Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Assistant Prof., Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Imam Reza International University, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of Audit Committee Quality (ACQ) on achieving Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICOFR) in short run. So, the current paper investigates the impact of ACQ on Financial Reporting Quality (FRQ) including Reliability, Relevance and Timelines of financial reporting That is Information Asymmetry (IA) as the final goal of financial reporting. Regarding the latent of ACQ and FRQ, this paper use structural modeling with OLS approach by Smart-PLS software. Findings indicate that ACQ reduces IA. However, there is no relationship between ACQ and FRQ. It was also revealed that FRQ reduces IA.
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