Revisorns fokus har flyttats från att fokusera på granskningen till att skapa mervärde för klienten. Det flyttade fokuset har lett till att revisorn arbetar på en konkurrensutsatt marknad och har ett intresse av att vara finansiellt framgångsrik.     Syftet med studien är att förklara hur mervärdet av revisorn påverkar klientens uppfattade relationstyp med revisorn. Studien kan tänkas bidra med en bättre förståelse över hur mervärdet påverkar relationstypen, vilken har delats in i professionell relation, personliga bekanta och vänskap. Med hjälp av tidigare forskning kring mervärde samt relevanta relationsteorier har en modell utvecklats. Modellen har sedan testats empiriskt genom en enkätundersökning.     Studiens resultat visar att mervärde har en positiv påverkan på samtliga tre relationstyper. Då resultatet visat att mervärdet påverkar i vilken utsträckning revisorn och klienten har en vänskapsrelation är revisorns oberoende en viktig aspekt att ta i beaktning.     Studien kan bidra med information kring vilka mervärden en klient kan förvänta sig få av sin revisor. Då studiens syfte inte blivit beprövat tidigare bidrar studien till såväl revisions- som relationslitteratur och då resultatet inte kan generaliseras är det därmed relevant att studera i framtida forskning. / The auditor's focus has shifted from focusing on the audit to create added value for the client. The shifted focus has led the auditor to work in a competitive market and has an interest in being financially successful.   The purpose of the study is to explain how the added value of the auditor affects the client's perceived relationship with the auditor. The study may contribute to a better understanding of how the added value affects the relationship, which has been divided into professional relationships, personal acquaintances and friendships. In accordance with previous research on added value and relevant relationship theories the model of the study has been developed. The model is then tested empirically through the use of a survey.   The results of the study show that added value has a positive impact on the three types of relations. As the result shows that the added value affects the extent to which the accountant and the client perceive their relationship as friendship, the auditor's independence is an important aspect to take into account.   The study can provide information about the added value a client can expect from his accountant. Since the purpose of this study has not been tested earlier, the study contributes to both audit and relational literature, and as our results can not be generalized it is therefore of relevance to study in future research.

Syfte: I november år 2010 avskaffas revisionsplikten i Sverige för mindre företag. Med den utgångspunkten grundar sig studien i att studera och identifiera de nya förutsättningarna på revisionsmarknaden efter att revisionsplikten avskaffats. Metod: Uppsatsen är inriktad i ett kvalitativt perspektiv. Empirin som samlats in via personliga intervjuer utgår från teori om revisionspliktens avskaffande, från Europanivå till den svenska lagen, för att sedan mynna ut i en analys och en slutsats. Resultat & slutsats: Undersökningen påvisar att såväl större som mindre revisionsbyråer har haft kundförluster, men bara i enstaka fall och har inte påverkat byråerna i någon större utsträckning. Studien är för tidigt ute för att se någon radikal förändring. / Aim: In November 2010, the audit is abolished for small businesses in Sweden. With that in consideration, this study will examine and identify the new conditions in the audit market after the audit requirement has been eliminated. The aim is to create an understanding of the effects that the legislative change has had on accounting firms. Method: The essay is based on a qualitative approach. The empirical data, which has been collected through personal interviews, are based on the theory of the audit abolishment, from a European level to the Swedish law, and then to culminate in an analysis and a conclusion. Result & Conclusions: The study proves that larger as well as smaller audit businesses have lost customers, but only in a few cases and has not affected the firms in any greater extent. The study has been conducted too soon to detect any radical changes.

Bakgrund: Revisorn har till uppgift att kvalitetssäkra sitt klientföretags redovisning, vilket ger en ökad pålitlighet för allmänheten. Att revisorn har en relation till sitt klientföretag som präglas av förtroende har visat sig vara viktigt för att få ut nödvändig information och kunna utföra revisionen på ett korrekt sätt, men samtidigt har revisorn krav på sig om att vara helt oberoende mot företaget de reviderar. De står inför påtryckningar från allmänheten om mer öppenhet och information om företaget, vilket kan ställas i relation till dess tystnadsplikt. Utifrån dessa dilemman har vi genomfört vår studie, där vi undersöka kommunikationen och relationen mellan revisorn och klientföretaget. Syfte: Att bidra till kunskap om den kommunikation som sker mellan revisor och företagsledning och deras uppfattningar kring det. Metod: För att genomföra vår studie har vi använt en deduktiv ansats där vi utgått från befintlig teori som sedan legat till grund för vår empiriska studie. Vi har genomfört intervjuer med revisorer och representanter från företagsledningar, och materialet härifrån har vi sedan analyserat för att få fram vårt resultat. Resultat: Det som både revisorer och representanter för företagsledningarna anser vara mest centralt för att bygga förtroende, är revisorns oberoende, tystnadsplikt och kompetens. Studien har också visat att revisionsberättelsen, som är revisorns kommunikation ut till allmänheten, till stor del förlorar sin nytta om den till största del består av standardtext, vilket gör att revisorn inte alltid uppfyller allmänhetens förväntningar. I relationen mellan revisor och företagsledning, upplevs ingen misstro mellan parterna, vilket blir en positiv effekt av det uppbyggda förtroendet. / Background: The auditor is responsible for quality assurance of his client company's accounts, which gives increased public confidence. That the auditor has a relationship with his client which is based on trust has proven to be important in order to obtain the necessary information and to be able to perform the audit properly, but at the same time the auditor is required to be completely independent of the company they are auditing. They are faced with pressure from the public regarding more transparency and information about the company, which may be in conflict to its confidentiality. Based on these dilemmas, we have conducted our study, examining the communication and relationship between the auditor and the client company. Purpose: To contribute knowledge about the communication between auditor and the top management team and their perceptions about it. Method: In order to complete our study, we have used a deductive approach, based on existing theory which has been the foundation of our empirical study. Conclusions: What both auditors and representatives of the top management teams consider to be most central to building trust are the independence of the auditor, confidentiality and competence. The study has also shown that the audit report, which is the auditor's communication to the public, largely loses its usefulness if it consists mostly of standard text, which means that the auditor does not always meet the public's expectations. In the relationship between the auditor and management, no mistrust is experienced between the parties, which will be a positive effect of the build-up of confidence.

The thesis deals with audit quality and auditor selection. These can indeed have a significant effect on audit quality. The introductory chapters of the thesis describe a quality in general form. It offers a basic characteristic of audit and auditor. It is deal with a legislative framework, necessary standards and another regulation of audit quality. Subsequently, it explains control system of audit quality in the Czech Republic and it describes watchdog bodies in the Czech Republic. After that the publication of Federation of European Accountants (FEE) from 2013 is analysed and criteria are presented. These criteria proceed from survey of FEE and determine the auditor selection. In conclusion it deals with application of discovered information on the individual practical examples of application for execution of audit or other audit services. This achieved information is used to create a sample form. This sample form of application for execution of audit could serve to improve of audit quality in the first stage of auditor selection. The ISO standards, book of Audit and the FEE publication are the main information source for the thesis.

Audit is an interdisciplinary activity which requires, nowadays more than ever in the past, knowledge and skills in the field of accounting and related financial knowledge, as well as from other non-financial sectors (such as the statistics or the information technology). The use of statistics in the audit may not be entirely obvious at first sight and thus the main aim of this thesis is to point out possible ways to apply statistical tools in substantive testing (which represents an important stage of the audit work). The most important use of statistics in the audit can be found in sampling methods. The range of a tested population may be too wide for testing the whole population that leads to the fact that it is necessary to select an audit sample appropriately. The thesis outlines what kind of method and technique of selection to choose and how to generalize the results obtained during the sample testing to the entire population. Besides the main aim in the form of the application of statistical tools in the audit, the thesis also focuses on a brief description of the audit history, polemic of current understanding of the term audit, professional organizations and regulations of the audit in the Czech Republic and description of individual stages of audit work (especially on a detailed analysis of a substantive testing).

This diploma thesis focuses on the review of economic activities of self-governing territorial units. Its aim is to outline the adjustment of the review of economic activities of self-governing territorial units in the Czech Republic. It shows the differences between the review of economic activities and audit of financial statements. It analyzes some of the results of the review of economic activities of self-governing territorial units in the period 2010 - 2012. Subsequently, the report seeks to clarify the differences in the outcome of the review of economic activities, the report on the results of the review of economic activities, prepared by civil servants (employees of regional authority) and auditors.

The diploma thesis is focused on inventories accounting in the company ŽOS Trnava, a. s. Part of the thesis deals with inventories in general, classification, valuation, provisions and disposal of inventories. The thesis describes internal and external audit process, including audit phases. In the practical part of the thesis, the theoretical knowledge is applied to the company. The scope of the diploma thesis is to describe inventories, internal audit and the audit process regarding the inventories, and to apply the theoretical knowledge on the real company.

The aim of the diploma thesis "Tests carried out in audit" is evaluation of the general purpose financial statements performed by the asistent auditor in the trainee program. The theoretical part explains the basic concepts of the auditing profession, defines the person authorized to perform audit activities, their rights and obligations. As well it analyses each phase of the audit, characterize the audit process and analyze the audit risk, the concept of materiality and the substantive tests. The practical part of the thesis is focused on the analysis of selected audit procedures in the basic part of the General purpose financial statements (tangible assets, accounts receivable, payroll, cash and cash equivalents).

This master thesis deals with the area of external audit of banks and its relations with regulatory and supervisory authorities. Its goal is to identify and describe the specifics, which differs bank's financial statements audit from audit of other non-banking institutions, and discuss cooperation between external auditors and supervisory authorities. The first section defines the general framework of the external audit with an emphasis on legal aspects. In the second part are described the phases of the common audit procedures. The third section defines the characteristics of banking institutions and describes the specifics of audit methodology and procedures applied during the audit of the bank. The final part discusses the role, responsibility and cooperation of banks, external auditors and regulatory and supervisory authorities.

Cette thèse a pour objectif de contribuer à la compréhension des conflits de rôles vécus par les auditrices légales. Ces conflits de rôles et leurs modes de gestion sont analysés dans un contexte professionnel et relationnel spécifique : celui des interactions avec le client. Cette thèse se présente sous la forme d’une étude de terrain qualitative combinant trois méthodes de recueil des données : observations non participantes, entretiens semi-directifs et récit de vie. L’échantillon d’étude est composé d’auditrices exerçant dans les grands cabinets anglo-saxons dits Big 4 ainsi qu’auprès de professionnelles ayant fait le choix de l’exercice en libéral, d’auditeurs et de client(e)s. Nous identifions six rôles endossés par les auditrices en situation d’interactions avec le client, dont le rôle d’objet sexuel, absent de la littérature comptable. Les interactions peuvent ré-activer des conflits de rôles déjà vécus de l’intérieur des firmes, en générer de nouveaux, inhiber ou supprimer certains conflits de rôles. Nous mettons en évidence deux conflits inter-rôles qui relèvent d’une co-construction de sens entre l’auditrice et le client. Ils induisent deux modes de gestion des conflits de rôles différents et non mutuellement exclusifs. Le premier est composé de cinq tactiques interactionnelles adaptatives qui font l’objet d’une typologie. Le second relève de questionnements de fond et d’une réinterprétation quant au rôle de professionnelle prescrit par les firmes d’audit. Il envisage la conciliation de registres d’interactions à la fois masculin et féminin avec le client. Enfin, des différences en termes de conflits de rôles et de leur gestion sont identifiées entre les auditrices exerçant en Big 4 et celles exerçant en libéral au sein de petites ou moyennes structures. / This thesis aims to help better understand role conflicts experienced by female statutory auditors. These role conflicts and the way they are managed are analysed in a specific professional and relational context: that of interactions with the client. This thesis is presented in the form of a qualitative field study combining three methods of collecting data: non participative observations, semi-directed interviews and life history. Our sample includes female auditors working in Big 4 firms and medium or small sized firms, as well as male and female clients. It reveals six roles taken on by female auditors, including that of sexual object, absent from accounting research. Interactions with clients can reactivate role conflict experienced within the firms, generate new ones, inhibit or even suppress some of them. It identifies two inter-role conflicts arising from a co-construction of meaning between the female auditor and the client. It also reveals two kinds of role conflict management which are not mutually exclusive. The first is composed of six adaptative interactional tactics which reinforce an established order of gender and where women are both victims and agents of their condition. A typology of these adaptative interactional tactics is proposed. The second, which could be qualified as radical, comes from a deep questioning of the professional role defined by audit firms. It consists of a reinterpretation of the professional role of female auditors. It envisages the reconciliation of both masculine and feminine modes of interaction with the client. Differences in termes of conflict roles and role conflict management are identified between female auditors working in Big 4 firms and female auditors working in medium or small sized firms.