Ele ficou mais legível? Evidências empíricas dos principais assuntos no relatório de auditoria independente

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1808-057x202112990

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relatório do auditor, NBC TA 701, PAAs

Resumo

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o efeito da adoção da Norma Brasileira de Contabilidade – Técnica Auditoria 701 (NBCTA 701) sobre a legibilidade do relatório de auditoria. O trabalho preenche uma lacuna na literatura ao obter evidências empíricas sobre o efeito da NBC TA 701 na facilidade de leitura e compreensibilidade do relatório de auditoria. O estudo é relevante para verificar se a divulgação dos principais assuntos de auditoria (PAAs) melhora a facilidade de leitura e compreensão do relatório dos auditores após a adoção da NBC TA 701. Diferentemente da literatura prévia, observou-se que o efeito dos PAAs tem relação não linear e em formato de U, o que sugere benefícios adicionais sobre a legibilidade a partir de determinada quantidade de principais assuntos reportados. Os dados de uma amostra com 240 empresas listadas na B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (B3), no período de 2013 a 2018, foram avaliados por meio da análise de conteúdo, estatística descritiva, testes de diferenças entre as médias e análises de correlação e regressão com dados em painel. Os resultados demonstraram que a adoção da NBC TA 701 afetou significativamente o índice de legibilidade de Flesch (ILF) do relatório de auditoria independente. Confirmaram, ainda, que a quantidade de PAAs reportada aumenta de forma não linear o ILF, e que os tipos de principais assuntos afetam de maneira diferente a legibilidade conforme a complexidade desses. Os resultados apresentam evidências de que o novo relatório do auditor melhora de forma não linear o nível de legibilidade, contribuindo, dessa forma, para o conteúdo informacional do relatório de auditoria destinado à tomada de decisão dos diversos usuários.

 

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2021-12-01

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Marques, V. A., Pereira, L. N., Aquino, I. F. de, & Freitag, V. da C. (2021). Ele ficou mais legível? Evidências empíricas dos principais assuntos no relatório de auditoria independente. Revista Contabilidade & Finanças, 32(87), 444-460. https://doi.org/10.1590/1808-057x202112990