensation of audit committee affect audit fees?," Advances in accounting, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 1-1.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:advacc:v:45:y:2019:i:c:5
    DOI: 10.1016/j.adiac.2019.02.001
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    1. Ekici, Emrah & Ruseva, Marina Y., 2022. "Do stock options and stock awards provide managers different incentives for corporate disclosure?," Advances in accounting, Elsevier, vol. 59(C).
    2. Rasid, Abdu, 2023. "The Impact Of Corporate Governance Structure On The External Audit Fee In Sharia Shares," OSF Preprints q6kmz, Center for Open Science.

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