The association between non-audit services and the propensity of going concern qualifications: Implications for audit independence

Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-155

  Sharma, Divesh S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

audit fees; auditor independence; going concern qualifications; non audit service fees

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142581117     PISSN: 16081625     EISSN: 21642257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16081625.2001.10510594     Document Type: Article

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