Factors Associated with Auditor Changes in Iranian Corporations

Document Type : Research Paper

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Abstract
The purpose of this study is examining the impact of worldwide known factors on auditor changes in Iranian corporations. For the study, the population of interest comprises all companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). The sample comprises 37 auditor-change TSE companies and 37 non-auditor-change TSE companies. Logistic analysis is performed on the sample data. The findings indicate that audit fee, audit quality, change in management composition, and firm size are significantly influencing variables on auditor changes. Logistic multivariate analysis indicate that factors such as audit fee, audit opinion, change in management composition, and firm size can be used to establish a model to predict auditor changes.

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  • Receive Date 09 February 2009
  • Revise Date 26 February 2009
  • Accept Date 22 April 2009