The relationship between key audit matters (KAMs) reporting and audit risk of listed companies from the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)

Authors

  • Sitchai Limaporn Faculty of Management Sciences, Prince of Songkla University
  • Sujira Makaew Master of Accountancy, Faculty of Management Sciences, Prince of Songkla University
  • Sudarat Bilangload Master of Accountancy, Faculty of Management Sciences, Prince of Songkla University
  • Supaporn Promjul Master of Accountancy, Faculty of Management Sciences, Prince of Songkla University
  • Wanwisa Noonu Master of Accountancy, Faculty of Management Sciences, Prince of Songkla University
  • Muttanachai Suttipun Faculty of Management Sciences, Prince of Songkla University

Keywords:

Key audit matters (KAMs) reporting; audit risk; the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)

Abstract

The objectives of this study are to (1) to survey the pattern of key audit matters (KAMs) reporting of listed companies from the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) during 2016 to 2020, (2) to test the different KAMs reporting between groups of interest such as industry group and audit type, and (3) to examine the relationship between KAMs reporting and audit risk of listed companies from the SET. The samples are 70 listed companies in 7 industries of the SET during 2016 to 2020. KAMs reporting is measured by the number of KAMs issue, while audit risk is measured by natural logarithm of auditing fees. Descriptive analysis, independent sample t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression are used to analyze the data. As the results, the average number of KAMs issue is 2.19 issues. Moreover, there is not different issues of KAMs reporting during 2016 to 2020. There is a significant different number of KAMs issue between industry group. Finally, the study finds the positively significant relationship between KAMs reporting and audit risk of listed companies from the SET.

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29-08-2022

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Limaporn, S., Makaew, S., Bilangload, S., Promjul, S., Noonu, W., & Suttipun, M. (2022). The relationship between key audit matters (KAMs) reporting and audit risk of listed companies from the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). Journal of Accountancy and Management, 14(3), 158–173. Retrieved from https://so02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/mbs/article/view/251270

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