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Audit delay and the timeliness of corporate reporting

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ASHTON, RH; GRAUL, PR; NEWTON, JD
Published in: Contemporary Accounting Research
January 1, 1989

Abstract. We examine the determinants of “audit delay,” the number of calendar days from fiscal year‐end to the audit report date. A descriptive model of audit delay is tested on a sample of 465 companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange from 1977 to 1982. Although several variables included in the model are statistically significant, the proportion of variability in audit delay explained by the variables is low. Descriptive data are presented for variables consistently associated with audit delay over the six‐year period — auditor size, industry classification, existence of extraordinary items, and sign of net income. Some directions for future research are also suggested. Résumé. Les auteurs examinent les déterminants du «délai de vérification», soit le nombre de jours francs qui s'écoulent entre la fin de l'exercice financier et la publication du rapport des vérificateurs. Ils vérifient un modèle descriptif du délai de vérification sur un échantillon de 465 entreprises cotées à la bourse de Toronto, de 1977 à 1982. Bien que plusieurs variables incluses dans le modèle soient statistiquement significatives, la proportion de la variation du délai de vérification expliquée par ces variables est mince. Les auteurs présentent des données descriptives pour les variables associées de façon uniforme au délai de vérification, sur la période de six ans — la taille du cabinet de vérification, la classification du secteur, l'existence de postes extraordinaires et le caractère positif ou négatif du résultat net. Ils suggèrent également certaines pistes de recherche à envisager. 1989 Canadian Academic Accounting Association

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Published In

Contemporary Accounting Research

DOI

EISSN

1911-3846

ISSN

0823-9150

Publication Date

January 1, 1989

Volume

5

Issue

2

Start / End Page

657 / 673

Related Subject Headings

  • Accounting
  • 3501 Accounting, auditing and accountability
  • 1501 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
 

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ASHTON, R. H., GRAUL, P. R., & NEWTON, J. D. (1989). Audit delay and the timeliness of corporate reporting. Contemporary Accounting Research, 5(2), 657–673. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1911-3846.1989.tb00732.x
ASHTON, R. H., P. R. GRAUL, and J. D. NEWTON. “Audit delay and the timeliness of corporate reporting.” Contemporary Accounting Research 5, no. 2 (January 1, 1989): 657–73. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1911-3846.1989.tb00732.x.
ASHTON RH, GRAUL PR, NEWTON JD. Audit delay and the timeliness of corporate reporting. Contemporary Accounting Research. 1989 Jan 1;5(2):657–73.
ASHTON, R. H., et al. “Audit delay and the timeliness of corporate reporting.” Contemporary Accounting Research, vol. 5, no. 2, Jan. 1989, pp. 657–73. Scopus, doi:10.1111/j.1911-3846.1989.tb00732.x.
ASHTON RH, GRAUL PR, NEWTON JD. Audit delay and the timeliness of corporate reporting. Contemporary Accounting Research. 1989 Jan 1;5(2):657–673.
Journal cover image

Published In

Contemporary Accounting Research

DOI

EISSN

1911-3846

ISSN

0823-9150

Publication Date

January 1, 1989

Volume

5

Issue

2

Start / End Page

657 / 673

Related Subject Headings

  • Accounting
  • 3501 Accounting, auditing and accountability
  • 1501 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability