Audit fees, audit seasonality and audit quality in Nigeria: a mediation analysis

Tajudeen John Ayoola

Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 2022, vol. 22, issue 5, 1152-1175

Abstract: Purpose - This study aims to examine the mediating role of audit seasonality on the association between audit fees and audit quality in Nigerian deposit money banks. Design/methodology/approach - The sample comprises 14 banks with annual financial statements between 2008 and 2020. The modifiedBaron and Kenny’s (1986) causal mediation model byIacobucciet al.(2007) through the use of bootstrapped partial least square structural equation modelling andSobel’s (1986)z-test is adopted to achieve this study’s objective. Findings - The results of the causal mediation analysis show evidence of a fully mediating role ofcbetween audit fees and audit quality in the Nigerian banking industry. Research limitations/implications - This study extends the body of knowledge by demonstrating how audit fees influence audit quality through audit seasonality as a mediator in line with the job demands-and resources and conservation of resources theories. Regulatory authorities should be wary of policies that will further increase the workload of already burdened personnel of audit firms as the uniform fiscal year-end of 31 December introduced in the Nigerian banking system has unintended consequences on audit fees and audit quality. Originality/value - To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is one of the first studies to provide evidence on the indirect association between audit fees and audit quality.

Keywords: Banks; Audit fees; Audit quality; Audit seasonality; Mediation; Job demands-and resources theory; Conservation of resources theory; Partial least squares structural equation modelling; Banking; B41; C12; C18; C23; G21; L84; M42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/JFRA-01-2022-0010

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