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Former Audit Partners and Abnormal AccrualsKrishnagopal MenonBoston University - Department of Accounting David D. WilliamsOhio State University (OSU) - Department of Accounting & Management Information Systems Accounting Review, October 2004 Abstract: Audit clients often employ a former partner of their present auditor as an officer or a director. This "revolving door" practice presents a potential threat to auditor independence. Using the Jones (1991) model to calculate abnormal accruals for firms in 1998 and 1999, we find that firms employing former partners as officers or directors report larger signed and unsigned abnormal accruals than other firms, after controlling for other factors that plausibly affect abnormal accruals. To ensure that the results are not driven by performance characteristics of the former partner firms, we construct a performance-matched control sample and obtain consistent results. We also observe a disproportionately higher (lower) proportion of former partner firms than expected just meeting (missing) analysts' earnings forecasts.
Keywords: Auditor independence, abnormal accruals, former partners JEL Classification: M49, G34, G29 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: April 14, 2004Suggested CitationContact Information
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