Essays about: "audit and small business"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words audit and small business.

  1. 1. Digital innovation in Swedish audit firms

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gloria Mugisha; [2023-07-04]
    Keywords : Audit; digitalization; cloud-based services; automation; data analysis;

    Abstract : Digital innovation has always been at the heart of technological progress and more than ever, it has become an essential business strategy. This technological progress is making companies change their internal processes and rethink their businesses. This is the case for audit firms that have to deal with innovation. READ MORE

  2. 2. The effect of regulatory reforms on audit quality in a lax enforcement and high trust environment : A quantitative study on Swedish companies

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Julia Owczarek Blom; [2023]
    Keywords : non-audit services; NAS; non-audit services in Sweden; audit fees; non-audit fees; auditor; audit quality; auditor independence;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Title: The effect of regulatory reforms on audit quality in a lax enforcement and high trust environment: A quantitative study on Swedish companies                      Level: Student thesis, final assignment for Master Programme in Business Administration  Author: Julia Owczarek Blom  Supervisor: Asif M Huq  Date: 2023 - May Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of regulatory changes on the consumption of non-audit services and the audit quality among the Swedish publicly listed firms on the Nasdaq Stockholm Stock Exchange. Specifically, the study focuses on whether there is a relationship between the 8th Directive on Statutory Audit and the EU Audit Package on non-audit services and the quality of audits. READ MORE

  3. 3. Reinstatement or Raised Limit Values for Statutory Audit? : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Debate Regarding the Statutory Audit in Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Julia Kjellén; Felix Witthuhn; [2023]
    Keywords : Statutory Audit; Reinstatement; Raised Limit Values; Stakeholder; Discourse; Sweden;

    Abstract : Background/Problematization: The statutory audit was abolished for small limited companies in Sweden, in 2010, with the intention of easing the burden on enterprises with high audit expenses and enhancing Sweden's competitiveness. After the abolishment, the debate about statutory audit has rekindled once more, where various actors and scholars emphasize the meaningfulness of statutory audit for small firms in terms of fighting criminality and ensuring financial information quality for stakeholders, while others argue that the benefits of the audit do not justify the expenditures incurred. READ MORE

  4. 4. Den frivilliga revisionen : en kvantitativ studie av effekten på lönsamhet och tillväxt hos små aktiebolag

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Rebecca Jerresand; Frida Karlsson; Therese Murén; [2019]
    Keywords : lönsamhet; tillväxt; revision; revisionsplikt; frivillig revision; små aktiebolag; principal-agentteorin; intressentterion; resursberoendeteorin;

    Abstract : Revision innebär att en oberoende part, revisorn, granskar företags årsredovisningar i syfte att försäkra externa aktörer om rapporternas riktighet samt att bidra med rådgivning till företaget som revideras. Revisionsplikten som har funnits sedan 1980-talet avskaffades för de små aktiebolagen 2010 med anledning av de höga kostnader detta innebar för dessa aktiebolag. READ MORE

  5. 5. Which small firm manager will opt out of having a voluntary audit in Sweden?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Caroline Nilsson; Naseer Hameed; [2017]
    Keywords : Voluntary audit; Statutory audit; Managerial characteristics; Small firm;

    Abstract : The business world and its perceived complex accounting structure has made a path for audit to acquire a key role in terms of delivering independent opinions considering the management assertions of the financial statements, as well as in assurance and advisory services. Both opinions and services are equally important for managers, owners and stakeholders of companies that are obliged to issue an audit report and for companies that operate in a context where audits are voluntary. READ MORE