THREATS TO AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE PERCEPTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NBC PA 290

Authors

  • Vania Regina Morás Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB)
  • Taciana Rodrigues de Souza Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos (UNISINOS)
  • Paulo Roberto da Cunha Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22561/cvr.v30i3.4885

Keywords:

Auditor independence, Threats to independence, Independent auditing.

Abstract

The aim of the research is to identify how independent auditors behave in the face of threat situations in relation to their independence, according to NBC PA 290 (R2) of the Brazilian Federal Council of Accounting (CFC). For that, it was performed a descriptive and quantitative survey. The sample comprised 45 independent auditors and the data collection instrument consisted of a questionnaire with 17 assertions, of which 7 characterize the sample and 10 characterize threats and non-threats to the independence of the auditor, according the mentioned NBC PA 290 (R2). Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and informational entropy. Results show that a significant proportion of the auditors have a misperception about the threats to the auditor's independence. When the cases in which the threat to independence were analyzed, it was verified a greater assertiveness of the respondents. The highlights were case 4 with 97.78% of threat identification, case 7 with 88.89% and case 8 with 82.24% with some threats identified by the auditors. These cases refer to threats of self-interest, self-review or familiarity. The results elucidate the need for constant monitoring and observance of the possibilities of threatening the auditor's independence, since different stakeholders use the final result of the audit for monitoring or decision making.

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Published

2020-02-28

How to Cite

MORÁS, V. R.; SOUZA, T. R. de; CUNHA, P. R. da. THREATS TO AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE PERCEPTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NBC PA 290. Contabilidade Vista & Revista, [S. l.], v. 30, n. 3, p. 46–72, 2020. DOI: 10.22561/cvr.v30i3.4885. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/contabilidadevistaerevista/article/view/4885. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.