Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1002054 Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation 2013 11 Pages PDF
Abstract

This study investigates market reactions to different types of modified audit opinions (MAOs) and unqualified audit opinion with explanatory notes, i.e. quasi-qualification – a unique feature of China's institutional environment. We find that quasi-qualifications contain more significant negative information than clean audit opinions, but less than that in other types of qualified audit opinions. Further, we provide evidence that audit opinions possess significant information heterogeneity in the Shanghai stock market.

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