Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/310713 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Accounting and Management Information Systems (JAMIS) [ISSN:] 2559-6004 [Volume:] 17 [Issue:] 3 [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 330-352
Publisher: 
Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest
Abstract: 
The study was conducted to examine the effect of IFRS adoption on audit and non-audit fee and also the relationship between the big4 audit firm and audit and non-audit fees. Using a sample of financial and non-financial firms in Ghana, the results show that IFRS adoption has a positive and significant relationship with audit and non-audit fees post IFRS adoption. The results further revealed that there is positive association between the year of IFRS adoption (transition period) and audit and non-audit fees. On the big4 audit firms, the results show that the big4 charge higher audit and non-audit fees than non-big4 as there was a positive and significant relationship between Big4 and audit and non-audit fees. The results support the argument that the adoption of IFRS increased the complexities of financial reporting and audit risk resulting in a higher audit and non-audit fees charged during the transition period and post IFRS adoption. The paper extends previous studies on the subject matter by including the year of IFRS adoption and non-audit fees within the context of a developing economy with weak financial regulatory regime.
Subjects: 
International Financial Reporting Standards
Audit fees
Non-audit fees
Big4
Ghana National Accounting Standards
JEL: 
M41
M42
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Document Type: 
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