Key audit matters: analyze of audit reports of financial institutions listed in B3

Problems related to accounting audit failures have occurred in several countries since Enron and WorldCom took place. In this sense, the purpose of this study was to analyze the Key Audit Matters (KAM) in the audit reports referring financial statements of financial institutions, listed in Brazil Bo...

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Autores: Feil, Alexandre André, Bouvié, Marina, Teixeira, Bruno de Medeiros
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)
Repositorio:Revista Brasileira de Contabilidade e Gestão
Idioma:portugués
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai::article/21903
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.udesc.br/index.php/reavi/article/view/21903
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:principais assuntos de auditoria
auditoria independente
instituições financeiras
auditoria
relatórios de auditoria
B3
demonstrações contábeis
main audit matters
independent audit
financial institution
audit
audit reports
accounting statements
principales asuntos de auditoría
auditoría independiente
instituciones financieras
auditoría
informes de auditoría
demostraciones contables
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Sumario:Problems related to accounting audit failures have occurred in several countries since Enron and WorldCom took place. In this sense, the purpose of this study was to analyze the Key Audit Matters (KAM) in the audit reports referring financial statements of financial institutions, listed in Brazil Bolsa Balcão S/A (B3), for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. The methodology is linked qualitative and quantitative, descriptive and documentary research. The statistics analytics was realized through mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation and Kruskal-Wallis test. The results reveal that information technology environment, provisions for legal proceedings (tax claims, civil claims and labor claims) and allowances for doubtful accounts are KAM more disclosed by auditors in financial institution’s reports. The findings contribute to the understanding of the types of KAM, defined by independent auditors, when they examine the financial statements of financial institutions.