AUDIT EXPECTATIONS GAP Definition i) Liggio (1974a) defines it as the difference between the levels of expected performance as envisioned by the independent accountant and by the user of financial statements. The Cohen Commission (1978) on auditors’ responsibility extended this definition by considering whether a gap may exist between what the public expects or needs and what auditors can and should reasonably expect to accomplish. ii) According to Guy and Sullivan (1988)‚ there is a
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AUDIT EXPECTATION GAP The phrase "Audit Expectations Gap" was first introduced into the literature over thirty five years ago‚ by Liggio (1974)‚ under the Cohen Commission. It was defined as the difference between the levels of expected performance "as envisioned by the independent accountant and by the user of financial statements" The term ‘expectation gap’ is commonly utilized to describe the situation whereby a difference in expectation exists between a group with a certain expertise‚ and
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crisis of confidence in the public accounting profession after the Enron debacle and series of high profile failures of financial services firms‚ the issues about ‘audit expectation gap’ have never been more important. Though it would take an enormous amount of effort to address these issues‚ I will argue that tremendous amounts could be done in order to close the gap down. In this essay I will discuss some of these issues and in particular the strategies to reduce the gap. Definitions Various
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The Existence of Audit Expectation Gap: Bangladesh Perspective - Perceptions of Naïve Investors‚ Students and Professionals Regarding the Audit and Role of Knowledge Affecting the Gap. Abstract: The study investigates the existence of audit expectation gap in relation to society’s unreasonable expectations out of auditing in Bangladesh. This also identified the effects of auditing knowledge on the gap. Among all the classes of our society the accounting graduates are expected to have more
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AUDITING EXPECTATION GAP: NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE Abstract The audit expectation gap is critical to the auditing profession because the greater the unfulfilled expectation from the public‚ the lower the credibility earning potential and prestige associated with the work of auditors. The study examined the level and nature of expectation gap (performance gap) between auditors and users of financial statements. It sought to establish whether audit expectation gap exists in Nigeria and the perception
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Audit in private and public sector * Research problem Private companies have lack of confidence‚ since they are not sure for property of financial records. Procedures and numbers of company are not reviewed regularly. Most importantly‚ internal controls are getting poorer‚ and reliability of financial statements is not attaining progress. In addition‚ errors on tax payment are influencing the yearly activity of company. All these pitfalls happen as result of ignores of annual audit. Many
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ISSN: 2278-3369 International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics Available online at www.managementjournal.info RESEARCH ARTICLE Quality Gap Analysis on Education Services Mantovani Daielly MN1*‚ Gouvea Maria A2‚ Conejero Marco A3 1 Business Department‚ Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas (FMU)‚ Brazil. 2 Business Department‚ University of São Paulo (USP)‚ Brazil. 3 Business Department‚ College of Campo Limpo Paulista (FACAMP)‚ Brazil. *Corresponding Author: E-mail:
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Expectation Gap and Corporate Fraud: Is Public Opinion Reconcilable with Auditors’ Duties? Jeffrey Cohena‚ Yuan Dingb‚ Cédric Lesagec‚* and Hervé Stolowyc b Carroll School of Management at Boston College‚ USA China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS)‚ Shanghai‚ China c HEC Paris‚ France a This draft – October 28‚ 2010 – Please do not cite or circulate without permission – Comments welcome Acknowledgments. Cédric Lesage and Hervé Stolowy acknowledge the financial support of the
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SUMMARY 6 Reference: Germov‚ J‚ ”Managerialism in the Australian public health sector: towards the hyper-rationalisation of professional bureaucracies.“ Sociology of Health and Illness 27‚ No. 6 (2005): 738-758. The article outlines the effect and impact of managerialism on the organization’s operation in Australian public health sector professionals‚ which bases on 11 qualitative case-study researches with 71 semi-structured interviews. The data was collected from government funded independent
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More banks opt for forensic audits - Money - DNA Colleges ZeeNews Career Advice DNA Biz Bollywood Mobile Property TV&Videos Travel Cars Cricket Health * ANALYSIS CITIES NEWS REVIEWS SPORTS MONEY SCI & TECH DNA PIX ENTERTAINMENT closer to Monetary policy review: RBI keeps key interest rates unchanged Petronet’s Kochi terminal ready‚ but no users in sight Home > Money > Report More banks opt for forensic audits Thursday‚ Jul 11‚ 2013‚
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