Financial audit
اکرم afsay
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between financial expertise and the experience of the audit committee chairman with auditor selection, audit fees and audit quality. In order to achieve the goal of the research, a sample equal to 99 companies admitted to the Tehran Stock Exchange ...
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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between financial expertise and the experience of the audit committee chairman with auditor selection, audit fees and audit quality. In order to achieve the goal of the research, a sample equal to 99 companies admitted to the Tehran Stock Exchange during the period from 2015 to 2023, equivalent to 792 company-years, was analyzed using multiple regression analysis based on combined data. The findings showed that the companies whose heads of the audit committee have financial expertise are more likely to choose the audit organization and audit institutions with quality control A as their independent auditors. Also, according to the findings, the financial expertise of audit committee heads leads to an increase in audit fees and audit quality. However, this study did not identify a significant relationship between the audit committee chairman's experience with auditor selection and audit fees, but a positive and significant relationship between the audit committee chairman's experience on audit quality was identified. The findings of this study contribute to the literature by documenting that financial expertise and experience of audit committee heads are important for improving the audit process and audit quality.
Mostafa Abdi; Hassan Zalaghi; Mahdi Kazemi Olum; Majid Aligiglo
Abstract
According to the agency theory, the existence of effective corporate governance mechanisms (audit committee) can solve the problems associated with agency issues and, as a result, reduces the free cash flow of companies. However, according to the transaction costs theory, the existence of quality corporate ...
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According to the agency theory, the existence of effective corporate governance mechanisms (audit committee) can solve the problems associated with agency issues and, as a result, reduces the free cash flow of companies. However, according to the transaction costs theory, the existence of quality corporate governance mechanisms not only does not reduce the level of these types of flows, but even leads to the increase in free cash flow due to the lower cost of these types of internal financing in comparison with other financing methods. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the audit committee's characteristics (size, independence, financial expertise, and gender of the members of the audit committee) and the free cash flow in companies admitted to Tehran Stock Exchange during the period from 2014 to 2018. The research hypotheses were tested using regression analysis and unbalanced combination data approach. The research findings indicate that there is a positive and significant relationship between the characteristics of size, independence, financial expertise, and gender of the members of the audit committee and free cash flow. These findings are in line with the transaction costs theory. The research findings also lead to the development of theoretical and experimental literature on the effectiveness of the role of audit committees in the field of company risk management with an emphasis on liquidity management and free cash flows.
