Academic Journal of Business & Management, 2025, 7(11); doi: 10.25236/AJBM.2025.071103.
Tingjing Zhang, Liangrong Song
Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Audit quality is a key safeguard for the healthy development of capital markets, directly affecting the authenticity and reliability of accounting information. The audit quality of accounting firms plays a crucial role in maintaining market stability and protecting investors’ interests. In recent years, the frequent occurrence of audit failures has drawn widespread attention to audit quality. This paper explores the connotation of audit quality, analyzes the existing problems and causes of audit quality issues in accounting firms, and proposes feasible improvement measures, aiming to provide constructive suggestions for the sustainable development of the auditing industry.
Accounting Firms; Certified Public Accountants; Audit Quality
Tingjing Zhang, Liangrong Song. A Study on the Problems and Countermeasures of Audit Quality in Accounting Firms. Academic Journal of Business & Management (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 11: 20-25. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJBM.2025.071103.
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