Audit qualification paragraphs and audit report lag: evidence from Iran

Omid Faraji; Fakhroddin Mohammadrezaei; Hassan Yazdifar; Kamran Ahmed; Yaser Najafi Gadikelaei

Audit qualification paragraphs and audit report lag: evidence from Iran

Omid Faraji ^[1] ; Fakhroddin Mohammadrezaei ^[1] ; Hassan Yazdifar ^[2] ; Kamran Ahmed ^[3] ; Yaser Najafi Gadikelaei ^[1]
1. [1] University of Tehran
  
  University of Tehran
  
  Irán
2. [2] Bournemouth University
  
  Bournemouth University
  
  Reino Unido
3. [3] La Trobe University
  
  La Trobe University
  
  Australia
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Localización: Revista española de financiación y contabilidad, ISSN 0210-2412, Vol. 52, Nº 3, 2023, págs. 348-383
Idioma: inglés
DOI: 10.1080/02102412.2022.2086731
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Resumen
- We investigate whether the number and type (the nature and repetitiveness) of audit qualification paragraphs (AQPs) play a role in audit report lag (ARL). We use a unique dataset of listed firms in Iran where the multitude and diversity of AQPs are very high. The results show that ARL is longer for firms with a greater number of AQPs, that there is a significant positive relationship between all AQP types and ARL except for misclassification of accounting numbers in financial statements, and that ARL increases with the number of non-repetitive AQPs. We employed several sensitivity tests, and the results did not change materially. Drawing on prior studies, we have developed two arguments, ‘additional audit procedures’ and ‘auditor-client negotiations’, to explain the role of the number and type of AQPs on ARL. The findings of this study have significant implications for investors, auditors and authority bodies in terms of paying close attention to the number and type of AQPs in their decisions.
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