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Covid-19 effekt på revisionskvalitéten
University of Skövde, School of Business.
University of Skövde, School of Business.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 15 credits / 22,5 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The impact of covid-19 on audit quality (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Revisorers arbete går ut på att granska företag, detta sker delvis på plats hos företaget för att kunna samla in information för att sedan kunna genomföra en bra revision. Granskningen av företag i krissituation ställer högre krav på revisorn menar FAR. År 2020 drabbades världen av en pandemi vilket faller inom ramen för krissituation. Under pandemin rekommenderade folkhälsomyndigheten att alla företag som kan arbeta på distans bör göra det.

Problemformulering: Hur har revisorers revisionskvalitet påverkats av distansarbete?

Syfte: Studiens syfte är att få kunskap om hur kommunikationskanaler påverkar olika dimensioner av revisionskvaliteten när dessa kommunikationskanaler används. Studien önskar att bidra med kunskap om revisionskvaliteten ändras och i så fall hur den ändras när kommunikationen sker på distans.

Metod: Studien har genomförts med en kvalitativ metod. Det är fem revisorer som har intervjuats genom varsitt Zoom-samtal. Intervjupersonerna har valts genom ett strategiskt urval.

Resultat och slutsats: Studiens resultat visade att revisionskvaliteten har delvis påverkats under pandemin. Dels har revisionskvaliteten försämrats när revisorer valt att föra distanskommunikation med nya klienter. I de fall revisorer haft en längre relation med klienten påverkas inte användningen av distanskommunikation på samma sätt. Kompetensen på revisionsbyrån har även påverkats då kommunikationen mellan medarbetare har minskat på grund av distanskommunikation. Studien redovisar även hur dimensionerna möjligheten att kontrollera processer och storleken på revisionsbyrån har blivit påverkad av distanskommunikation.

Abstract [en]

Background: Auditor’s work involves auditing companies, this is partly done on site at the company in order to be able to collect information and then be able to do a good audit. The audit of companies in crisis situations places higher demands on the auditor, according to FAR. In 2020, the world was hit by a pandemic, which falls within the framework of a crisis situation. During the pandemic, the public health agency recommended that all companies that can work remotely should do so.

Question: How has the auditors audit quality been affected by distance work?

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to gain knowledge about how communications channels affect different dimensions of audit quality when these communications channels are used. The study wish to contribute with knowledge about if the audit quality changes and if so how it changes when communication happens through distance.

Method: The study was conducted using a qualitative method. There are five auditors who have been interviewed through Zoom. The interviewees were chosen through a strategic selection.

Results and conclusions: The results of the study showed that the audit quality was partly affected during the pandemic. Partially the audit quality has deteriorated when the auditor has chosen to conduct distance communication with new customers. In cases where the auditor has had a longer relationship with the customer, the use of distance communication has not affected audit quality in the same way. The competence of the audit firm has also been affected as communication between employees has decreased due to distance communication. The study also reports how the ability to control processes and the size of the auditing firm has been affected by distance communication.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 57
Keywords [en]
Audit, audit quality, distance communication, distance working
Keywords [sv]
Revisor, revisionskvalitet, distanskommunikation, distansarbete
National Category
Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20075OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-20075DiVA, id: diva2:1575419
Subject / course
Business Administration
Educational program
Business Administration Accounting and Auditing
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Available from: 2021-06-29 Created: 2021-06-29 Last updated: 2021-06-29Bibliographically approved

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