Download This PaperIs Operational Control Risk Informative of Undetected Financial Reporting Deficiencies?
50 Pages Posted: 1 Jul 2014 Last revised: 28 Jun 2016
Date Written: April 30, 2016
Abstract
This study provides evidence concerning the significance of assessing operational control risks as part of an integrative evaluation of internal controls. We examine whether operational control weaknesses can be used as cues to potential unreported financial reporting control weaknesses, and in turn, relate to subsequent financial reporting deficiencies. We find positive relations between operational control weaknesses and future financial reporting control weaknesses, restatements, SEC comment letters, and audit fees, even after controlling for contemporaneous financial reporting control weaknesses. These findings question the completeness and accuracy of regulated assessments of financial reporting control weaknesses, and suggest that operational control risk is informative of potential financial reporting deficiencies.
Keywords: Operational controls; financial reporting quality; audit fees; data breaches
JEL Classification: M41, M43, M49, G34, G38
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Miguel Minutti-Meza (Contact Author)
University of Miami - Department of Accounting ( email )
Coral Gables, FL 33146-6531
United States
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Dushyantkumar Vyas
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management ( email )
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Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E6 M5S1S4
Canada