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Den frivilliga revisionens påverkan på bankernas kreditbedömning
University of Skövde, School of Business.
University of Skövde, School of Business.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Impact of the voluntary audit on banks’ credit assesmsment [!] (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Den 1 november 2010 avskaffades revisionsplikten för små företag i Sverige, vilket innebar att små företag får välja om de vill ha en revisor eller inte. Ett av motiven bakom lagändringen var att småföretagens tillväxt skulle öka. För att öka tillväxten krävs finansiering. Småföretagens främsta finansieringskällor är eget kapital och löpande intäkter. Detta räcker emellertid inte utan företagen behöver ofta komplettera med externfinansiering, i form av banklån. Trots vikten av externt kapital har små företag svårare än stora företag att finansiera tillväxten med banklån. En av anledningarna till detta är att den finansiella informationen som bankerna samlar in är bristfällig. För att informationens trovärdighet ska öka önskar därför bankerna att den finansiella informationen är granskad av en revisor.

Syfte: Syftet med studien är att förklara hur bankerna upplever att kreditbedömningen av små företag har påverkats av frivillig revision. Således syftar studien till att öka förståelsen för hur kreditbedömningen går till samt vilken roll revisorn har i denna.

Metod: Studien har baserats på den kvalitativa metoden där sex stycken intervjuer har genomförts. Fem av dessa har varit telefonintervjuer medan en har varit en personlig intervju på informantens arbetsplats. Alla informanter arbetar inom banksektorn och var tillgängliga inom Skaraborgsområdet, därmed har både ett strategiskt- och bekvämlighetsurval gjorts.

Resultat och slutsats: Studien visar på att revisionen har en viss roll vid kreditbedömningen genom sin granskningsfunktion. Däremot kan inte studiens resultat påvisa att bankerna i Skaraborg har upplevt att den frivilliga revisionen har haft en avgörande påverkan på kreditbedömning.

Abstract [en]

Background: On 1 November 2010 the statutory audit for small firms in Sweden was abolished, which meant that small firms were allowed to choose whether or not to havean auditor. One of the motives behind the change in the law was that the growth of small firms would increase. In order to increase growth, financing is required. The main source of financing for small firms are equity and current income. However, this is not enough,and small firms often need to supplement with external financing, in the form of bankloans. Despite the importance of external capital, small firms find it more difficult than large firms to finance economic growth with bank loans. One of the reasons for this is that the financial information collected by banks is inadequate. Therefore, in order to increase the credibility of the information, the banks wish that the financial information is audited by an auditor.

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to explain how the banks feel that the credit assessment of small firms has been affected by the voluntary auditing. Thus, the aim of the study is to increase the understanding of how the credit assessment is carried out and what role the auditor has in it.

Methods: The study has been based on the qualitative method where six interviews have been conducted. Five of these have been telephone interviews while one has been a personal interview at the informant’s workplace. All the informants work in the banking sector and were available in the Skaraborg area, thus both a strategic and convenience selection has been.

Results and conclusion: The study shows that the audit has a certain role in the credit assessment through its function. However, the results of the study cannot show that the banks in Skaraborg have experienced that the voluntary audit has had a decisive impact on credit assessment.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 66
Keywords [en]
Audit exemption, credit assessment, credit risk, small
Keywords [sv]
Frivillig revision, kreditbedömning, kreditrisk, små företag
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-18622OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-18622DiVA, id: diva2:1446941
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Business Administration
Educational program
Business Administration Accounting and Auditing
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Available from: 2020-06-25 Created: 2020-06-25 Last updated: 2020-06-25Bibliographically approved

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