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Non-audit services and auditor independence: empirical findings from Bahrain

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  • Prem Lal Joshi
  • Wayne G. Bremser
  • J. Hemalatha
  • Jawaher Al-Mudhaki

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We report on a questionnaire survey of audit firms and listed companies in the Kingdom of Bahrain to investigate the perceptions on the issue of auditors' independence with regard to rendering non-audit services (NAS). Our survey results of auditors and client executives support the proposition that independence is impaired if the auditor also renders non-audit services. However, most respondents from both groups indicated that NAS provided by company auditors affects the auditor independence to a limited extent only, and opine that such services should not be prohibited. Most listed companies obtain NAS from their company auditors, but the NAS fee ratio to audit fees is not high. Auditors and listed companies perceive that independence is not at all compromised or tends to be compromised to a limited extent for 15 types of NAS. The perceptions differed based on the size, non-audit fees and foreign operations for some of the NAS.

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  • Prem Lal Joshi & Wayne G. Bremser & J. Hemalatha & Jawaher Al-Mudhaki, 2007. "Non-audit services and auditor independence: empirical findings from Bahrain," International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(1), pages 57-89.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijaape:v:4:y:2007:i:1:p:57-89
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    1. Gregory S. NAMUSONGE & Mary Nelima LYANI (SINDANI) & Maurice SAKWA, 2016. "Accounts Receivable Risk Management Practices and Growth of SMEs in Kakamega County, Kenya," Expert Journal of Finance, Sprint Investify, vol. 4(1), pages 31-43.
    2. Mary Nelima LYANI (SINDANI) & Gregory S. NAMUSONGE & Maurice SAKWA, 2016. "Accounts Receivable Risk Management Practices and Growth of SMEs in Kakamega County, Kenya," Expert Journal of Finance, Sprint Investify, vol. 4, pages 31-43.
    3. Hussein Khasharmeh & Abdelmohsen M. Desoky, 2018. "Does the Provision of Non-audit Services Affect Auditor Independence and Audit Quality? Evidence from Bahrain," Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance (AAMJAF), Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, vol. 14(1), pages 25-55.
    4. Jasim Al-Ajmi & Shahrokh Saudagaran, 2011. "Perceptions of auditors and financial-statement users regarding auditor independence in Bahrain," Managerial Auditing Journal, Emerald Group Publishing, vol. 26(2), pages 130-160, January.

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