Audit Fee Determinants in CEE Companies Before and During COVID-19-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Audit Fee Determinants in CEE Companies Before and During COVID-19

Published:2023-12-01 Issue:1 Volume:90 Page:50-66
ISSN:2335-8750
Container-title:Management of Organizations: Systematic Research
language:en
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Author:

Legenzova Renata¹,Lialkaitė Augustina²

Affiliation:

1. Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management, Vytautas Magnus University , Lithuania . Address: K. Donelaičio str . 52, , Lithuania

2. ISM University of Management and Economics , Lithuania . Address: Gediminas Ave. 7 , Vilnius , Lithuania

Abstract

Abstract Audit fee serves not only as a compensation for external audit firms to ensure the accuracy and reliability of a company’s financial statements, but it also plays a role in the financial market, by simultaneously reflecting the accounting quality and overall standing of the auditee. This exploratory study aims to identify the factors determining the audit fees of Central and Eastern European companies taking into account periods before and during COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings indicate an upward trend in audit fees for CEE companies during COVID-19, with total assets of auditee and affiliation with Big Four auditors being positive determinants in both periods.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/mosr-2023-0012

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