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Experimental evidence of how prior experience as an auditor influences managers’ strategic reporting decisions

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  • Kendall O. Bowlin

    (University of Mississippi)

  • Jeffrey Hales

    (Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Steven J. Kachelmeier

    (University of Texas at Austin)

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We design an experiment to examine the influence of audit experience on subsequent reporting decisions when auditors become managers of audited firms. In contrast to the independence issues that can arise when auditors and their clients are related by prior affiliation, we focus this study on the more common case in which auditors assume subsequent employment with other firms’ clients. In a bi-matrix experimental game that captures key features of the strategic tension between auditors and reporters, we find that reporters who have prior experience as an auditor, particularly the experience of having been a diligent auditor, are more sensitive to large penalties for aggressive reporting than are reporters whose experience is exclusively as a reporter. Our results suggest implications for regulators in predicting the effects of reporting penalties and for firms in considering the effects of CPA experience when hiring for reporting positions.

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  • Kendall O. Bowlin & Jeffrey Hales & Steven J. Kachelmeier, 2009. "Experimental evidence of how prior experience as an auditor influences managers’ strategic reporting decisions," Review of Accounting Studies, Springer, vol. 14(1), pages 63-87, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:reaccs:v:14:y:2009:i:1:d:10.1007_s11142-008-9077-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s11142-008-9077-0
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