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Auditors’ going concern reporting accuracy during and after the global financial crisis

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  • Sanoran, Kanyarat (Lek)

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Motivated by concerns that one of the reasons for the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) is poor quality auditing, this study examines the accuracy of going concern modifications for a sample of United States (U.S.) companies in the pre-GFC (2005–2006), GFC (2007–2008), and post-GFC (2009–2010) periods. The results show that the type I misclassification is lower during the GFC but not different in the post-GFC period compared with the pre-GFC period. The type II misclassification is not significantly different in the GFC and post-GFC periods compared with the pre-GFC period. Additionally, the results suggest that non-Big 4 auditors, compared with Big 4 auditors, have become more conservative on clients’ going concern problems in the post-GFC period, which reduces their type II misclassification.

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  • Sanoran, Kanyarat (Lek), 2018. "Auditors’ going concern reporting accuracy during and after the global financial crisis," Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 14(2), pages 164-178.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jocaae:v:14:y:2018:i:2:p:164-178
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcae.2018.05.005
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    Keywords

    Financial crisis; Going concern; Type I misclassification; Type II misclassification; Audit quality; Audit opinion;
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    JEL classification:

    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • M42 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Auditing

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