The consequences of protecting audit partners’ personal assets from the threat of liability
This study investigates the audit firm’s decision to protect its partners’ personal assets by becoming a limited liability partnership (LLP). We find that the likelihood of an audit firm switching from unlimited to limited liability is increasing in its size and exposure to litigation risk. We find...
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Main Authors: | Lennox, Clive S., Li, Bing |
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Other Authors: | Nanyang Business School |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2013
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103251 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16890 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
Language: | English |
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