Title: Exploring the term of the auditor-client relationship based on the ACR-models

Authors: Nicolae Măgdaș; Adriana Tiron Tudor; Melinda Timea Fülöp

Addresses: Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, 400591, Romania ' Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, 400591, Romania ' Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, 400591, Romania

Abstract: Auditors work under rigorous conditions and are vital to the economic environment as they certify financial reports and provide confidence to shareholders and stakeholders. To achieve that goal, the auditor interacts with numerous people and interested parties who might affect the auditor's actions through their influence. The scope of the paper is to analyse the auditor-client relationship model. To achieve our objective, we apply a deductive approach. As the auditor-client relationship has been debated for a long time, conducting a longitudinal retrospective supports our research by delimiting research periods related to various time frames. The need to analyse the auditor-client relationship is a preprocess for more detailed research on negotiation relationships between the auditor and the client. To develop a comprehensive model of the auditor-client negotiation relationship, the authors analysed auditor-client models to determine the most suitable model for a young audit profession country. To comprehend this dynamic phenomenon, the authors began by analysing the theoretical background of the relationship between the auditor and the client based on the auditor-client models.

Keywords: audit; client; relationship; model; audit quality.

DOI: 10.1504/AJAAF.2024.137527

African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 2024 Vol.8 No.3, pp.279 - 301

Received: 21 Feb 2023
Accepted: 27 Jun 2023
Published online: 22 Mar 2024 *

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