Non audit services provided by incumbent auditors and earnings managementevidence of auditor independence from an EU country

  1. Carmona Ibáñez, Pedro
  2. Momparler Pechuán, Alexandre
Revista:
Revista española de financiación y contabilidad

ISSN: 0210-2412

Año de publicación: 2011

Número: 152

Páginas: 587-612

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1080/02102412.2011.10779712 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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* Acknowledgments: The authors are grateful for the financial support to University of Valencia of Spain (Research Project UV-AE-24161) and to the Ministry of Science and Technology of Spain (Research Project ECO2009-14457-C04-04). And they gratefully acknowledge comments and suggestions from anonymous reviewers. ** Corresponding Author: Pedro Carmona Ibáñez. Departamento de Contabilidad, Facultat d'Economia, Universitat de València. Av. Tarongers s/n, 46022, València. España. E-mail: pedro.carmona@uv.es

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