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Article: Financial statement frauds and auditor sanctions: An analysis of enforcement actions in China

TitleFinancial statement frauds and auditor sanctions: An analysis of enforcement actions in China
Authors
KeywordsAudit failure
Audit quality
Auditor responsibility
Auditor sanction
Fraud type
Issue Date2005
PublisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0167-4544
Citation
Journal Of Business Ethics, 2005, v. 62 n. 4, p. 367-381 How to Cite?
AbstractThe rising tide of corporate scandals and audit failures has shocked the public, and the integrity of auditors is being increasingly questioned. It is crucial for auditors and regulators to understand the main causes of audit failure and devise preventive measures accordingly. This study analyzes enforcement actions issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission against auditors in respect of fraudulent financial reporting committed by listed companies in China. We find that auditors are more likely to be sanctioned by the regulators for failing to detect and report material misstatement frauds rather than disclosure frauds. Further analysis of the material misstatements indicates that auditors are more likely to be sanctioned for failing to detect and report revenue-related frauds rather than assets-related frauds. In sum, our results suggest that regulators believe auditors have the responsibility to detect and report frauds that are egregious, transaction-based, and related to accounting earnings. The results contribute to our knowledge of auditors' responsibilities for detecting frauds as perceived by regulators. © Springer 2005.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/85943
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2023 Impact Factor: 5.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.624
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dc.description.abstractThe rising tide of corporate scandals and audit failures has shocked the public, and the integrity of auditors is being increasingly questioned. It is crucial for auditors and regulators to understand the main causes of audit failure and devise preventive measures accordingly. This study analyzes enforcement actions issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission against auditors in respect of fraudulent financial reporting committed by listed companies in China. We find that auditors are more likely to be sanctioned by the regulators for failing to detect and report material misstatement frauds rather than disclosure frauds. Further analysis of the material misstatements indicates that auditors are more likely to be sanctioned for failing to detect and report revenue-related frauds rather than assets-related frauds. In sum, our results suggest that regulators believe auditors have the responsibility to detect and report frauds that are egregious, transaction-based, and related to accounting earnings. The results contribute to our knowledge of auditors' responsibilities for detecting frauds as perceived by regulators. © Springer 2005.en_HK
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dc.subjectAudit failureen_HK
dc.subjectAudit qualityen_HK
dc.subjectAuditor responsibilityen_HK
dc.subjectAuditor sanctionen_HK
dc.subjectFraud typeen_HK
dc.titleFinancial statement frauds and auditor sanctions: An analysis of enforcement actions in Chinaen_HK
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