INDEPENDENT AUDITING EXPECTATION GAP: A RESEARCH ON TURKEY
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to comparatively to examine expectation gap in independent auditing in terms of the auditors of independent audit firms in Turkey and the managers of the companies benefiting from the audit services. The population of the research is the supervisors of the independent audit firms and the managers of the companies subject to independent audit. Within the extent of the purpose of the study, expectation gap in independent auditing, the scope of the independent audit, the responsibilities of the independent auditors, audited financial statements, the independent audit reports and the independence of the auditors were examined. ‘Kruskal-Wallis H Test’, ‘Mann-Whitney U Test’ and ‘One Way Variance Analysis’ were used in the study. As a result of the research, it is determined that there are significant gaps between the auditors of the independent audit firms and the managers of the companies benefiting from the audit services.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Ekrem Yıldız
This is me
KIRIKKALE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Selim Cengiz
ÇANKIRI KARATEKİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Erdem Bulut
GÜMRÜK VE TİCARET BAKANLIĞI
Türkiye
Publication Date
August 7, 2017
Submission Date
August 7, 2017
Acceptance Date
May 7, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 10 Number: 3
