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Are non‐audit services associated with firm value? Evidence from financial information system‐related services
Author(s) -
Lai KamWah,
Krishnan Gopal V.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-629X
pISSN - 0810-5391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-629x.2009.00297.x
Subject(s) - business , audit , financial services , equity (law) , accounting , value (mathematics) , empirical evidence , market value , enterprise value , finance , philosophy , epistemology , machine learning , political science , computer science , law
The purchase of non‐audit services from incumbent auditors has generated considerable attention. Surprisingly, limited empirical evidence exists on the association of non‐audit services with firm value. Focusing on services related to financial information system (FIS), we find that the market value of equity is greater for firms that purchase FIS‐related services from their incumbent auditors relative to firms that do not. The levels of FIS fees are also positively related to firm value after controlling for total other fees, or total other non‐audit fees. Hence, despite the negative perception associated with non‐audit services, investors regard FIS‐related services as value‐adding activities.