The impact of the quality of audit firms peer-review on tax evasion

  • Authors

    • Hazem Taha Krakow University of Economics
    2017-12-05
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijaes.v6i1.8545
  • Audit Environment, Corporate Tax Aggressiveness, Financial statement, Investor Protection, Litigation Risk, Quality audits.

  • Abstract

    This study examines the quality of audit firms peer-review impact on the audit activity on firms to disclose fair financial reports which will influences tax revenue of the countries and to reduce the Tax evasion. Audit Firms peer-review play a significant role in the countries tax evasion. The Audit Firms peer-review ensure that different investors and business in nations are confident and knowledgeable when making business decisions. The AICPA Peer Review is committed to improving the quality of auditing and accounting services.  The program is a universal assessment whose value in serving the interest public and companies lies in its remedial and educational nature.  Audit Firms peer-review has an impact on the collection of revenue considering the tests, there is an importance in the association between tax collected after auditing and before auditing. This demonstrates that there is increase in revenue collection after quality audit. 

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    Taha, H. (2017). The impact of the quality of audit firms peer-review on tax evasion. International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 6(1), 8-10. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijaes.v6i1.8545

    Received date: 2017-10-23

    Accepted date: 2017-11-23

    Published date: 2017-12-05