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Public auditing practice in Iran: objectives and scopes

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  • Farzaneh Jalali
  • Salam Abdollahzade

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Purpose - This paper aims to review the auditing procedures and structure in an emerging economy's public sector by explaining the recent changes and developments in the auditing process, its structure and the responsibilities of its underlying actors. Design/methodology/approach - This paper traces the development of Iran's public sector financial monitoring by examining the country's legal and governmental documents as well as the auditing standards and procedures. Findings - The Supreme Audit Court of Iran (SACI) is the main actor in public auditing and uses various tools and involves several organizations to cover diverse scopes of public auditing; this paper also discusses the structure and the financial (in)dependence of the SACI. Originality/value - This is the first piece of work that explains the public auditing procedures and structure in Iran's public sector by focusing on recent changes and developments in its objectives and scopes.

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  • Farzaneh Jalali & Salam Abdollahzade, 2022. "Public auditing practice in Iran: objectives and scopes," Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 34(4), pages 566-576, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jpbafm:jpbafm-12-2021-0167
    DOI: 10.1108/JPBAFM-12-2021-0167
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