The Impact of Nonaudit Service Fee Levels on Investors' Perception of Auditor Independence
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Accounting Association in Behavioral Research in Accounting
- Vol. 20 (1), 31-44
- https://doi.org/10.2308/bria.2008.20.1.31
Abstract
We extend Dopuch et al. (2003) by examining the effect of various fee ratios on investor perception of auditor independence and market behavior. Consistent with Dopuch et al. (2003), we find disclosure of nonaudit fees reduces the accuracy of investor perception of auditor independence. More importantly, we document that the proportionate level of nonaudit fees to total fees has a varying impact on investor perception of auditor independence and market behavior. In particular, there appears to be a nonlinear effect between investor perception of auditor independence and market behavior. In summary, when investors perceive auditor independence is impaired as a result of the level of nonaudit fees, more asset pricing inefficiencies occur in these experimental markets.Keywords
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