کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1004951 | 1481927 | 2015 | 30 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Unlike the situation in most developed countries, before the enactment of China's 2006 Bankruptcy Law it was difficult for Chinese-listed companies, which were mostly government owned, to declare bankruptcy. Our analysis of a sample of Chinese financially-distressed companies from 2001 to 2010 reveals that the Chinese affiliates of Big 4 auditors had a higher propensity to issue going concern (GC) reports than local auditors not only in the post-law period, but also in the pre-law period. This finding suggests that Big 4 auditors had incentives to maintain their reputations even when the clients' bankruptcy risk was low. We also find that there was a significant increase in local top-10 auditors' GC reporting propensity in the post-law period, which is consistent with the notion that the increased litigation/regulation risk due to the enactment of Bankruptcy Law has an effect on local large auditors.
Journal: The International Journal of Accounting - Volume 50, Issue 1, March 2015, Pages 1–30