Browsing Theses - Business LYIT by Author "Burke, Anne"
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Audit firm rotation - its impact on auditor independence: an irish perspective
Coyle, Deirdre (Letterkenny Institute of Technology, 2010)Auditor independence is a cornerstone of the auditing profession and recent challenges of the audit independence assumption have impelled the accounting profession to consider ways of improving the credibility of audit ... -
The development of audit committees internationally and an analysis of their effectiveness in the Irish educational sector
Mc Meanmin, Josephine (Letterkenny Institute of Technology, 2006) -
An investigation into audit choice for companies listed on the Irish stock exchange
Long, Sandra Ann (Letterkenny Institute of Technology, 2007)Companies listed on the Irish stock exchange have complicated accounting requirements and procedures compared to the smaller private companies in Ireland. Many smaller audit firms cannot provide this type of work and ... -
An investigation into auditors’ independence and the provision of non-audit services in Ireland
Walls, Avril (Letterkenny Institute of Technology, 2010)The issue of auditors providing non-audit services (NAS) is one of the most debated topics within the accounting profession at present. The debate over whether audit firms should supply NAS to their audit clients centres ... -
An investigation into the audit exemption and developments in the auditing sector
Clancy, Leona (Letterkenny Institute of Technology, 2008)With the audit exemption thresholds rising in 2006, this poses the question whether it will have impact on the auditing sector. Presently there is a lot of interest in this area, with the Institute of Chartered Accountants ... -
An investigation into why companies delist from the main market on the Irish stock market to the Irish enterprise exchange and the impact of regulation
Harkin, Sarah (Letterkenny Institute of Technology, 2009)The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) established a new market in 2005, the Irish Enterprise Exchange (IEX). The main difference between these markets is that less regulations are required under the IEX. One of the objectives ... -
The nature of the audit expectation gap, its existence in the Irish context and the views of the Irish accountancy profession on bridging the gap
Gallagher, Martina (Letterkenny Institute of Technology, 2006)In recent times, the auditing profession around the world has been involuntarily placed in the spotlight, mainly because of the spectacular corporate collapses of seemingly successful companies and the subsequent ... -
What are the issues facing small accounting practices in the north west of ireland? an exploratory study
Lafferty, Aisling (Letterkenny Institute of Technology, 2011)Businesses all around the globe has been faced with many issues and challenges as a result of the downturn in the economy. This research project focuses in on the rural area of the North West of Ireland to see what issues ...