Auditor Information Spillovers and Company Operating Performance: Evidence from Targeted Auditor Switches

Timing of auditor terminations and client firm risk

Managerial Auditing Journal ◽

10.1108/maj-03-2018-1831 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (6) ◽

pp. 650-672

Author(s):

Young-Won Her ◽

Jennifer Howard ◽

Myungsoo Son

Keyword(s):

Financial Reporting ◽

Internal Control ◽

Audit Quality ◽

Operating Performance ◽

Firm Risk ◽

Content Type ◽

Auditor Resignation ◽

Client Firm ◽

Auditor Switches ◽

Available Information

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine whether the timing of auditor terminations signals the riskiness of client firms. Design/methodology/approach This empirical study uses a sample of auditor switches during 2003-2014 to conduct univariate tests and multivariate regression analyses. Auditor switches occurring after the audit report date but before the shareholders’ meeting are classified as “planned” terminations and auditor switches that occur outside of this window are classified as “abrupt” terminations. Findings First, abrupt terminations are more strongly related to client risk factors than planned terminations. Second, relative to planned terminations, abrupt terminations are more likely to result from an auditor resignation rather than a client dismissal. Third, abrupt termination firms are more likely to have internal control weaknesses and experience delistings in the following year. Future operating performance is also worse after an abrupt termination. Finally, auditors and investors view abrupt terminations as riskier than planned terminations. Practical implications As the timing of the auditor termination is publicly available information, it can provide an important signal of deteriorating financial performance to shareholders and potential investors. Abrupt terminations could be costly to shareholders because those firms likely have lower quality financial reporting (due to internal control weakness) and deterioration of future operating performance. Originality/value While concurrent studies investigate the relation between the timing of new auditor appointment and audit quality, this is the first study to document the relation between the timing of auditor termination and the riskiness of client firms.

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Evaluation of Fiscal Policy Effect of China’s Photovoltaic Industry

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2018-123 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 111-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gang AN ◽

Hang WANG

Keyword(s):

Fiscal Policy ◽

Research And Development ◽

Operating Performance ◽

Fiscal Policies ◽

Micro Data ◽

Policy Effect ◽

Policy Suggestions ◽

Asset Size ◽

The Empirical Analysis

To explore the role of fiscal policies in promoting the development of photovoltaic industry, the effects of financial subsidies on the development of China’s photovoltaic industry were analyzed by using the micro data of listed companies. The empirical analysis results in this study indicate that the fiscal policies represented by financial subsidies play a remarkable positive impetus function and financial subsidies are positively correlated with the operating performance of Photovoltaic enterprises. With larger the asset size and higher the Research and Development (R&D) investments, the operating performance of Photovoltaic enterprises is the better. Based on the above results, this study puts forward some policy suggestions on optimizing fiscal policy tools and further promoting the development of photovoltaic industry.

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