تأثیر وجود کمیتۀ حسابرسی و ویژگی‌های آن بر تأخیر گزارش حسابرسی

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 دانشیار حسابداری، عضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد

2 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد حسابرسی، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد

3 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد حسابداری، دانشگاه سیستان و بلوچستان

چکیده

مطالعۀ حاضر به بررسی تأثیر وجود کمیتۀ حسابرسی و ویژگی‌های آن بر تأخیر گزارش حسابرسی می‌پردازد. این ویژگی‌ها شامل تخصص مالی، تجربه، جنسیت، اندازه و استقلال کمیتۀ حسابرسی است. در این راستا تأثیر وجود کمیتۀ حسابرسی بر تأخیر گزارش حسابرسی در بازۀ زمانی قبل و بعد از تصویب دستورالعمل کنترل‌های داخلی، طی سال‌های 1388 تا 1393 مورد آزمون قرار گرفت. نتایج بر اساس 54 شرکت از طریق داده‌های ترکیبی به روش تابلویی، رابطۀ معناداری بین وجود کمیتۀ حسابرسی و تأخیر گزارش حسابرسی نشان نداد. در ادامه تأثیر ویژگی های کمیتۀ حسابرسی بر تأخیر گزارش حسابرسی در بازۀ زمانی بعد از تصویب دستورالعمل کنترل‌های داخلی، طی سال‌های 1391 تا 1393 مورد آزمون قرار گرفت. نتایج حاصل از بررسی 142 شرکت از طریق داده‌های ترکیبی به روش تابلویی، بیانگر آن است که بین تخصص مالی و تجربۀ کمیتۀ حسابرسی با تأخیر گزارش حسابرسی، رابطۀ معنادار منفی وجود دارد. درحالی‌که رابطۀ دیگر ویژگی‌های کمیتۀ حسابرسی با تأخیر گزارش حسابرسی معنادار نیست.

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