Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/177279 
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Year of Publication: 
2018
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[Journal:] Business Research [ISSN:] 2198-2627 [Volume:] 11 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 77-114
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This study examines how the appointment of tax certified individual auditors is associated with reported effective tax rates of corporate clients. The study uses a unique German institutional setting which makes it possible to track individual auditors that are also certified tax consultants and sign the audit opinion. Empirical results indicate that tax certified individual engagement partners are associated with higher effective tax rates. Further tests reveal that this association also exists for individual parent company financial statements and that it is stronger when tax confirmation services are provided to the audit client. My findings enhance the understanding of the role of individual auditors.
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Tax certified individual auditor
Effective tax rate
Knowledge spillover
JEL: 
M41
M42
H26
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