Management and Economics Journal (MEC-J)
Vol 6, No 3 (2022)

The Effect of Independence and Remote Audit on Audit Quality During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Hendrik Suhendri (Faculty of Economics, Tribhuwana University)
Adrian Junaidar Handayanto (Faculty of Economics, Tribhuwana University)
Tomas Aldi Kelana (Faculty of Economics, Tribhuwana University)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Dec 2022

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of independence and remote audit on audit quality during the covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 pandemic makes the auditors have difficulties inspect the audited company directly. Remote audit is a way to solve the difficulties. The effectiveness of remote audit still needs more research related to audit quality. Therefore, this research examines the effect of independence and remote audit on audit quality, both partially and simultaneously.  The examination the effect of remote audit on audit quality in covid-19 pandemic is the novelty of this research. The samples are selected by purposive sampling method. The data is collected by questionnaire sent to 8 Public Accounting Firms (KAP) in Malang City. The collected data is analyzed by multiple linear regressions. The partial test results show that auditor independence does not affect on audit quality. On other hand, remote audit affects on audit quality in covid-19 pandemic. Simultaneous test results show that independence and remote audit simultaneous has significant and positive effect on audit quality during the covid-19 pandemic.

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mec

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Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

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Management and Economics Journal (MEC-J) is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that focuses on management and economics fields. This journal publishes original articles, reviews, and also interesting case reports. Letters and commentaries of our published articles are welcome. Subjects suitable ...