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Reforming the Form of the Auditors’ Report: The Case of Building Societies, 1956-1960

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  • Noguchi, Masayoshi
  • Batiz-Lazo, Bernardo

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The purpose of this study is to explore how the audit of building societies changed in the late 1950s in a reversion of audit objective from ‘fraud detection’ to ‘statement verification’ (Chandler et al., 1993: 452). Of particular interest is the analysis of the extended negotiations between the ICAEW and the Treasury over the reform of the form of the auditors’ report for building societies, which was implemented through the enactment of the Building Societies Act 1960 (BSA60) We show how change implemented through the BSA60 relieved chartered accountants from ‘out of tune’ (T233/1652) practice established by nineteenth century legislation, but to do so required them to take an alternative duty to report on internal control.

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  • Noguchi, Masayoshi & Batiz-Lazo, Bernardo, 2007. "Reforming the Form of the Auditors’ Report: The Case of Building Societies, 1956-1960," MPRA Paper 3690, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Leigh Drake, 1989. "The Building Society Industry in Transition," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-1-349-09680-0.
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    Keywords

    building societies; the form of the auditors’ report; the auditors’ reporting duty on internal control; the ICAEW; Building Societies Act 1960 (BSA60);
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    JEL classification:

    • M42 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Auditing
    • N24 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: 1913-

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