RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUDIT QUALITY AND ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIES IN BRAZILIAN COMPANIES LISTED ON B3

Authors

  • José Carlos de Sousa Santos Fucape Business School
  • Francisco Antonio Bezerra Fucape Business School

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22561/cvr.v34i1.7754

Keywords:

External Audit, Audit Quality, Accounting and Financial Irregularities, Administrative Proceedings Judged by the CVM

Abstract

This research aimed to verify the relationship between audit quality and irregularities committed by Brazilian companies. The methodology used in the research was quantitative and the probability estimation was carried out using the logit regression model. The sample data, related to Brazilian companies listed on B3 (Brazilian Stock Exchange Company), has been extracted from Economatica®, covering the period from 2010 to 2020. The Report on Sanctioning Administrative Proceedings (PAS), issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM), has been used to identify and classify the irregularities in accounting, financial or other types. The study provides empirical foundations to the national literature, in addition to being a source of research for users of accounting information, and also presents similar previous studies, bringing new aspects that affect the level of irregularities in companies. The results showed that the quality of the audit has a negative impact on the irregularities variable, besides it, they suggest that the high quality of the audit developed in Brazil reduces the probability of irregularities in the companies' statements. As a practical contribution, the study provides insights to companies regarding the strategy for hiring audits and also regarding the definition of audit fee payment policies.

Author Biographies

José Carlos de Sousa Santos, Fucape Business School

Mestre em Ciências Contábeis e Administração, Fucape Business School, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1496, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 1358, Vitória-ES, (27) 4009-4444, jc.desousasantos@gmail.com.

Francisco Antonio Bezerra, Fucape Business School

Doutor em Controladoria e Contabilidade, Fucape Business School, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0427-8742, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 1358, Vitória-ES, (27) 4009-4444, francisco@fucape.br

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2023-07-05

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DE SOUSA SANTOS, J. C.; BEZERRA, F. A. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUDIT QUALITY AND ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIES IN BRAZILIAN COMPANIES LISTED ON B3. Contabilidade Vista & Revista, [S. l.], v. 34, n. 1, p. 161–186, 2023. DOI: 10.22561/cvr.v34i1.7754. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/contabilidadevistaerevista/article/view/7754. Acesso em: 24 nov. 2024.

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