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Accounting
ISSN 2369-7407 (Online) - ISSN 2369-7393 (Print)
Quarterly Publication
Volume 7 Issue 4 pp. 845-854, 2021

The perceptions of loan officers and auditors of factors affecting auditor independence: Evidence from Palestine Pages 845-854 Right click to download the paper Download PDF

Authors: Saher Aqel

📋 Author Affiliations:
S. Aqel ORCID 1
1 Birzeit University, Department of Accounting, P.O Box 14, Birzeit, Palestine
doi 10.5267/j.ac.2021.1.024
Crossref 1 Source: CrossRef

🔑 Keywords: Auditor independence, Palestine, Loan officers

Abstract: The study investigates the perceptions of external auditors and loan officers regarding external auditor's independence in Palestine. Data were gathered using a questionnaire developed by the author and include 5 main issues related to the perception of external auditor’s independence. The sampling population identified for this study consists of external auditors working in domestic and international audit firms and financial statement users mainly loan officers in Palestine. The sample included 79 auditors and 76 loan officers. The findings revealed that there are significant differences in the perceptions of external auditors and loan officers in relation to provision of non-audit services, auditor’s economic dependence on a single audit client, and long relationship between an auditor and a client. The results revealed mixed results about the effect of presence of active audit committee on independence of the external auditors. Furthermore, acceptance of significant gifts from the client was considered an important factor that may influence auditor independence by loan officers and external auditor and thus significant differences between the two respondent groups were found in relation to acceptance of significant gifts from the client. These findings can be useful to policy makers and professional auditing bodies in Palestine on setting new regulations or strengthening existing ones to enforce auditor’s independence in Palestine.

How to cite this paper
APA: Aqel, S. (2021). The perceptions of loan officers and auditors of factors affecting auditor independence: Evidence from Palestine. Accounting, 7(4), 845-854.
Chicago/Turabian: Aqel, S. 2021. "The perceptions of loan officers and auditors of factors affecting auditor independence: Evidence from Palestine." Accounting 7, no. 4 (2021): 845-854.
AMA: Aqel, S. The perceptions of loan officers and auditors of factors affecting auditor independence: Evidence from Palestine. Accounting. 2021;7(4):845-854.

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