Why Are Key Audit Matter Disclosures Incrementally Informative Compared to Critical Audit Matter Disclosures?

Jessica Nylen; Daniel D. Wangerin; Karla M. Zehms

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Why Are Key Audit Matter Disclosures Incrementally Informative Compared to Critical Audit Matter Disclosures?

Jessica Nylen Daniel D. Wangerin

Karla M. Zehms

SSRN Electronic Journal · Elsevier BV

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Jessica Nylen, Daniel D. Wangerin, Karla M. Zehms (2023). Why Are Key Audit Matter Disclosures Incrementally Informative Compared to Critical Audit Matter Disclosures?. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4569474

Why Are Key Audit Matter Disclosures Incrementally Informative Compared to Critical Audit Matter Disclosures?

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