نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 عضو هیئت علمی گروه حسابداری و مدیریت مالی، دانشکدگان فارابی دانشگاه تهران، قم، ایران.
2 استادیار گروه حسابداری، دانشگاه خوارزمی، تهران، ایران.
3 کارشناسی ارشد گروه حسابداری ، دانشکدگان فارابی دانشگاه تهران، قم، ایران.
4 کارشناسی ارشد گروه حسابداری ، دانشگاه قم، قم، ایران.
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نویسندگان [English]
With this structural change in the audit market of Iran, the effect of the Auditor Type (governmental and private) on the audit fee stickiness has not been investigated so far. Therefore, in this research, we seek to investigate the effect of auditor type on audit fee stickiness. In order to answer the research question (does the type of auditor, i.e. public or private, have an effect on the stickiness of audit fees?),the data of 311 firms listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange and the OTC market (Fara Bourse) is extracted and analyzed for the period 2012-2020 (1,753 firm-years). To test and check research hypotheses, the results of multiple regression were analyzed. The results of the data test indicate that in companies with a government audit institute, compared to companies with a private auditor, the downward audit fee stickiness is lower than the upward audit fee stickiness. In other words, the audit organization has a greater tendency to reduce the audit fee (at the time of decreasing changes) than to increase the fee (at the time of increasing changes). Moreover, additional tests indicate that, in Iran, downward fee stickiness is generally lower than upward fee stickiness, which indicates the existence of lowballing in the Iranian audit market. These findings highlight the value in addressing the issue of audit fee stickiness, as audit fee is a controversial topic in the accounting profession. The evidence indicates the important role of the type of auditor (governmental or private) in the audit fee stickiness.
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