Explaining Relationship Between Audit Opinion and Auditor’s Qualitative Characteristics on Earnings Management

Subject Areas : Management

Omid Sabaghiyan Toosi ¹ , Zahra Moradi ² , Shohreh Yazdani ³

1 - Department of Accounting, Damavand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damavand, Iran.
2 - Department of Accounting, Damavand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damavand, Iran.
3 - Department of Accounting, Damavand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damavand, Iran.

Received: 2022-05-15 Accepted : 2022-08-20 Published : 2022-08-23

Keywords: Earnings Management, Audit Quality, Audit Opinion, Investments,

Abstract :

This study explaining relationship between audit opinion and auditor’s qualitative characteristics on earnings management in companies with different investments opportunities. In this research, the data of 320 companies during the years 2011-2021 have been analyzed using Eviews econometric software. To test the hypotheses using the middle of 4 methods (MEQLDTA), (MB), (PPEQGMEQLD) and (Growth PPE), the statistical population was classified into two groups of companies with high and low investments opportunities. In a group hypotheses were tested using data panel estimation and ML - Ordered Probit method and the results are as follows: There are a significant positive relationship between the auditor's tenure and the auditor independence with the audit Opinion. There is a significant negative relationship between the change auditor with the audit Opinion. Then the hypotheses were tested using unstructured estimation in (OLS) and (ARMA) methods and the result is as follows: Results of b_1 group hypotheses: There is a significant relationship between the earnings management and auditor’s qualitative characteristics in companies with high investments opportunities, which are separated by MEQLDTA and Growth PPE methods. Results of b_2 group hypotheses: There is a significant relationship between earnings management and auditor’s qualitative characteristics in companies with low investments opportunities, which are separated by MB, PEEQGMEQLD and Growth PPE methods.

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