A Research on Examining Factors Related to Audit Difficulty: A Review on BIST

Year 2025, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 99 - 115, 31.01.2025

Neriman Yalcin

Abstract

This study focuses on audit difficulty as a concept that complicates audit activities, can hinder the auditor's ability to form an opinion, and ultimately affects audit quality. The aim of the study is to examine the concept of audit difficulty and its relationships with the qualifications of the audited company, audit firm and auditor in Türkiye. Three financial statement items commonly linked to audit difficulty in the literature and four dependent variables based on audit report delay were analyzed. Findings reveal that the factors related to the audited company significantly influence audit difficulty, particularly financial statement items such as indebtedness, growth, and market capitalization. On the other hand, other research variables linked to the audit firm and auditor were found to have a greater effect on audit difficulty measured through audit report delay. These findings may help audit research to identify the factors that make the audit difficult, to reduce audit risk and to improve audit quality.

Keywords

Audit difficulty, Audit quality, Auditor Characteristics, Audit report lag, Audit risk

Denetim Zorluğu ile İlişkili Faktörlerin İncelenmesi Üzerine Bir Araştırma: BİST’te Bir İnceleme

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, denetim faaliyetlerini karmaşıklaştıran, denetçinin bir görüşe varmasını olumsuz yönde etkileyebilen ve nihayetinde denetim kalitesini etkileyen bir kavram olarak denetim zorluğu konusu ele alınmıştır. Çalışmanın amacı, denetim zorluğu kavramının ele alınması ve denetlenen işletme, denetim firması ve denetçiye ait niteliklerin denetim zorluğu ile olası ilişkilerinin incelenmesidir. Bu amaç çerçevesinde, üç farklı finansal tablo kalemi ve finansal olmayan bir değişken olan denetim raporu gecikmesi ile ölçülen, toplam dört denetim zorluğu ölçütü bağımlı değişken olarak kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın bulguları, denetlenen işletmeden kaynaklanan faktörlerin, denetim zorluğunu daha fazla etkilediğini göstermiştir. Bulgulara göre, finansal tablo kalemleri ile ölçülen denetim zorluğu göstergeleri, en fazla denetlenen işletmenin borçluluk, büyüme ve piyasa değerlerinden etkilenmektedir. Diğer yandan, denetim zorluğu ile ölçülen denetim zorluğu göstergesinin ise, en fazla denetim firması ve denetçiden kaynaklanan araştırma değişkenlerinden etkilendiği tespit edilmiştir. Söz konusu bulgular, denetimi zorlaştıran faktörlerin tespit edilmesi, denetim riskinin azaltılması ve denetim kalitesinin artırılması konusunda denetim araştırmalarına yardımcı olabilecektir.

Keywords

Denetim zorluğu, Denetim kalitesi, Denetim Raporu Gecikmesi, Bilanço Kalemlerinin Büyüklüğü, Denetçi özellikleri, Denetim riski

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışmanın tüm hazırlanma süreçlerinde etik kurallara uyulduğunu beyan ederim.

Supporting Institution

BULUNMAMAKTADIR

Thanks

BULUNMAMAKTADIR

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