The introduction of mandatory audit firm rotation in the EU: the case of Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Pinto, D.
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Major, M., Da Veiga, M. R.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/19982
Resumo: A central issue in audit regulation is whether the introduction of mandatory audit firm rotation enhances audit quality. This paper contributes to the ongoing debate surrounding this issue by analyzing how senior auditors of one of the Big Four accounting firms in Portugal perceive the policy. This study adopts a qualitative methodology based on semi-standardized interviews. In general terms, the interviewees perceive mandatory audit firm rotation negatively due to the loss of client-specific knowledge it causes, the limited association between audit independence and tenure, and the resulting decrease in fees potentially harmful to audit quality
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The introduction of mandatory audit firm rotation in the EU: the case of Portugal
title The introduction of mandatory audit firm rotation in the EU: the case of Portugal
spellingShingle The introduction of mandatory audit firm rotation in the EU: the case of Portugal
Pinto, D.
Mandatory audit firm rotation
Audit quality
Perceptions
Big four
title_short The introduction of mandatory audit firm rotation in the EU: the case of Portugal
title_full The introduction of mandatory audit firm rotation in the EU: the case of Portugal
title_fullStr The introduction of mandatory audit firm rotation in the EU: the case of Portugal
title_full_unstemmed The introduction of mandatory audit firm rotation in the EU: the case of Portugal
title_sort The introduction of mandatory audit firm rotation in the EU: the case of Portugal
author Pinto, D.
author_facet Pinto, D.
Major, M.
Da Veiga, M. R.
author_role author
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Da Veiga, M. R.
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pinto, D.
Major, M.
Da Veiga, M. R.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Mandatory audit firm rotation
Audit quality
Perceptions
Big four
topic Mandatory audit firm rotation
Audit quality
Perceptions
Big four
description A central issue in audit regulation is whether the introduction of mandatory audit firm rotation enhances audit quality. This paper contributes to the ongoing debate surrounding this issue by analyzing how senior auditors of one of the Big Four accounting firms in Portugal perceive the policy. This study adopts a qualitative methodology based on semi-standardized interviews. In general terms, the interviewees perceive mandatory audit firm rotation negatively due to the loss of client-specific knowledge it causes, the limited association between audit independence and tenure, and the resulting decrease in fees potentially harmful to audit quality
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