Walter Cameron Malau
Fraud interpretation and disclaimer audit opinion: Evidence from the Solomon Islands public sector (SIPS)
Malau, Walter Cameron; Ohalehi, Paschal; Badr, Eldin Soha; Yekini, Kemi
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Abstract
PURPOSE:
Financial transactions fraud (FTF) and financial statements fraud (FSF) grew exponentially during the past decades coupled with complex and sophisticated technological developments. This study aims to investigate the practitioners’ interpretation of fraud with recurring audit issues in the disclaimer audit opinions (DAOs) reports within the Solomon Islands public sector (SIPS).
// DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:
The empirical study involves qualitative data analysis. The analysis alongside theoretical developments is informed by the “fraud triangle” theory.
// FINDINGS:
The research results revealed the practitioners’ acknowledgement of FSF, FTF and fraud in the SIPS, as generally prevalent and aligned to some components of the fraud triangle theory. This study is sceptic about the good intentions of the International Public-Sector Accounting Standards –Cash-basis framework and favours the Provincial Government Act 1997 and the Public Finance Management Act 2013 requirements. It further suggests that fraud is positively linked to repeated audited report issues and the executive management when DAOs issues appear repeatedly in annual audit reports.
// ORIGINALITY/VALUE:
This study contributes to the literature on fraud and attempts to link the interpretation of fraud with recurring audit issues in the DAOs reports in the SIPS. It views fraud awareness and knowledge from the perspective of the audit practitioner. There is an increasing need to understand how fraud knowledge impacts decision making and the actions of auditors and others, an area that is underdeveloped.
Citation
Malau, W. C., Ohalehi, P., Badr, E. S., & Yekini, K. (2021). Fraud interpretation and disclaimer audit opinion: Evidence from the Solomon Islands public sector (SIPS). Managerial Auditing Journal, 36(2), 240-260. https://doi.org/10.1108/MAJ-04-2018-1867
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 11, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 26, 2019 |
Publication Date | May 14, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Jan 8, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 8, 2020 |
Journal | Managerial Auditing Journal |
Print ISSN | 0268-6902 |
Electronic ISSN | 1758-7735 |
Publisher | Emerald |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 36 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 240-260 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/MAJ-04-2018-1867 |
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© 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited. This is the accepted manuscript of an article published by Emerald in Managerial Auditing Journal,
available online: https://doi.org/10.1108/MAJ-04-2018-1867
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