Audit fees and book-tax differences

We investigate whether book-tax differences are associated with higher audit fees, a proxy for auditor risk assessments and auditor effort. Our evidence suggests that there is a significantly positive relation. Further, this association is larger for firms that appear to have managed earnings (i.e.,...

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Main Authors: Hanlon, Michelle (Contributor), Krishnan, Gopal V. (Author), Mills, Lillian F. (Author)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Accounting Association, 2012-11-29T20:57:37Z.
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