Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/187559 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Citation: 
[Journal:] China Journal of Accounting Research [ISSN:] 1755-3091 [Volume:] 4 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Elsevier [Place:] Amsterdam [Year:] 2011 [Pages:] 233-251
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
We examine the association between auditor choice and the accruals patterns of Chinese listed firms that cross-list in Hong Kong. Our evidence suggests that the clients of Big 4 auditors report lower unsigned discretionary accruals relative to the clients of non-Big 4 auditors. Further, we find that cross-listed firms with non-Big 4 auditors are more likely to understate their earnings and experience larger reversals of accruals in the future than cross-listed firms with Big 4 auditors. These findings suggest that Big 4 auditors play a meaningful role in improving earnings quality for cross-listed firms, which helps to explain why cross-listed firms have higher earnings quality than their domestic counterparts, as documented in the previous literature.
Subjects: 
Cross-listing
Big 4 auditors
Accruals
Emerging markets
JEL: 
G15
G38
M40
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Document Type: 
Article

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