External auditors’ reliance on internal audit: the impact of sourcing arrangements and consulting activities
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Munro, Lois
Stewart, Jenny
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2010
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This study examines the impact of internal audit outsourcing and involvement in consulting on external auditors' reliance on the work of internal audit. We test whether these factors influence reliance on internal audit work already undertaken and the use of internal auditors as assistants, distinguishing between control evaluation and substantive testing. Involvement in consulting impacts reliance on work undertaken and the use of internal auditors as assistants for control evaluation. External auditors make greater use of internal auditors as assistants for substantive testing when internal audit is provided in-house. ...
View more >This study examines the impact of internal audit outsourcing and involvement in consulting on external auditors' reliance on the work of internal audit. We test whether these factors influence reliance on internal audit work already undertaken and the use of internal auditors as assistants, distinguishing between control evaluation and substantive testing. Involvement in consulting impacts reliance on work undertaken and the use of internal auditors as assistants for control evaluation. External auditors make greater use of internal auditors as assistants for substantive testing when internal audit is provided in-house. Overall, external auditors use internal audit more for control evaluation tasks.
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View more >This study examines the impact of internal audit outsourcing and involvement in consulting on external auditors' reliance on the work of internal audit. We test whether these factors influence reliance on internal audit work already undertaken and the use of internal auditors as assistants, distinguishing between control evaluation and substantive testing. Involvement in consulting impacts reliance on work undertaken and the use of internal auditors as assistants for control evaluation. External auditors make greater use of internal auditors as assistants for substantive testing when internal audit is provided in-house. Overall, external auditors use internal audit more for control evaluation tasks.
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Journal Title
Accounting and Finance
Volume
50
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© 2009 Blackwell Publishing. This is the author-manuscript version of the paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.The definitive version is available at www.interscience.wiley.com
Subject
Applied economics
Accounting, auditing and accountability
Auditing and accountability
Banking, finance and investment