AUDIT ATTRIBUTES AND FINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY OF QUOTED FOOD AND BEVERAGES FIRMS IN NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorUSMAN, Aliyu
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-29T08:04:36Z
dc.date.available2016-06-29T08:04:36Z
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.descriptionBEING A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, IN A PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE (M.Sc) IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIAen_US
dc.description.abstractEfficient financial management in the corporate world has become topical in the last two decades as a result of series of financial scandals that happened both at national and international levels. This has raised a lot of questions on the capacity of auditing firms globally and raised concern on the role of an external auditor in providing security against financial fraud and deliberate misrepresentation of financial reports. However one of the major issues that are of concern in the public domain has been the incessant problems that have bedeviled the public companies in Nigeria in spite of the annual independent audit exercises. This study examined the impact of audit attributes on the financial reporting quality of quoted food and beverages firms in Nigeria. Secondary data from annual reports and accounts was employed. The correlational research design was used in a sample of fifteen (15) firms for a period of six years (2008-2013). Random Effect (GLS) regression technique for data analysis was used. The study found a significant positive relationship between audit attributes and financial reporting quality during the period under review. Specifically, the study found that auditor size, audit delay and auditor remuneration have a significant positive impact on the quality of financial report of the sample firms. The study on the other hand found that auditor rotation has no significant impact on the financial reporting quality of the sample firms. The study recommends that the regulators (SEC) of the listed companies in Nigeria should emphasize and encourage the use of audit quality attributes; especially the auditor size, audit delay and auditor remunerations. The study also recommends that managers of the food and beverages firms in Nigeria should improve compliance with the acceptable ethical standards in discharging their duties and responsibilities, so as to enhance the credibility of their financial reports and safeguard their entities from going-concern threats.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8021
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectAUDIT ATTRIBUTES,en_US
dc.subjectFINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY,en_US
dc.subjectQUOTED FOOD,en_US
dc.subjectBEVERAGES FIRMS,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA,en_US
dc.titleAUDIT ATTRIBUTES AND FINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY OF QUOTED FOOD AND BEVERAGES FIRMS IN NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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