There are at least two arguments concerning the relationship between corporate governance and audit fees.
The first is informed by substitution theory and the second by signaling theory, and the two lead to different
conclusions. Substitution theory posits that the more perfect the internal corporate governance structure of a
firm, and hence the lower the agency costs, the fewer risks the audit firm and auditor will encounter and thus
the lower the audit fee that will be charged. In other words, an audit is seen as a form of external governance
for which effective internal corporate governance may substitute to some degree. Signaling theory argues that
managers signal high-level corporate governance to external stakeholders1 by inviting a more rigorous external
audit, which inevitably leads to higher audit fees, i.e., companies with strong corporate governance pay
higher audit fees to accounting firms. The mixed empirical evidence reported to date leaves unanswered the
question of which theory better explains corporate practice.
There are at least two arguments concerning the relationship between corporate governance and audit fees.
The first is informed by substitution theory and the second by signaling theory, and the two lead to different
conclusions. Substitution theory posits that the more perfect the internal corporate governance structure of a
firm, and hence the lower the agency costs, the fewer risks the audit firm and auditor will encounter and thus
the lower the audit fee that will be charged. In other words, an audit is seen as a form of external governance
for which effective internal corporate governance may substitute to some degree. Signaling theory argues that
managers signal high-level corporate governance to external stakeholders1 by inviting a more rigorous external
audit, which inevitably leads to higher audit fees, i.e., companies with strong corporate governance pay
higher audit fees to accounting firms. The mixed empirical evidence reported to date leaves unanswered the
question of which theory better explains corporate practice.
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