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題名 強制性會計師更換:會計師懲戒與審計品質
作者 周濬坤
貢獻者 周玲臺
周濬坤
關鍵詞 會計師懲戒
強制性會計師更換
審計品質
auditor sanction
forced auditor change
audit quality
日期 2007
上傳時間 18-Sep-2009 20:04:25 (UTC+8)
摘要 在國內外陸續爆發財務報表舞弊案件(如安隆、博達等)後,我國主管機關透過增修各項規範(如會計師法、上市上櫃公司治理實務守則等)以及準強制性會計師輪調的實施,加強會計師的法律責任與獨立性,期許能確保會計師的審計品質,並保障投資人的權益,維護資本市場的健全。
在文獻回顧中發現,會計師的任期對審計品質的影響,目前尚未有較一致的看法;有學者主張強制性會計師輪調下,繼任會計師需付出較高的審計初始成本,且因對產業及公司之不熟悉,導致繼任會計師於審計初始任期時,審計品質反而較前任會計師低落。我國遭受懲戒會計師之審計品質較未受懲戒會計師低,但會計師遭受停業懲戒後,繼任會計師並未能對審計品質有所改善。本研究欲探討企業歷經會計師遭受停業而被迫必須予以更換下,繼任會計師在更換初期及擔任較長任期後的審計品質,相較原任會計師的審計品質是否有差異。
本研究以裁決性應計數報導幅度作為衡量審計品質的代理變數,參考相關文獻建立研究模型,並以台灣金管會證期局於民國96年公佈之近5年會計師懲戒名單為基準樣本,找出受懲戒會計師之客戶公司為觀察樣本,分析當企業因原任會計師受懲戒被停業或除名而必須更換會計師時,繼任會計師是否能改善原任會計師較差的審計品質,結果並未能發現繼任會計師審計品質相較原任會計師有顯著改善的證據。本研究進一步分析所內繼任會計師(相對初始成本較低、但獨立性亦較低)及所外繼任會計師(相對初始成本較高、但獨立性亦較高)間,審計品質改善是否有所差異,結果未能發現兩者有顯著的差異。
From USA to Taiwan, lots of financial scandals have disheartened investors in recent years. For the purpose of improving audit quality of financial reports and protecting interests of the investing public, regulators in Taiwan instituted new rules and implemented a “quasi-forced CPA rotation system” to enhance auditors’ legal responsibility and independence.
In literature review, findings about the relationship between auditor tenure and audit quality are not all consistent. Under forced CPA rotation, because of the necessary higher start-up cost and unfamiliarity of client business, succeeding auditor’s audit quality is often lower than the predecessor. Prior studies find the audit quality of sanctioned CPAs to be lower than those not sanctioned, and their succeeding auditors who replace CPAs whose licenses’ are suspended can not improve the audit quality significantly. The purpose of this study is to investigate the difference between the audit quality of predecessor CPAS, who are under temporary suspension of license and that of their successor auditors both at the initial stage of the change several years afterwards. ABSDA is the proxy of audit quality in this study, and a model based on literature to date is developed. This study uses the CPA sanction cases posted on the website of the Securities and Futures Bureau (SFB). The client firms whose CPAs were sanctioned by regulatory authorities during the part five years are taken as samples in the research. The empirical tests find that succeeding CPAs can’t significantly improve the audit quality subsequent to the change. Moreover, the study tests if the succeeding CPAs from the same firm of the predecessor CPA can make greater improvement on audit quality than succeeding CPAs from another firm can. The findings show no significant difference between those two either.
參考文獻 中文部份
江景清,1999,審計品質與合夥人輪調制度之探討,私立東吳大學會計研究所碩士論文。
官月緞及郭子緯,2006,會計師任期與審計品質認知,2006當前會計理論與實務研討會論文集,223-253。
林嬋娟及林孝倫,2007,會計師輪調制度之齊頭並進與檢討,會計研究月刊,258期(5月):88-95。
俞洪昭、戚務君、李承易,2000,我國會計師受懲戒與種類之關聯性分析,風險管理學報,第二卷,第二期:37-56。
唐舜鈴,2004,會計師輪調制度對會計師專業影響之分析性研究,私立中原大學會計研究所碩士論文。
馬君梅及謝永明,2007,事務所內自發性會計師更換對公司盈餘品質之影響,東吳經濟商學學報,第五十六期:79-105。
蔡亦臺,2003,市場成熟度與會計師輪調之分析性研究,國立台北大學會計學系研究所碩士論文。
蔡京姐和劉維琪,2005,審計定價策略與會計師法律責任,國立中山大學討論稿。
鄧佳俐,2006,會計師懲戒與審計品質關聯之研究,國立政治大學會計學系研究所碩士論文。
羅婉茹,2004,會計師任期與盈餘管理之關係研究,國立朝陽大學會計研究所碩士論文。
英文部分
Arrunada, B. and C. Paz-Ares. 1997. Mandatory rotation of company auditors a critical examination. International Review of Law and Economics 17:31-61.
Blouin, J., B. Grein and B. Rountree. 2007. An analysis of forced auditor change:The case of former Arthur Andersen clients. The Accounting Review 82:621-650
Butler, M., A. Leone, and M. Willenborg. 2004. An empirical analysis of auditor reporting and its asscociation with abnormal accruals. Journal of Accounting and Economics 37 :139-165.
Carey, P. and R. Simnett. 2006. Audit partner tenure and audit quality. Journal of Accounting Review81:653-676
Catanach, A and P. Walker. 1999. The international debate over mandatory auditor rotation:A conceptual research framework. Journal of international Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 8:43-66.

Chang, J., W. Chang, L. Chou, and C. Teng. 2006. CPA Sanction and Audit Quality. Working paper. National Changchi University.
Chi, W., H. Huang, Y. Liao, and H. Xie. 2008. Mandatory audit-partner rotation, audit quality and market perception:Evidence from Taiwan. Working paper. National Changchi University.
Chen, C., C. Lin, and Y. Lin. 2008. Audit partner tenure, audit firm tenure, anddiscrtionary accruals:Does long auditor tenure impair earnings quality? Contemporary Accounting Research 25 (2):415-45
Davis, L., B. Soo, and G. Trompeter. 2000. Auditor tenure, auditor independence and earning management.
Geiger, M. and D. North. 2006. Does hiring a new CFO change things? an investigation of changes in discretionary accruals. The Accounting Review 81:781-809.
Ghosh, A. and D. Moon. 2005. Auditor tenure and perceptions of audit quality. The Accounting Review 80:585-612.
Hamilton, J., C. Ruddock, D. Stokes, and S. Taylor. 2005. Audit partner rotation, earnings quality and earnings conservatism.
Johnson, V., I. Khurana, and J. Reynolds. 2002. Audit-firm tenure and the quality of financial reports. Contemporary Accounting Research 19 (winter):667-60.
Landsman, W. R., K. K. Nelson, and B. R. Rountree. 2006. An empirical analysis of Big N auditor switches: Evidence from the pre- and post-Enron eras. Working paper. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC.
Davis, L., B. Soo. and G. Trompeter. 2000. Working paper. Michigan Tech University
Myers, J., L. Myers, and T. Omerty. 2003. Exploring the term of the auditor-client relationship and the quality of earnings a case for mandatory auditor rotation? The Accounting Review 78:779-799.
Myers, J. L. Myers, Z. Palmrose, and S. Scholz. 2003. Mandatory auditor rotation:evidence from restatements. Working paper University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tirole, J. 1986. Hierarchies and Bureaucracies:On the role of collusion in organization. Journal of Law Economics. and Oranization 2:181-214.
Watts, R. , and J. Zimmerman. 1986. Positive accounting theory.
Weibenberger, B. 2002. Mandatory auditor rotation:a means of reducing the expectation gap? Working paper. Justus-Liebig University
描述 碩士
國立政治大學
會計研究所
95353044
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資料來源 http://thesis.lib.nccu.edu.tw/record/#G0095353044
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dc.contributor.advisor 周玲臺zh_TW
dc.contributor.author (Authors) 周濬坤zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) 周濬坤zh_TW
dc.date (日期) 2007en_US
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dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 18-Sep-2009 20:04:25 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier (Other Identifiers) G0095353044en_US
dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/36893-
dc.description (描述) 碩士zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 國立政治大學zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 會計研究所zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 95353044zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 96zh_TW
dc.description.abstract (摘要) 在國內外陸續爆發財務報表舞弊案件(如安隆、博達等)後,我國主管機關透過增修各項規範(如會計師法、上市上櫃公司治理實務守則等)以及準強制性會計師輪調的實施,加強會計師的法律責任與獨立性,期許能確保會計師的審計品質,並保障投資人的權益,維護資本市場的健全。
在文獻回顧中發現,會計師的任期對審計品質的影響,目前尚未有較一致的看法;有學者主張強制性會計師輪調下,繼任會計師需付出較高的審計初始成本,且因對產業及公司之不熟悉,導致繼任會計師於審計初始任期時,審計品質反而較前任會計師低落。我國遭受懲戒會計師之審計品質較未受懲戒會計師低,但會計師遭受停業懲戒後,繼任會計師並未能對審計品質有所改善。本研究欲探討企業歷經會計師遭受停業而被迫必須予以更換下,繼任會計師在更換初期及擔任較長任期後的審計品質,相較原任會計師的審計品質是否有差異。
本研究以裁決性應計數報導幅度作為衡量審計品質的代理變數,參考相關文獻建立研究模型,並以台灣金管會證期局於民國96年公佈之近5年會計師懲戒名單為基準樣本,找出受懲戒會計師之客戶公司為觀察樣本,分析當企業因原任會計師受懲戒被停業或除名而必須更換會計師時,繼任會計師是否能改善原任會計師較差的審計品質,結果並未能發現繼任會計師審計品質相較原任會計師有顯著改善的證據。本研究進一步分析所內繼任會計師(相對初始成本較低、但獨立性亦較低)及所外繼任會計師(相對初始成本較高、但獨立性亦較高)間,審計品質改善是否有所差異,結果未能發現兩者有顯著的差異。
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dc.description.abstract (摘要) From USA to Taiwan, lots of financial scandals have disheartened investors in recent years. For the purpose of improving audit quality of financial reports and protecting interests of the investing public, regulators in Taiwan instituted new rules and implemented a “quasi-forced CPA rotation system” to enhance auditors’ legal responsibility and independence.
In literature review, findings about the relationship between auditor tenure and audit quality are not all consistent. Under forced CPA rotation, because of the necessary higher start-up cost and unfamiliarity of client business, succeeding auditor’s audit quality is often lower than the predecessor. Prior studies find the audit quality of sanctioned CPAs to be lower than those not sanctioned, and their succeeding auditors who replace CPAs whose licenses’ are suspended can not improve the audit quality significantly. The purpose of this study is to investigate the difference between the audit quality of predecessor CPAS, who are under temporary suspension of license and that of their successor auditors both at the initial stage of the change several years afterwards. ABSDA is the proxy of audit quality in this study, and a model based on literature to date is developed. This study uses the CPA sanction cases posted on the website of the Securities and Futures Bureau (SFB). The client firms whose CPAs were sanctioned by regulatory authorities during the part five years are taken as samples in the research. The empirical tests find that succeeding CPAs can’t significantly improve the audit quality subsequent to the change. Moreover, the study tests if the succeeding CPAs from the same firm of the predecessor CPA can make greater improvement on audit quality than succeeding CPAs from another firm can. The findings show no significant difference between those two either.
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dc.description.tableofcontents 謝辭 I
摘 要 II
ABSTRACT III
目錄 V
圖目錄 VI
表目錄 VII
第一章 緒論 1
第一節 研究動機與目的 1
第二節 研究問題 3
第三節 研究架構與流程 6
第二章 輪調制度相關法令規範與文獻整理 8
第一節 強制性會計師輪調 8
第二節 美國沙氏法 9
第三節 我國相關規定 10
第四節 我國會計師懲戒相關規定 13
第五節 文獻探討 14
第三章 研究方法 22
第一節 研究假說 22
第二節 實證變數定義 27
第三節 實證模型 31
第四節 資料來源與樣本選取 34
第四章 實證結果分析 38
第一節 強制性會計師更換與審計品質改善 38
第二節 所內所外繼任會計師與審計品質改善 48
第三節 敏感性分析 59
第五章 結論與建議 60
第一節 研究結論 60
第二節 研究限制 62
參考文獻 63
中文部份 63
英文部分 63

圖目錄
圖1.1 研究流程圖 7
圖3.1 研究假說1及假說2推導圖 24
圖3.2 研究假說3及假說4推論圖 26
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dc.subject (關鍵詞) 會計師懲戒zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 強制性會計師更換zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 審計品質zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) auditor sanctionen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) forced auditor changeen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) audit qualityen_US
dc.title (題名) 強制性會計師更換:會計師懲戒與審計品質zh_TW
dc.type (資料類型) thesisen
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 中文部份zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 江景清,1999,審計品質與合夥人輪調制度之探討,私立東吳大學會計研究所碩士論文。zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 官月緞及郭子緯,2006,會計師任期與審計品質認知,2006當前會計理論與實務研討會論文集,223-253。zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 林嬋娟及林孝倫,2007,會計師輪調制度之齊頭並進與檢討,會計研究月刊,258期(5月):88-95。zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 俞洪昭、戚務君、李承易,2000,我國會計師受懲戒與種類之關聯性分析,風險管理學報,第二卷,第二期:37-56。zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 唐舜鈴,2004,會計師輪調制度對會計師專業影響之分析性研究,私立中原大學會計研究所碩士論文。zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 馬君梅及謝永明,2007,事務所內自發性會計師更換對公司盈餘品質之影響,東吳經濟商學學報,第五十六期:79-105。zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 蔡亦臺,2003,市場成熟度與會計師輪調之分析性研究,國立台北大學會計學系研究所碩士論文。zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 蔡京姐和劉維琪,2005,審計定價策略與會計師法律責任,國立中山大學討論稿。zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 鄧佳俐,2006,會計師懲戒與審計品質關聯之研究,國立政治大學會計學系研究所碩士論文。zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 羅婉茹,2004,會計師任期與盈餘管理之關係研究,國立朝陽大學會計研究所碩士論文。zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 英文部分zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Arrunada, B. and C. Paz-Ares. 1997. Mandatory rotation of company auditors a critical examination. International Review of Law and Economics 17:31-61.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Blouin, J., B. Grein and B. Rountree. 2007. An analysis of forced auditor change:The case of former Arthur Andersen clients. The Accounting Review 82:621-650zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Butler, M., A. Leone, and M. Willenborg. 2004. An empirical analysis of auditor reporting and its asscociation with abnormal accruals. Journal of Accounting and Economics 37 :139-165.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Carey, P. and R. Simnett. 2006. Audit partner tenure and audit quality. Journal of Accounting Review81:653-676zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Catanach, A and P. Walker. 1999. The international debate over mandatory auditor rotation:A conceptual research framework. Journal of international Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 8:43-66.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Chang, J., W. Chang, L. Chou, and C. Teng. 2006. CPA Sanction and Audit Quality. Working paper. National Changchi University.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Chi, W., H. Huang, Y. Liao, and H. Xie. 2008. Mandatory audit-partner rotation, audit quality and market perception:Evidence from Taiwan. Working paper. National Changchi University.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Chen, C., C. Lin, and Y. Lin. 2008. Audit partner tenure, audit firm tenure, anddiscrtionary accruals:Does long auditor tenure impair earnings quality? Contemporary Accounting Research 25 (2):415-45zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Davis, L., B. Soo, and G. Trompeter. 2000. Auditor tenure, auditor independence and earning management.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Geiger, M. and D. North. 2006. Does hiring a new CFO change things? an investigation of changes in discretionary accruals. The Accounting Review 81:781-809.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Ghosh, A. and D. Moon. 2005. Auditor tenure and perceptions of audit quality. The Accounting Review 80:585-612.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Hamilton, J., C. Ruddock, D. Stokes, and S. Taylor. 2005. Audit partner rotation, earnings quality and earnings conservatism.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Johnson, V., I. Khurana, and J. Reynolds. 2002. Audit-firm tenure and the quality of financial reports. Contemporary Accounting Research 19 (winter):667-60.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Landsman, W. R., K. K. Nelson, and B. R. Rountree. 2006. An empirical analysis of Big N auditor switches: Evidence from the pre- and post-Enron eras. Working paper. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Davis, L., B. Soo. and G. Trompeter. 2000. Working paper. Michigan Tech Universityzh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Myers, J., L. Myers, and T. Omerty. 2003. Exploring the term of the auditor-client relationship and the quality of earnings a case for mandatory auditor rotation? The Accounting Review 78:779-799.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Myers, J. L. Myers, Z. Palmrose, and S. Scholz. 2003. Mandatory auditor rotation:evidence from restatements. Working paper University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaignzh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Tirole, J. 1986. Hierarchies and Bureaucracies:On the role of collusion in organization. Journal of Law Economics. and Oranization 2:181-214.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Watts, R. , and J. Zimmerman. 1986. Positive accounting theory.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Weibenberger, B. 2002. Mandatory auditor rotation:a means of reducing the expectation gap? Working paper. Justus-Liebig Universityzh_TW